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CVE-2024-34455

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Buildroot before 0b2967e lacks the sticky bit for the /dev/shm directory. A fix was released in 2024.02.2.

Affected products

• Linux Buildroot: before 0b2967e — fixed in 0b2967e

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux Buildroot 0b2967e. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/06/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/06/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/07/4
• https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot/commit/0b2967e15800421efbdfe3a7a6061cf6bd84134d
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/13
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/06/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/06/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/07/4
• https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot/commit/0b2967e15800421efbdfe3a7a6061cf6bd84134d
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/13

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