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CVE-2024-49932

kernel: btrfs: don't readahead the relocation inode on RST

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 21, 2024

Updated · September 14, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's btrfs filesystem. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a relocation operation on a btrfs filesystem backed by a RAID stripe tree. This can lead to an invalid read operation, causing a kernel bug and a system crash, resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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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-617 · Reachable Assertion