CVE-2024-56598

jfs: array-index-out-of-bounds fix in dtReadFirst

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 27, 2024 at 02:51 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: array-index-out-of-bounds fix in dtReadFirst The value of stbl can be sometimes out of bounds due to a bad filesystem. Added a check with appopriate return of error code in that case.

Affected

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

v < 5.4.2872.6.12 ≤ v < 5.10.2312.6.12 ≤ v < 5.15.1742.6.12 ≤ v < 5.4.2872.6.12 ≤ v < 6.1.1202.6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.52.6.12 ≤ v < 6.132.6.12 ≤ v < 6.6.665.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1745.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1205.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2316.2 ≤ v < 6.6.666.7 ≤ v < 6.12.51da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac22.6.12
Vendor states this is fixed in 22dcbf7661c6ffc3247978c254dc40b833a0d429 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 25f1e673ef61d6bf9a6022e27936785896d74948 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2eea5fda5556ef03defebf07b0a12fcd2c5210f4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 823d573f5450ca6be80b36f54d1902ac7cd23fb9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c97a4d5463a1c972ef576ac499ea9b05f956097 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ca84a2c9be482836b86d780244f0357e5a778c46 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fd993b2180b4c373af8b99aa28d4dcda5c2a8f10 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.231 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.174 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.287 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.120 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.66 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22dcbf7661c6ffc3247978c254dc40b833a0d429
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25f1e673ef61d6bf9a6022e27936785896d74948
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2eea5fda5556ef03defebf07b0a12fcd2c5210f4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/823d573f5450ca6be80b36f54d1902ac7cd23fb9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c97a4d5463a1c972ef576ac499ea9b05f956097
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca84a2c9be482836b86d780244f0357e5a778c46
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd993b2180b4c373af8b99aa28d4dcda5c2a8f10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-129

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