CVE-2024-43857

MEDIUM EPSS 11.1%
Published Aug 17, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 17, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix null reference error when checking end of zone This patch fixes a potentially null pointer being accessed by is_end_zone_blkaddr() that checks the last block of a zone when f2fs is mounted as a single device.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
11.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.5  –  <6.10.3

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/381cbe85592c78fbaeb3e770e3e9f3bfa3e67efb
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b98777309756ebe15cc9ad4e8ab64bbfaf878a3f
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c82bc1ab2a8a5e73d9728e80c4c2ed87e8921a38
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/381cbe85592c78fbaeb3e770e3e9f3bfa3e67efb
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c82bc1ab2a8a5e73d9728e80c4c2ed87e8921a38
    Patch