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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00011.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected
< b62f41aeec9d250144c53875b507c1d45ae8c8fc
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected
< 97e693593162eef6851d232f0c8148169ed46a5c
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected
< 9efe72eefd4c4a7ce63b3e4d667d766d2b360cb4
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected
< ff9fc48fab0e1ea0d423c23c99b91bba178f0b05
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected
< e7d376f94f72b020f84e77278b150ec1cc27502c
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected
< 8ff7579554571d92e3deab168f5a7d7b146ed368
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 affected
< 839f102efb168f02dfdd46717b7c6dddb26b015e
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
2.6.12 affected
—
0 unaffected
< 2.6.12
5.4.287 unaffected
≤ 5.4.*
5.10.231 unaffected
≤ 5.10.*
5.15.174 unaffected
≤ 5.15.*
6.1.120 unaffected
≤ 6.1.*
6.6.66 unaffected
≤ 6.6.*
6.12.5 unaffected
≤ 6.12.*
6.13 unaffected
≤ *

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4075-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4076-1 linux-6.1 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-53244 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7379-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7379-2 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7380-1 Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7381-1 Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7382-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7387-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7387-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7387-3 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7388-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7389-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7390-1 Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7391-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7392-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7392-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7392-3 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7392-4 Linux kernel (AWS FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7393-1 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7401-1 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7407-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7413-1 Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7421-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7449-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7449-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7450-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7451-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7452-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7453-1 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7458-1 Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7459-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7459-2 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7463-1 Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7468-1 Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7523-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7524-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7539-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7540-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7553-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7553-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7553-3 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7553-4 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7553-5 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7553-6 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7554-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7554-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7554-3 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7911-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/839f102efb168f02dfdd46717b7c6dddb26b015e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff7579554571d92e3deab168f5a7d7b146ed368 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97e693593162eef6851d232f0c8148169ed46a5c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9efe72eefd4c4a7ce63b3e4d667d766d2b360cb4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b62f41aeec9d250144c53875b507c1d45ae8c8fc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7d376f94f72b020f84e77278b150ec1cc27502c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff9fc48fab0e1ea0d423c23c99b91bba178f0b05 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024122701-CVE-2024-56596-2add@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56596 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56596 cve-icon
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00033}

 epss

{'score': 0.00034}

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-129
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics 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'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title jfs: fix array-index-out-of-bounds in jfs_readdir
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-05T10:55:58.987Z

Reserved: 2024-12-27T14:03:06.010Z

Link: CVE-2024-56596

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T20:50:27.430Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-12-27T15:15:18.963

Modified: 2025-11-03T21:18:02.973

Link: CVE-2024-56596

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-12-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-56596 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses