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CVE-2024-41017: jfs: don't walk off the end of ealist

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-29 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: don't walk off the end of ealist Add a check before visiting the members of ea to make sure each ea stays within the ealist.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 4.19.319; from 4.20 before 5.4.281; from 5.5 before 5.10.223; from 5.11 before 5.15.164; from 5.16 before 6.1.102; from 6.2 before 6.6.43 — fixed in 4.19.319, 5.10.223, 5.15.164, 5.4.281, 6.1.102, 6.10.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.19.319, 5.10.223, 5.15.164, 5.4.281. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17440dbc66ab98b410514b04987f61deedb86751
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e034f7e563ab723b93a59980e4a1bb33198ece8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6386f1b6a10e5d1ddd03db4ff6dfc55d488852ce
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e21574195a45fc193555fa40e99fed16565ff7e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f91bd0f2941fa36449ce1a15faaa64f840d9746
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0fa70aca54c8643248e89061da23752506ec0d4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbde7bc91093fa9c2410e418b236b70fde044b73
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4435f476b9bf059cd9e26a69f5b29c768d00375
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc16776a82e8df97b6c4f9a10ba95aa44cef7ba5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17440dbc66ab98b410514b04987f61deedb86751
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e034f7e563ab723b93a59980e4a1bb33198ece8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6386f1b6a10e5d1ddd03db4ff6dfc55d488852ce

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