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CVE-2024-44938
MEDIUM5.5
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in dbDiscardAG When searching for the next smaller log2 block, BLKSTOL2() returned 0, causing shift exponent -1 to be negative. This patch fixes the issue by exiting the loop directly when negative shift is found.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score5.5
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorLOCAL
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Published8/26/2024
Last Modified11/3/2025
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
linux:linux_kernel
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-787
References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/234e6ea0855cdb5673d54ecaf7dc5c78f3e84630(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4de2c04c3acd5b84f50b0d2f8f09e9b2f42374b9(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7063b80268e2593e58bee8a8d709c2f3ff93e2f2(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb7c605a754823b86dd74f6537ccb9d38a9dec5a(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd04a149e3a29e7f71b7956ed41dba34e42d539e(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f650148b43949ca9e37e820804bb6026fff404f3(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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