CVE-2024-10397

Preallocated buffer overflows in XDR responses

7.7 HighFix available

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

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Up 0.4 points since Nov 15, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.7

Preallocated buffer overflows in XDR responses

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

Record: CVE-2024-10397
CVSS 4.0: 7.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-33420 7.7

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

Record: EUVD-2024-33420
CVSS 4.0: 7.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wfh7-4g7r-cxxq 7.7

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

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

Record: GHSA-wfh7-4g7r-cxxq
CVSS 4.0: 7.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 0.0 NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.7

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

Record: CVE-2024-10397
CVSS 4.0: 7.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.7

Preallocated buffer overflows in XDR responses

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

Record: CVE-2024-10397
CVSS 4.0: 7.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-10397 7.8

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

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10397
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-10397 7.7

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

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10397
CVSS 4.0: 7.7 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2025-0013 No score

Updated openafs packages fix security vulnerabilities

A local user can bypass the OpenAFS PAG (Process Authentication Group) throttling mechanism in Unix client. (CVE-2024-10394) An authenticated user can provide a malformed ACL to the fileserver's StoreACL RPC, causing the fileserver to crash. (CVE-2024-10396) A malicious server can crash the OpenAFS cache manager and other client utilities, and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-10397)

Record: MGASA-2025-0013
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`openafs` Debian:12	before 1.8.9-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions 1.8.9-1	1.8.9-1+deb12u1
`openafs` Debian:13	before 1.8.13-1	1.8.13-1
`openafs` Debian:11 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.8.6-5+deb11u1, plus listed versions 1.8.6-5	1.8.6-5+deb11u1
`openafs` Debian:12 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.8.9-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions 1.8.9-1	1.8.9-1+deb12u1
`openafs` Mageia:9 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 1.8.13.1-1.mga9	1.8.13.1-1.mga9
`openafs` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.14-11.6.15-11.6.15-1ubuntu11.6.15-1ubuntu1.1	None known
`openafs` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.21-31.6.21-3ubuntu11.6.22-31.8.0~pre4-11.8.0~pre5-11.8.0~pre5-1ubuntu11.8.0~pre5-1ubuntu1.11.8.0~pre5-1ubuntu1.2	None known
`openafs` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.4~pre1-1ubuntu21.8.4~pre1-1ubuntu2.11.8.4~pre1-1ubuntu2.21.8.4~pre1-1ubuntu2.31.8.4~pre1-1ubuntu2.4	None known
`openafs` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.6-5ubuntu21.8.8-31.8.8.1-11.8.8.1-3ubuntu2~22.04.11.8.8.1-3ubuntu2~22.04.21.8.10-2ubuntu1~22.04.11.8.10-2ubuntu1~22.04.2	None known
`openafs` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.10-1ubuntu21.8.10-1ubuntu31.8.10-1ubuntu41.8.10-1ubuntu61.8.10-2ubuntu1 Show 7 moreShow less 1.8.10-2.1ubuntu11.8.10-2.1ubuntu21.8.10-2.1ubuntu31.8.10-2.1ubuntu3.11.8.10-2.1ubuntu3.21.8.10-2.1ubuntu3.31.8.10-2.1ubuntu3.4	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-10397 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Openafs, published November 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in openafs 1.8.9-1+deb12u1.

References

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