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CVE-2024-49902

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.28%

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CVE-2024-49902 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: check if leafidx greater than num leaves per dmap tree syzbot report a out of bounds in dbSplit, it because dmt_leafidx greater than num leaves per dmap tree, add a checking for dmt_leafidx in dbFindLeaf. Shaggy: Modified sanity check to apply to control pages as well as leaf pages.. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: check if leafidx greater than num leaves per dmap tree syzbot report a out of bounds in dbSplit, it because dmt_leafidx greater than num leaves per dmap tree, add a checking for dmt_leafidx in dbFindLeaf. Shaggy: Modified sanity check to apply to control pages as well as leaf pages.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.28%

19.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel< 5.10.227
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.11, < 5.15.168
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.16, < 6.1.113
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.2, < 6.6.55
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.7, < 6.10.14
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.11, < 6.11.3

References

Timeline

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Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-49902?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: check if leafidx greater than num leaves per dmap tree syzbot report a out of bounds in dbSplit, it because dmt_leafidx greater than num leaves per dmap tree, add a checking for dmt_leafidx in dbFindLeaf. Shaggy: Modified sanity check to apply to control pages as well as leaf pages.
How severe is CVE-2024-49902?
CVE-2024-49902 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49902?
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Source: NVD / NIST