vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-26772: kernel: ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_find_by_goal() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Apr 3, 2024 | Aug 12, 2024 | Jun 12, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 3, 2024
Added
Aug 12, 2024
Modified
Jun 12, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in the ext4_mb_find_by_goal() function in the Linux kernel. This issue could lead to memory corruption or crashes due to the allocation of blocks from a group with a corrupted block bitmap.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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