Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40971

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Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40971

Published: July 13, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94323
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40971
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the default_options() function in fs/f2fs/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
kernel-tools-devel
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-source
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
kernel
linux (Debian package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-40971

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 6.1.96, 6.6.36, 6.10
SmartFabric Storage Software - update to 1.4.3
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
python3-perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
perf - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.0-136.85.0.166, 5.10.0-219.0.0.122, 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
linux (Debian package) - addressed in versions 5.10.221-1, 6.1.99-1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.110, 6.8.0-44.44.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.110, 6.8.0-44.44.1
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.121, 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.121, 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.121, 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.121, 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-121.131, 5.15.0-121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-121.131, 5.15.0-121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-121.131, 5.15.0-121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-121.131, 5.15.0-121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-121.131, 5.15.0-121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1035.39
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1035.39
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1052.51, 5.15.0.1052.59~20.04.1
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1052.51
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1052.59, 5.15.0-1052.59~20.04.1
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1062.58, 5.15.0.1062.65~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1062.60, 6.8.0-1011.12
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1062.60
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1062.65
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1062.65, 5.15.0-1062.65~20.04.1
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0.1064.70~20.04.1
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1064.64, 6.8.0-1013.13
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1064.64, 6.8.0-1013.14.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.65
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.65
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1064.70, 5.15.0-1064.70~20.04.1+1
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1064.70~20.04.1
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1066.62, 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1066.65, 6.8.0-1010.13
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1066.65
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1066.71
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1066.72
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1067.63
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1067.73, 5.15.0-1067.73~20.04.1
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1067.73~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1068.64
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1068.76, 5.15.0-1068.76~20.04.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1068.76~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1069.69
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1069.75, 5.15.0-1069.75~20.04.1
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1069.75~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1015.16
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1072.70
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1072.81, 5.15.0-1072.81~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1072.81.1, 5.15.0-1072.81~20.04.1.1
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1072.81~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1072.81~20.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1072.81~20.04.1.49, 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1072.81.49
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
bpftool - update to 6.6.0-34.0.0.41
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-44.44.1, 6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-44.44.1, 6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.13
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.12
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.12
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.13
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1013.14, 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1013.14, 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14.1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1015.16

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