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CVE-2024-35844

kernel: f2fs: compress: fix reserve_cblocks counting error when out of space

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 17, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's Flash-Friendly File System (F2FS), affecting the handling of compressed files. This issue involves an error in counting reserved blocks (reserve_cblocks) when the filesystem is out of space, and can lead to incorrect calculations of available space, causing filesystem corruption or denial of service.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not vulnerable to this CVE, as it does not affect the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption