kernel: audit: fix out-of-bounds read in audit_compare_dname_path()

An out of bounds read exists in the linux kernel such that when a watch on dir=/ is combined with an fsnotify event for a single-character name directly under root an out-of-bounds read can occur in auditcomparednamepath...

CVE-2025-39840 audit: fix out-of-bounds read in audit_compare_dname_path()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: fix out-of-bounds read in auditcomparednamepath When a watch on dir=/ is combined with an fsnotify event for a single-character name directly under / e.g., creating /a, an out-of-bounds read can occur in...

CVE-2025-39840: Out-of-bounds Read

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: fix out-of-bounds read in auditcomparednamepath When a watch on dir=/ is combined with an fsnotify event for a single-character name directly under / e.g., creating /a, an out-of-bounds read can occur in...