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CVE-2024-56596jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds in jfs_readdir
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 0.26%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 82% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds in jfs_readdir The stbl might contain some invalid values. Added a check to return error code in that case.
Timeline
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By Linux
Published
- 20 months later
· 20 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinuxCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.26% · top 82% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < b62f41aeec9d250144c53875b507c1d45ae8c8fc
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 97e693593162eef6851d232f0c8148169ed46a5c
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 9efe72eefd4c4a7ce63b3e4d667d766d2b360cb4
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < ff9fc48fab0e1ea0d423c23c99b91bba178f0b05
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < e7d376f94f72b020f84e77278b150ec1cc27502c
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 8ff7579554571d92e3deab168f5a7d7b146ed368
- affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – < 839f102efb168f02dfdd46717b7c6dddb26b015e
- affected 2.6.12
- unaffected < 2.6.12
- unaffected 5.4.287 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.231 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.174 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.120 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.6.66 – ≤ 6.6.*
- unaffected 6.12.5 – ≤ 6.12.*
- unaffected 6.13 – ≤ *
References
References9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b62f41aeec9d250144c53875b507c1d45ae8c8fc (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97e693593162eef6851d232f0c8148169ed46a5c (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9efe72eefd4c4a7ce63b3e4d667d766d2b360cb4 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9fc48fab0e1ea0d423c23c99b91bba178f0b05 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d376f94f72b020f84e77278b150ec1cc27502c (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff7579554571d92e3deab168f5a7d7b146ed368 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/839f102efb168f02dfdd46717b7c6dddb26b015e (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2024-53244 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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