CVE-2024-44939

jfs: fix null ptr deref in dtInsertEntry

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 26, 2024 at 11:20 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix null ptr deref in dtInsertEntry [syzbot reported] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000001: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000008-0x000000000000000f] CPU: 0 PID: 5061 Comm: syz-executor404 Not tainted 6.8.0-syzkaller-08951-gfe46a7dd189e #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/27/2024 RIP: 0010:dtInsertEntry+0xd0c/0x1780 fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c:3713 ... [Analyze] In dtInsertEntry(), when the pointer h has the same value as p, after writing name in UniStrncpy_to_le(), p->header.flag will be cleared. This will cause the previously true judgment "p->header.flag & BT-LEAF" to change to no after writing the name operation, this leads to entering an incorrect branch and accessing the uninitialized object ih when judging this condition for the second time. [Fix] After got the page, check freelist first, if freelist == 0 then exit dtInsert() and return -EINVAL.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.6.472.6.12 ≤ v < 5.15.1892.6.12 ≤ v < 6.1.1072.6.12 ≤ v < 6.10.62.6.12 ≤ v < 6.112.6.12 ≤ v < 6.6.476.7 ≤ v < 6.10.61da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac22.6.12
Vendor states this is fixed in 53023ab11836ac56fd75f7a71ec1356e50920fa9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6ea10dbb1e6c58384136e9adfd75f81951e423f6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9c2ac38530d1a3ee558834dfa16c85a40fd0e702 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ce6dede912f064a855acf6f04a04cbb2c25b8c8c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f98bf80b20f4a930589cda48a35f751a64fe0dc2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.189 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.107 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.47 (unaffected)

References (6)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53023ab11836ac56fd75f7a71ec1356e50920fa9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea10dbb1e6c58384136e9adfd75f81951e423f6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c2ac38530d1a3ee558834dfa16c85a40fd0e702
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce6dede912f064a855acf6f04a04cbb2c25b8c8c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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