🛡️ CVE-2024-49884 on Ubuntu — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

N/A

CVSS Score

0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix slab-use-after-free in ext4_split_extent_at() We hit the following use-after-free: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ext4_split_extent_at+0xba8/0xcc0 Read of size 2 at addr ffff88810548ed08 by task kworker/u20:0/40 CPU: 0 PID: 40 Comm: kworker/u20:0 Not tainted 6.9.0-dirty #724 Call Trace: <TASK> kasan_report+0x93/0xc0 ext4_split_extent_at+0xba8/0xcc0 ext4_split_extent.isra.0+0x18f/0x500 ext4_split_convert_extents+0x275/0x750 ext4_ext_handle_unwritten_extents+0x73e/0x1580 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0xe20/0x2dc0 ext4_map_blocks+0x724/0x1700 ext4_do_writepages+0x12d6/0x2a70 [...] Allocated by task 40: __kmalloc_noprof+0x1ac/0x480 ext4_find_extent+0xf3b/0x1e70 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x188/0x2dc0 ext4_map_blocks+0x724/0x1700 ext4_do_writepages+0x12d6/0x2a70 [...] Freed by task 40: kfree+0xf1/0x2b0 ext4_find_extent+0xa71/0x1e70 ext4_ext_insert_extent+0xa22/0x3260 ext4_split_extent_at+0x3ef/0xcc0 ext4_split_extent.isra.0+0x18f/0x500 ext4_split_convert_extents+0x275/0x750 ext4_ext_handle_unwritten_extents+0x73e/0x1580 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0xe20/0x2dc0 ext4_map_blocks+0x724/0x1700 ext4_do_writepages+0x12d6/0x2a70 [...] ================================================================== The flow of issue triggering is as follows: ext4_split_extent_at path = *ppath ext4_ext_insert_extent(ppath) ext4_ext_create_new_leaf(ppath) ext4_find_extent(orig_path) path = *orig_path read_extent_tree_block // return -ENOMEM or -EIO ext4_free_ext_path(path) kfree(path) *orig_path = NULL a. If err is -ENOMEM: ext4_ext_dirty(path + path->p_depth) // path use-after-free !!! b. If err is -EIO and we have EXT_DEBUG defined: ext4_ext_show_leaf(path) eh = path[depth].p_hdr // path also use-after-free !!! So when trying to zeroout or fix the extent length, call ext4_find_extent() to update the path. In addition we use *ppath directly as an ext4_ext_show_leaf() input to avoid possible use-after-free when EXT_DEBUG is defined, and to avoid unnecessary path updates.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-49884 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.8.0-54.56; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49884 is classified as CWE-416: Use After Free. Memory is used after being released, so its contents may already belong to something else.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49884 is recorded against 134 packages.

linux (fixed in 6.8.0-54.56)
linux-allwinner-5.19
linux-aws (fixed in 6.8.0-1023.25)
linux-aws-5.0
linux-aws-5.11
linux-aws-5.13
linux-aws-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.1)
linux-aws-5.19
linux-aws-5.3
linux-aws-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1)
linux-aws-5.8
linux-aws-6.2
linux-aws-6.5
linux-aws-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1)
linux-aws-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1073.79+fips1)
linux-aws-hwe
linux-azure (fixed in 6.8.0-1025.30)
linux-azure-4.15
linux-azure-5.11
linux-azure-5.13
linux-azure-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1)
linux-azure-5.19
linux-azure-5.3
linux-azure-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1147.154~18.04.1)

Show the remaining 110 packages

linux-azure-5.8
linux-azure-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1)
linux-azure-6.2
linux-azure-6.5
linux-azure-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1)
linux-azure-edge
linux-azure-fde
linux-azure-fde-5.19
linux-azure-fde-6.2
linux-azure-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1078.87+fips1)
linux-azure-nvidia (fixed in 6.8.0-1014.15)
linux-bluefield
linux-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-78.78+fips1)
linux-gcp (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.26)
linux-gcp-4.15
linux-gcp-5.11
linux-gcp-5.13
linux-gcp-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1)
linux-gcp-5.19
linux-gcp-5.3
linux-gcp-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1145.154~18.04.1)
linux-gcp-5.8
linux-gcp-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1)
linux-gcp-6.2
linux-gcp-6.5
linux-gcp-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1)
linux-gcp-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1072.80+fips1)
linux-gke (fixed in 6.8.0-1019.23)
linux-gke-4.15
linux-gke-5.15
linux-gke-5.4
linux-gkeop (fixed in 6.8.0-1006.8)
linux-gkeop-5.15
linux-gkeop-5.4
linux-hwe
linux-hwe-5.11
linux-hwe-5.13
linux-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1)
linux-hwe-5.19
linux-hwe-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-211.231~18.04.1)
linux-hwe-5.8
linux-hwe-6.2
linux-hwe-6.5
linux-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge
linux-ibm (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.22)
linux-ibm-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1)
linux-ibm-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1090.95~18.04.1)
linux-ibm-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1)
linux-intel-5.13
linux-intel-iot-realtime (fixed in 5.15.0-1066.68)
linux-intel-iotg (fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1)
linux-iot (fixed in 5.4.0-1048.51)
linux-kvm (fixed in 5.15.0-1070.75)
linux-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-54.56.1)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1)
linux-lts-xenial
linux-nvidia (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.25)
linux-nvidia-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1007.7)
linux-nvidia-6.2
linux-nvidia-6.5
linux-nvidia-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-1022.25.2)
linux-nvidia-tegra (fixed in 5.15.0-1032.32)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1032.32~20.04.1)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (fixed in 5.15.0-1020.20)
linux-oem
linux-oem-5.10
linux-oem-5.13
linux-oem-5.14
linux-oem-5.17
linux-oem-5.6
linux-oem-6.0
linux-oem-6.1
linux-oem-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1015.15)
linux-oem-6.5
linux-oem-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.24)
linux-oracle (fixed in 6.8.0-1020.21)
linux-oracle-5.0
linux-oracle-5.11
linux-oracle-5.13
linux-oracle-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.3
linux-oracle-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1140.149~18.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.8
linux-oracle-6.5
linux-oracle-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1)
linux-raspi (fixed in 6.8.0-1019.23)
linux-raspi-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1129.142~18.04.1)
linux-raspi-realtime (fixed in 6.8.0-2018.19)
linux-raspi2
linux-realtime (fixed in 6.8.1-1016.17)
linux-realtime-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.1-1016.17~22.04.1)
linux-riscv (fixed in 6.8.0-53.55.1)
linux-riscv-5.11
linux-riscv-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1069.73~20.04.1)
linux-riscv-5.19
linux-riscv-5.8
linux-riscv-6.5
linux-riscv-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-53.55.1~22.04.1)
linux-starfive-5.19
linux-starfive-6.2
linux-starfive-6.5
linux-xilinx (fixed in 6.8.0-1017.18)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (fixed in 5.15.0-1039.43)

Timeline and source

Published on 21 October 2024 and last revised on 19 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

Other advisories for this package

linux has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4994 (published 30 Jul 2026)
CVE-2026-35233 (4.4 Medium, published 1 May 2026)
CVE-2026-21996 (3.3 Low, published 1 May 2026)
CVE-2026-21991 (5.5 Medium, published 16 Mar 2026)
CGA-mcwh-q4vm-9f29 (published 29 Jan 2026)
CGA-w6xv-3fg4-grm5 (published 29 Jan 2026)
CGA-6r54-3qmc-w3j9 (published 7 Jan 2026)
CGA-hfxr-6hw6-cf36 (published 7 Jan 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-416: Use After Free) in other software:

CVE-2022-21540 (5.3 Medium, published 8 May 2026)
CVE-2022-50552 (7.8 High, published 7 Oct 2025)
CVE-2022-50542 (7.8 High, published 7 Oct 2025)
CVE-2022-50507 (7.8 High, published 4 Oct 2025)
CVE-2022-50496 (7.8 High, published 4 Oct 2025)
CVE-2022-50492 (7.8 High, published 4 Oct 2025)
CVE-2022-50488 (7.8 High, published 4 Oct 2025)
CVE-2022-50433 (7.8 High, published 1 Oct 2025)

CVE-2024-49884 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

BellSoft — BELL-CVE-2024-49884 Base record — CVE-2024-49884 Debian — DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49884

Details

Severity Unknown

CVSS Score N/A

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2024-10-21

Updated 2026-08-20

Modified 2026-08-19

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
linux	—	6.8.0-54.56
linux-allwinner-5.19	—	—
linux-aws	—	6.8.0-1023.25
linux-aws-5.0	—	—
linux-aws-5.11	—	—
linux-aws-5.13	—	—
linux-aws-5.15	—	5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.1
linux-aws-5.19	—	—
linux-aws-5.3	—	—
linux-aws-5.4	—	5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1
linux-aws-5.8	—	—
linux-aws-6.2	—	—
linux-aws-6.5	—	—
linux-aws-6.8	—	6.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1
linux-aws-fips	—	5.15.0-1073.79+fips1
linux-aws-hwe	—	—
linux-azure	—	6.8.0-1025.30
linux-azure-4.15	—	—
linux-azure-5.11	—	—
linux-azure-5.13	—	—
linux-azure-5.15	—	5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1
linux-azure-5.19	—	—
linux-azure-5.3	—	—
linux-azure-5.4	—	5.4.0-1147.154~18.04.1
linux-azure-5.8	—	—
linux-azure-6.11	—	6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-azure-6.2	—	—
linux-azure-6.5	—	—
linux-azure-6.8	—	6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1
linux-azure-edge	—	—
linux-azure-fde	—	—
linux-azure-fde-5.19	—	—
linux-azure-fde-6.2	—	—
linux-azure-fips	—	5.15.0-1078.87+fips1
linux-azure-nvidia	—	6.8.0-1014.15
linux-bluefield	—	—
linux-fips	—	6.8.0-78.78+fips1
linux-gcp	—	6.8.0-1024.26
linux-gcp-4.15	—	—
linux-gcp-5.11	—	—
linux-gcp-5.13	—	—
linux-gcp-5.15	—	5.15.0-1072.80~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.19	—	—
linux-gcp-5.3	—	—
linux-gcp-5.4	—	5.4.0-1145.154~18.04.1
linux-gcp-5.8	—	—
linux-gcp-6.11	—	6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.2	—	—
linux-gcp-6.5	—	—
linux-gcp-6.8	—	6.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips	—	5.15.0-1072.80+fips1
linux-gke	—	6.8.0-1019.23
linux-gke-4.15	—	—
linux-gke-5.15	—	—
linux-gke-5.4	—	—
linux-gkeop	—	6.8.0-1006.8
linux-gkeop-5.15	—	—
linux-gkeop-5.4	—	—
linux-hwe	—	—
linux-hwe-5.11	—	—
linux-hwe-5.13	—	—
linux-hwe-5.15	—	5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.19	—	—
linux-hwe-5.4	—	5.4.0-211.231~18.04.1
linux-hwe-5.8	—	—
linux-hwe-6.2	—	—
linux-hwe-6.5	—	—
linux-hwe-6.8	—	6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1
linux-hwe-edge	—	—
linux-ibm	—	6.8.0-1022.22
linux-ibm-5.15	—	5.15.0-1066.69~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.4	—	5.4.0-1090.95~18.04.1
linux-ibm-6.8	—	6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1
linux-intel-5.13	—	—
linux-intel-iot-realtime	—	5.15.0-1066.68
linux-intel-iotg	—	5.15.0-1071.77
linux-intel-iotg-5.15	—	5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
linux-iot	—	5.4.0-1048.51
linux-kvm	—	5.15.0-1070.75
linux-lowlatency	—	6.8.0-54.56.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15	—	5.15.0-127.137~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8	—	6.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1
linux-lts-xenial	—	—
linux-nvidia	—	6.8.0-1022.25
linux-nvidia-6.11	—	6.11.0-1007.7
linux-nvidia-6.2	—	—
linux-nvidia-6.5	—	—
linux-nvidia-6.8	—	6.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2
linux-nvidia-lowlatency	—	6.8.0-1022.25.2
linux-nvidia-tegra	—	5.15.0-1032.32
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15	—	5.15.0-1032.32~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx	—	5.15.0-1020.20
linux-oem	—	—
linux-oem-5.10	—	—
linux-oem-5.13	—	—
linux-oem-5.14	—	—
linux-oem-5.17	—	—
linux-oem-5.6	—	—
linux-oem-6.0	—	—
linux-oem-6.1	—	—
linux-oem-6.11	—	6.11.0-1015.15
linux-oem-6.5	—	—
linux-oem-6.8	—	6.8.0-1024.24
linux-oracle	—	6.8.0-1020.21
linux-oracle-5.0	—	—
linux-oracle-5.11	—	—
linux-oracle-5.13	—	—
linux-oracle-5.15	—	5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.3	—	—
linux-oracle-5.4	—	5.4.0-1140.149~18.04.1
linux-oracle-5.8	—	—
linux-oracle-6.5	—	—
linux-oracle-6.8	—	6.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1
linux-raspi	—	6.8.0-1019.23
linux-raspi-5.4	—	5.4.0-1129.142~18.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime	—	6.8.0-2018.19
linux-raspi2	—	—
linux-realtime	—	6.8.1-1016.17
linux-realtime-6.8	—	6.8.1-1016.17~22.04.1
linux-riscv	—	6.8.0-53.55.1
linux-riscv-5.11	—	—
linux-riscv-5.15	—	5.15.0-1069.73~20.04.1
linux-riscv-5.19	—	—
linux-riscv-5.8	—	—
linux-riscv-6.5	—	—
linux-riscv-6.8	—	6.8.0-53.55.1~22.04.1
linux-starfive-5.19	—	—
linux-starfive-6.2	—	—
linux-starfive-6.5	—	—
linux-xilinx	—	6.8.0-1017.18
linux-xilinx-zynqmp	—	5.15.0-1039.43

References

REPORT https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49884

REPORT https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49884

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/linus/c26ab35702f8cd0cdc78f96aa5856bfb77be798f

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e52f933598b781d291b9297e39c463536da0e185

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cafcc1bd62934547c76abf46c6d0d54f135006fe

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5401d4c3e2a3d25643c567d26e6de327774a2c9

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fe117790b37c84c651e2bad9efc0e7fda73c0e3

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d949ea75bb529ea6342e83465938a3b0ac51238

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915ac3630488af0ca194dc63b86d99802b4f6e18

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c26ab35702f8cd0cdc78f96aa5856bfb77be798f

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-3

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7186-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7186-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7194-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7166-4

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7276-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7277-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7301-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7303-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7304-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7303-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7310-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7311-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7303-3

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7384-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7385-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7386-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7391-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7392-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7393-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7392-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7384-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7392-3

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7401-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7392-4

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7403-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7413-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7463-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7468-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7539-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7540-1

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