Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-44938
Published: August 26, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96550
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-2024-44938
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the dbDiscardAG() function in fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-44938
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f650148b43949ca9e37e820804bb6026fff404f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/234e6ea0855cdb5673d54ecaf7dc5c78f3e84630
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7063b80268e2593e58bee8a8d709c2f3ff93e2f2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.237
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.181
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.107
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.47