CVE-2024-56570

HIGH EPSS 13.7%
Published Dec 27, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Dec 27, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovl: Filter invalid inodes with missing lookup function Add a check to the ovl_dentry_weird() function to prevent the processing of directory inodes that lack the lookup function. This is important because such inodes can cause errors in overlayfs when passed to the lowerstack.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
13.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel* <5.4.287
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.5  –  <5.10.231
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.174
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.120
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.64
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.4

References 9

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/065bf5dd21639f80e68450de16bda829784dbb8c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f86e79c0b2287ffdabe6c1b305a36c4e0f40fe3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72014e7745cc8250bb8f27bd78694dfd3f1b5773
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/749eac5a6687ec99116e0691d0d71225254654e3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8b359dddb418c60df1a69beea01d1b3322bfe83
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9248e2f73fb4afe08324485e98c815ac084d166
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff43d008bbf9b27ada434d6455f039a5ef6cee53
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/065bf5dd21639f80e68450de16bda829784dbb8c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f86e79c0b2287ffdabe6c1b305a36c4e0f40fe3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72014e7745cc8250bb8f27bd78694dfd3f1b5773
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/749eac5a6687ec99116e0691d0d71225254654e3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8b359dddb418c60df1a69beea01d1b3322bfe83
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9248e2f73fb4afe08324485e98c815ac084d166
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff43d008bbf9b27ada434d6455f039a5ef6cee53
    Patch