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CVE-2024-43858: jfs: Fix array-index-out-of-bounds in diFree

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2024-08-17 · updated 2026-10-15
• Weakness: CWE-129

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: Fix array-index-out-of-bounds in diFree

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 2.6.12 before 4.19.320; from 4.20 before 5.4.282; from 5.5 before 5.10.224; from 5.11 before 5.15.165; from 5.16 before 6.1.103; from 6.2 before 6.6.44 — fixed in 4.19.320, 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 5.4.282, 6.1.103, 6.10.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.19.320, 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 5.4.282. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/538a27c8048f081a5ddd286f886eb986fbbc7f80
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55b732c8b09b41148eaab2fa8e31b0af47671e00
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f7fdf733add82f126ea00e2e48f6eba15ac4b9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aa6892a90a5a7fabffe5692ab9f06a7a46c6e42
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8f9a477de0d7962342eedf2a599215b7c63d28
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b3a4345957f5372041bc4f59de322f62653e862
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f73f969b2eb39ad8056f6c7f3a295fa2f85e313a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff14eadc278663cac69d57d3ca7fb2f394e1f8a7
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

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