CVE-2024-26772

kernel: ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_find_by_goal()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 3, 2024

Updated · October 15, 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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-229 · Improper Handling of Values