PT-2024-1997
CVE-2024-26601
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Published
2024-01-18
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Updated
2025-09-29
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to the ext4 file system in the Linux kernel, where a vulnerability can cause corruption of the buddy bitmap due to fast commit replay marking blocks as free that are already marked as such. This can lead to potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The vulnerability is caused by a race condition, allowing an attacker to exploit it.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
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