# CVE-2024-41018: fs/ntfs3: Add a check for attr\_names and oatbl

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.43, 6.8
- Published: 2024-07-29 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.6.19, fixed in 6.6.43; from 6.7.7, fixed in 6.8
- Linux: 6.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Add a check for attr_names and oatbl Added out-of-bound checking for *ane (ATTR_NAME_ENTRY).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.43, 6.8) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3124d51e4e7b56a732419d8dc270e807252334f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c114d2b88f8b226d4b2acf5a1ba0412cde6c31dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b71f820f7168f1eab8378c80c7ea8a022a475bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/702d4930eb06dcfda85a2fa67e8a1a27bfa2a845

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