CVE-2024-42104

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in the nilfs2 filesystem where a lack of proper sanity checks can cause a use-after-free of the metadata file inodes, caused when the link count of a metadata file gets corrupted to 0 and the system attempts to delete that inode. This vulnerability can lead to memory corruption or crashes.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not impacted by this CVE, as the vulnerability in question does not affect the specific versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions. This ensures that users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux are not exposed to the potential risks associated with this issue, and no further action or mitigation is necessary for systems running this operating system.

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