Answer in brief
CVE-2024-26973 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fat: fix uninitialized field in nostale filehandles. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (generic), Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ea3983ace6b79c96e6ab3d3837e2eaf81ab881e2 <9840d1897e28f8733cc1e38f97e044f987dc0a63 || >=ea3983ace6b79c96e6ab3d3837e2eaf81ab881e2 <f52d7663a10a1266a2d3871a6dd8fd111edc549f || >=ea3983ace6b79c96e6ab3d3837e2eaf81ab881e2 <a276c595c3a629170b0f052a3724f755d7c6adc6 || >=ea3983ace6b79c96e6ab3d3837e2eaf81ab881e2 <b7fb63e807c6dadf7ecc1d43448c4f1711d7eeee || >=ea3983ace6b79c96e6ab3d3837e2eaf81ab881e2 <c8cc05de8e6b5612b6e9f92c385c1a064b0db375 || >=ea3983ace6b79c96e6ab3d3837e2eaf81ab881e2 <03a7e3f2ba3ca25f1da1d3898709a08db14c1abb || >=ea3983ace6b79c96e6ab3d3837e2eaf81ab881e2 <74f852654b8b7866f15323685f1e178d3386c688 || >=ea3983ace6b79c96e6ab3d3837e2eaf81ab881e2 <cdd33d54e789d229d6d5007cbf3f53965ca1a5c6 || >=ea3983ace6b79c96e6ab3d3837e2eaf81ab881e2 <fde2497d2bc3a063d8af88b258dbadc86bd7b57c | 9840d1897e28f8733cc1e38f97e044f987dc0a63, f52d7663a10a1266a2d3871a6dd8fd111edc549f, a276c595c3a629170b0f052a3724f755d7c6adc6, b7fb63e807c6dadf7ecc1d43448c4f1711d7eeee, c8cc05de8e6b5612b6e9f92c385c1a064b0db375, 03a7e3f2ba3ca25f1da1d3898709a08db14c1abb, 74f852654b8b7866f15323685f1e178d3386c688, cdd33d54e789d229d6d5007cbf3f53965ca1a5c6, fde2497d2bc3a063d8af88b258dbadc86bd7b57c |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 3.10 | Not reported |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5 | V3.1.5 |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5 | V3.1.5 |
| Siemens/SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystemgeneric | >=0 <V1.1.1 | V1.1.1 |
| Siemens/SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFPgeneric | >=V3.1.0 <V3.1.5 | V3.1.5 |
Published upstream
May 1, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fat: fix uninitialized field in nostale filehandles When fat_encode_fh_nostale() encodes file handle without a parent it stores only first 10 bytes of the file handle. However the length of the file handle must be a multiple of 4 so the file handle is actually 12 bytes long and the last two bytes remain uninitialized. This is not great at we potentially leak uninitialized information with the handle to userspace. Properly initialize the full handle length.
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