CVE-2024-49959

A flaw was found in the jbd2 component of the Linux kernel. When an input/output (I/O) error occurs during the journal cleanup process, the system may continue to wait for journal space that cannot be freed. This improper error handling can lead to a system becoming unresponsive or experiencing a denial of service (DoS) condition.

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 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.