CVE-2024-26685Out-of-bounds Write in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV7.0OSV6.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.99%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 3
Latest updateAug 14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix potential bug in end_buffer_async_write According to a syzbot report, end_buffer_async_write(), which handles the completion of block device writes, may detect abnormal condition of the buffer async_write flag and cause a BUG_ON failure when using nilfs2. Nilfs2 itself does not use end_buffer_async_write(). But, the async_write flag is now used as a marker by commit 7f42ec394156 ("nilfs2: fix issue with race condi

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel3.2.523.3+10
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.216-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-181.201+3
CVEListV5linux/linux7f42ec3941560f0902fe3671e36f2c20ffd3af0ac4a09fdac625e64abe478dcf88bfa20406616928+12
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.82-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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