CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-47723

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.29%

21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified and resolved in the Linux kernel. It concerns the dbNextAG() and diAlloc() functions, where the lack of proper checks led to out-of-bounds memory access.

Risk Assessment

The absence of appropriate checks may lead to unauthorized memory access, posing a risk of system instability and potential attacks.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to patch this vulnerability and to implement additional testing to detect similar issues in the future.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix out-of-bounds in dbNextAG() and diAlloc() In dbNextAG() , there is no check for the case where bmp->db_numag is greater or same than MAXAG due to a polluted image, which causes an out-of-bounds. Therefore, a bounds check should be added in dbMount(). And in dbNextAG(), a check for the case where agpref is greater than bmp->db_numag should be added, so an out-of-bounds exception should be prevented. Additionally, a check for the case where agno is greater or same than MAXAG should be added in diAlloc() to prevent out-of-bounds.

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