Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-42295nilfs2: handle inconsistent state in nilfs_btnode_create_block()

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: handle inconsistent state in nilfs_btnode_create_block() Syzbot reported that a buffer state inconsistency was detected in nilfs_btnode_create_block(), triggering a kernel bug. It is not appropriate to treat this inconsistency as a bug; it can occur if the argument block address (the buffer index of the newly created block) is a virtual block number and has been reallocated due to corruption of the bitmap used to manage its allocation state. So, modify nilfs_btnode_create_block() and its callers to treat it as a possible filesystem error, rather than triggering a kernel bug.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.106-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42295
Debian:13linux6.10.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42295
Debian:14linux6.10.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-125.135UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-50.51USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-50.51UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1072.78UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1020.22UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1020.22USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1075.84UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1020.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1020.23USN-7196-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1USN-7196-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1076.85.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1019.21UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1019.21USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1069.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1015.19USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1015.19UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1055.62UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1002.4UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-50.51~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-50.51~22.04.1USN-7154-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1065.68UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1017.17USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1017.17~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1067.73UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1069.74UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-125.135UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-50.51.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-50.51.1USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1067.68UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1019.21UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1019.21USN-7155-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1USN-7155-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1019.21.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1019.21.1USN-7155-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1032.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1018.18USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1070.76UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1017.18USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1065.68UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1016.18USN-7154-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-50.51.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1038.42UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42295

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux a60be987d45dd510aeb54389526f9957cfab106c – before 19cce46238ffe3546e44b9c74057103ff8b24c62a60be987d45dd510aeb54389526f9957cfab106c – before 02b87e6334a38c65eef49848d3f1ac422f0b2a44a60be987d45dd510aeb54389526f9957cfab106c – before 5f0a6800b8aec1b453c7fe4c44fcaac5ffe9d52ea60be987d45dd510aeb54389526f9957cfab106c – before e34191cce3ee63dfa5fb241904aaf2a042d5b6d8a60be987d45dd510aeb54389526f9957cfab106c – before 012be828a118bf496e666ef1fc47fc0e7358ada2a60be987d45dd510aeb54389526f9957cfab106c – before be56dfc9be0604291267c07b0e27a69a6bda4899a60be987d45dd510aeb54389526f9957cfab106c – before 366c3f688dd0288cbe38af1d3a886b5c62372e4aa60be987d45dd510aeb54389526f9957cfab106c – before 4811f7af6090e8f5a398fbdd766f903ef6c0d787
Linux Linux 2.6.30

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