5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-49877
Linux Kernel Ocfs2 Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix possible null-ptr-deref in ocfs2_set_buffer_uptodate When doing cleanup, if flags without OCFS2_BH_READAHEAD, it may trigger NULL pointer dereference in the following ocfs2_set_buffer_uptodate() if bh is NULL.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 8, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-49877 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-49877 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/190d98bcd61117a78fe185222d162180f061a6ca [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e68c8323355e8cedfbe0bec7d5a39009f61640b6 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01cb2e751cc61ade454c9bc1aaa2eac1f8197112 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01cb2e751cc61ade454c9bc1aaa2eac1f8197112 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33b525cef4cff49e216e4133cc48452e11c0391e No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33b525cef4cff49e216e4133cc48452e11c0391e Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46b1edf0536a5291a8ad2337f88c926214b209d9 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46b1edf0536a5291a8ad2337f88c926214b209d9 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4846e72ab5a0726e49ad4188b9d9df091ae78c64 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4846e72ab5a0726e49ad4188b9d9df091ae78c64 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61b84013e560382cbe7dd56758be3154d43a3988 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61b84013e560382cbe7dd56758be3154d43a3988 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d52c5652e7dcb7a0648bbb8642cc3e617070ab49 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d52c5652e7dcb7a0648bbb8642cc3e617070ab49 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df944dc46d06af65a75191183d52be017e6b9dbe No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df944dc46d06af65a75191183d52be017e6b9dbe Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4.204:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.204:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.14.157:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.19.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.10.227 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.168 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.113 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.55 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.14 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.11 up to (excluding) 6.11.3
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix possible null-ptr-deref in ocfs2_set_buffer_uptodate When doing cleanup, if flags without OCFS2_BH_READAHEAD, it may trigger NULL pointer dereference in the following ocfs2_set_buffer_uptodate() if bh is NULL.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61b84013e560382cbe7dd56758be3154d43a3988 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df944dc46d06af65a75191183d52be017e6b9dbe [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01cb2e751cc61ade454c9bc1aaa2eac1f8197112 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d52c5652e7dcb7a0648bbb8642cc3e617070ab49 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46b1edf0536a5291a8ad2337f88c926214b209d9 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4846e72ab5a0726e49ad4188b9d9df091ae78c64 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33b525cef4cff49e216e4133cc48452e11c0391e [No types assigned]
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