A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.19.324/6.11.10/6.12.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function do_name of the file Documentation/driver-api/early-userspace/buffer-format.rst of the component initramfs. The manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-53142. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.