Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-49880
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99077
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-2024-49880
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 alloc_flex_gd() function in fs/ext4/resize.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-49880
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d80d2b8bf613398baf7185009e35f9d0459ecb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acb559d6826116cc113598640d105094620c2526
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6121258c2b33ceac3d21f6a221452692c465df88
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12