CVE-2024-49957
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 16 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix null-ptr-deref when journal load failed. During the mounting process, if journal_reset() fails because of too short journal, then lead to jbd2_journal_load() fails with NULL j_sb_buffer. Subsequently, ocfs2_journal_shutdown() calls jbd2_journal_flush()->jbd2_cleanup_journal_tail()-> __jbd2_update_log_tail()->jbd2_journal_update_sb_log_tail() ->lock_buffer(journal->j_sb_buffer), resulting in a null-pointer dereference error. To resolve this issue, we should check the JBD2_LOADED flag to ensure the journal was properly loaded. Additionally, use journal instead of osb->journal directly to simplify the code.
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affected products (124)
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- NetApp AFF Baseboard Management Controllerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:netapp:aff:::baseboard_management_controller
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphereall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:for_vmware_vsphere
- NetApp FAS Baseboard Management Controllerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:netapp:fas:baseboard_management_controller
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- SSA-355557SSA-355557: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Third-Party Components in SINEC OS before V3.22025-08-12csaf · siemens_psirtDE
SINEC OS before V3.2 contains third-party components with multiple vulnerabilities. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-3251Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2024-10-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder andere, nicht näher bekannte Auswirkungen zu erzielen..
- ICSA-25-226-07Siemens Third-Party Components in SINEC OS2025-08-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
SINEC OS before V3.2 contains third-party components with multiple vulnerabilities. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions.
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references (29)
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/387bf565cc03e2e8c720b8b4798efea4aacb6962cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5784d9fcfd43bd853654bb80c87ef293b9e8e80acnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82dfdd1e31e774578f76ce6dc90c834f96403a0fcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86a89e75e9e4dfa768b97db466ad6bedf2e7ea5bcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf605ae98dab5c15c5b631d4d7f88898cb41b649cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f60e94a83db799bde625ac8671a5b4a6354e7120cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff55291fb36779819211b596da703389135f5b05cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49957cnnvd
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