CVE-2024-49900 Details
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: Fix uninit-value access of new_ea in ea_buffer syzbot reports that lzo1x_1_do_compress is using uninit-value: ===================================================== BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in lzo1x_1_do_compress+0x19f9/0x2510 lib/lzo/lzo1x_compress.c:178 ... Uninit was stored to memory at: ea_put fs/jfs/xattr.c:639 [inline] ... Local variable ea_buf created at: __jfs_setxattr+0x5d/0x1ae0 fs/jfs/xattr.c:662 __jfs_xattr_set+0xe6/0x1f0 fs/jfs/xattr.c:934 ===================================================== The reason is ea_buf->new_ea is not initialized properly. Fix this by using memset to empty its content at the beginning in ea_get().
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CISA-ADP
Assessed Oct 22, 2024References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-908 | Use of Uninitialized Resource | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| linux linux kernel | < 5.10.227 >= 5.11, < 5.15.168 >= 5.16, < 6.1.113 >= 6.2, < 6.6.55 >= 6.7, < 6.10.14 >= 6.11, < 6.11.3 |
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Change History
9 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | siemens-SADP |
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | kernel.org |
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | CISA-ADP |
| May 12, 2026 | CVE Modified | siemens-SADP |
| Nov 3, 2025 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| Nov 3, 2025 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| Nov 8, 2024 | CVE Modified | kernel.org |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |
| Oct 21, 2024 | New CVE Received | kernel.org |