CVE-2024-26772Improper Handling of Values in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV7.0OSV6.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.39%
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: ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_find_by_goal() Places the logic for checking if the group's block bitmap is corrupt under the protection of the group lock to avoid allocating blocks from the group with a corrupted block bitmap.

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_kernel4.205.4.270+7
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.216-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-186.206+1
CVEListV5linux/linux163a203ddb36c36d4a1c942aececda0cc8d06aa75a6dcc4ad0f7f7fa8e8d127b5526e7c5f2d38a43+8
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.82-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

14
OSV
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OSV
linux-ibm-5.15 vulnerabilities2024-07-10
OSV
linux-hwe-5.15 vulnerabilities2024-07-04
OSV
linux-bluefield, linux-iot vulnerabilities2024-07-03
OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-fde vulnerabilities2024-06-14

📋Vendor Advisories

14
CISA ICS
Siemens SINEC OS2025-08-14
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2024-07-26
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities2024-07-10
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities2024-07-04
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2024-06-14

💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2024-26772 kernel: ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_find_by_goal()2024-04-04