VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-0775
A use-after-free flaw was found in the __ext4_remount in fs/ext4/super.c in ext4 in the Linux kernel.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.22%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the __ext4_remount in fs/ext4/super.c in ext4 in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local user to cause an information leak problem while freeing the old quota file names before a potential failure, leading to a use-after-free.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0775Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2259414Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://scm.linefinity.com/common/linux-stable/commit/4c0b4818b1f636bc96359f7817a2d8bab6370162Patch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0775Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2259414Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://scm.linefinity.com/common/linux-stable/commit/4c0b4818b1f636bc96359f7817a2d8bab6370162Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.