7.8

CVE-2024-43858: linux Improper Validation of Array Index

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-43858DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43858
Published 17-08-2024Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-43858 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 36 · Related 32
DLA-3912-1DLA-4008-1MGASA-2024-0309MGASA-2024-0310SUSE-SU-2024:3190-1SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1

Timeline

  1. 17-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu129 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-260.294 | < 4.15.0-230.242 | < 5.4.0-200.220 | < 5.15.0-125.135 | < 6.8.0-48.48
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1137.143 | < 4.4.0-1175.190 | < 4.15.0-1174.187 | < 5.4.0-1135.145 | < 5.15.0-1072.78 | < 6.8.0-1018.20
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 55b732c8b09b41148eaab2fa8e31b0af47671e00 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 9b3a4345957f5372041bc4f59de322f62653e862 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 538a27c8048f081a5ddd286f886eb986fbbc7f80 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 63f7fdf733add82f126ea00e2e48f6eba15ac4b9 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 8d8f9a477de0d7962342eedf2a599215b7c63d28 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < ff14eadc278663cac69d57d3ca7fb2f394e1f8a7 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 6aa6892a90a5a7fabffe5692ab9f06a7a46c6e42 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < f73f969b2eb39ad8056f6c7f3a295fa2f85e313a | 2.6.12
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.12, < 4.19.320 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.282 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.224 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.165 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.103 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.44 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.106-1 | < 6.10.3-1

3 vendors · 132 products

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