Medium severity · published Nov 12, 2024
CVE-2024-39281
Unbounded allocation in ctl(4) CAM Target Layer
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The command ctl_persistent_reserve_out allows the caller to specify an arbitrary size which will be passed to the kernel's memory allocator.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
FreeBSD · FreeBSD
14.1-RELEASE before p6; 13.4-RELEASE before p2; 13.3-RELEASE before p8 · source: vendor, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39281
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-39281
security.freebsd.org
https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-24:18.ctl.asc
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250110-0002/
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