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CVE-2024-6759

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.68%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-08-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2024-6759
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
0.68%

Original NVD Description

When mounting a remote filesystem using NFS, the kernel did not sanitize remotely provided filenames for the path separator character, "/". This allows readdir(3) and related functions to return filesystem entries with names containing additional path components. The lack of validation described above gives rise to a confused deputy problem. For example, a program copying files from an NFS mount could be tricked into copying from outside the intended source directory, and/or to a location outside the intended destination directory.

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