# CVE-2024-26818: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  tools/rtla: Fix clang warning about mount_point...

CVE-2024-26818 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26818, released April 17, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26818
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0023
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Apr 17, 2024

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  tools/rtla: Fix clang warning about mount_point var size  clang is reporting this warning:  $ make HOSTCC=clang CC=clang LLVM_IAS=1 [...] clang -O -g -DVERSION=\"6.8.0-rc3\" -flto=auto -fexceptions 	-fstack-protector-strong -fasynchronous-unwind-tables 	-fstack-clash-protection  -Wall -Werror=format-security 	-Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS 	$(pkg-config --cflags libtracefs)    -c -o src/utils.o src/utils.c  src/utils.c:548:66: warning: 'fscanf' may overflow; destination buffer in argument 3 has size 1024, but the corresponding specifier may require size 1025 [-Wfortify-source]   548 |         while (fscanf(fp, "%*s %" STR(MAX_PATH) "s %99s %*s %*d %*d\n", mount_point, type) == 2) {       |                                                                         ^  Increase mount_point variable size to MAX_PATH+1 to avoid the overflow.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.7.7-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26818](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-26818.md) | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.7.7-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26818](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-26818.md) | Apr 17, 2024 |

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