CVE-2024-44938

Updated: 2025-11-10 01:45:07.106013

Description:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in dbDiscardAG When searching for the next smaller log2 block, BLKSTOL2() returned 0, causing shift exponent -1 to be negative. This patch fixes the issue by exiting the loop directly when negative shift is found.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x 0.0
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 5.5

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU kernel 5.14.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-09-16 12:23:35 This flaw is confined to the JFS filesystem driver and is only reachable on systems that actively mo...
CentOS 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-09-16 12:23:35 Ignored due to low severity
CentOS 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-09-16 12:23:35 Ignored due to low severity
CentOS 8.4 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-09-16 12:23:35 Ignored due to low severity
CentOS 8.5 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-09-16 12:23:35 Ignored due to low severity
CentOS Stream 8 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-09-16 12:23:35 Ignored due to low severity
CloudLinux 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-09-16 12:23:35 Ignored due to low severity
CloudLinux 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-09-16 12:23:35 Ignored due to low severity
Oracle Linux 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-09-16 12:23:35 Ignored due to low severity
Oracle Linux 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-12-03 12:09:31 Ignored due to low severity
Total: 15