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.
History

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:45:00 +0000


Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:30:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title jfs: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in dbDiscardAG
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-08-26T11:20:43.340Z

Updated: 2024-09-15T17:55:35.928Z

Reserved: 2024-08-21T05:34:56.664Z

Link: CVE-2024-44938

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-11T12:42:12.244Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-08-26T12:15:05.960

Modified: 2024-09-12T14:05:44.310

Link: CVE-2024-44938

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-08-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-44938 - Bugzilla