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CVE-2024-10397: Preallocated buffer overflows in XDR responses

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A malicious server can crash the OpenAFS cache manager and other client utilities, and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• The OpenAFS Foundation OpenAFS: from 1.0 before 1.6.25; from 1.8.0 before 1.8.13; 1.9.0 — fixed in 1.6.25, 1.8.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: The OpenAFS Foundation OpenAFS 1.6.25, 1.8.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2024-003.txt
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00019.html

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