7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-56596
"IBM Linux Kernel Array Index Out Of Bounds Directory Traversal Vulnerability"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds in jfs_readdir The stbl might contain some invalid values. Added a check to return error code in that case.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 27, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 16, 2025, 4:12 p.m.

Source :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-56596 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-56596 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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 2 days, 16 hours ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 16, 2025, 1:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 280 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-56596 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-56596 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-129
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.4.287 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.231 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.174 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.120 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.66 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.5
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/839f102efb168f02dfdd46717b7c6dddb26b015e No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/839f102efb168f02dfdd46717b7c6dddb26b015e Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff7579554571d92e3deab168f5a7d7b146ed368 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff7579554571d92e3deab168f5a7d7b146ed368 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97e693593162eef6851d232f0c8148169ed46a5c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97e693593162eef6851d232f0c8148169ed46a5c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9efe72eefd4c4a7ce63b3e4d667d766d2b360cb4 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9efe72eefd4c4a7ce63b3e4d667d766d2b360cb4 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b62f41aeec9d250144c53875b507c1d45ae8c8fc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b62f41aeec9d250144c53875b507c1d45ae8c8fc Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d376f94f72b020f84e77278b150ec1cc27502c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d376f94f72b020f84e77278b150ec1cc27502c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9fc48fab0e1ea0d423c23c99b91bba178f0b05 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9fc48fab0e1ea0d423c23c99b91bba178f0b05 Patch
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Dec. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds in jfs_readdir The stbl might contain some invalid values. Added a check to return error code in that case.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/839f102efb168f02dfdd46717b7c6dddb26b015e
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff7579554571d92e3deab168f5a7d7b146ed368
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97e693593162eef6851d232f0c8148169ed46a5c
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9efe72eefd4c4a7ce63b3e4d667d766d2b360cb4
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b62f41aeec9d250144c53875b507c1d45ae8c8fc
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d376f94f72b020f84e77278b150ec1cc27502c
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9fc48fab0e1ea0d423c23c99b91bba178f0b05
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