Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42295
Published: August 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96166
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42295
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the nilfs_btree_get_new_block() function in fs/nilfs2/btree.c, within the nilfs_btnode_create_block() function in fs/nilfs2/btnode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42295
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/012be828a118bf496e666ef1fc47fc0e7358ada2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be56dfc9be0604291267c07b0e27a69a6bda4899
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/366c3f688dd0288cbe38af1d3a886b5c62372e4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4811f7af6090e8f5a398fbdd766f903ef6c0d787
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.320
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.224
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.165
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.282
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.103
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.44