7.8

CVE-2024-56595: jfs: add a check to prevent array-index-out-of-bounds in dbAdjTree

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56595DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56595
Published 27-12-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-56595 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 57 · Related 53
DLA-4075-1DLA-4076-1LSN-0111-1LSN-0112-1MGASA-2025-0030MGASA-2025-0032

Timeline

  1. 27-12-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: add a check to prevent array-index-out-of-bounds in dbAdjTree When the value of lp is 0 at the beginning of the for loop, it will become negative in the next assignment and we should bail out.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu135 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-205.256 | < 4.4.0-267.301 | < 4.15.0-236.248 | < 5.4.0-211.231 | < 5.15.0-135.146 | < 6.8.0-57.59
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1142.148 | < 4.4.0-1180.195 | < 4.15.0-1179.192 | < 5.4.0-1142.152 | < 5.15.0-1080.87 | < 6.8.0-1026.28
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < b15000bcbecf27e0f7c0f149a409e5b865e28ca2 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 368a533152220b0a6f1142327d96c6b6361f3002 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < a3d408870bc19b794646871bc4c3a5daa66f91c5 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 491487eeddccc4bb49f2e59d8c8f35bec89c15ca | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 3b5d21b56c3774bc84eab0a93aaac22a4475e2c4 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 8a4311bbde702362fe7412045d06ab6767235dac | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < a174706ba4dad895c40b1d2277bade16dfacdcd9 | 2.6.12
  • linux_kernel< 5.4.287 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.231 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.174 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.120 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.66 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.5
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.123-1 | < 6.12.5-1

3 vendors · 138 products

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