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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Oct 7, 2024 | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade dtb-cavium | Dec 5, 2025 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-156-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-156-genericUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-ibmUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-raspiUpgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1085-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-156-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1056-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1087-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-genericUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-156-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1096-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1034-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1088-kvmUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-156-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1087-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oemUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-156-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1045-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1087-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1096-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1092-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracleUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1089-gkeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1045-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1090-oracleUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1034-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15 | Dec 13, 2024 | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 9, 2025 | Aug 26, 2024 |
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