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Medium · 5.5 CVE-2024-50202 EUVD-2024-44704GHSA-p87g-j8m4-pq52

nilfs2: propagate directory read errors from nilfs_find_entry()

Published Nov 8, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-aws-hwe Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-4.15 Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-azure-nvidia Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-4.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-lts-xenial Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nilfs2: propagate directory read errors from nilfs_find_entry()

Syzbot reported that a task hang occurs in vcs_open() during a fuzzing
test for nilfs2.

The root cause of this problem is that in nilfs_find_entry(), which
searches for directory entries, ignores errors when loading a directory
page/folio via nilfs_get_folio() fails.

If the filesystem images is corrupted, and the i_size of the directory
inode is large, and the directory page/folio is successfully read but
fails the sanity check, for example when it is zero-filled,
nilfs_check_folio() may continue to spit out error messages in bursts.

Fix this issue by propagating the error to the callers when loading a
page/folio fails in nilfs_find_entry().

The current interface of nilfs_find_entry() and its callers is outdated
and cannot propagate error codes such as -EIO and -ENOMEM returned via
nilfs_find_entry(), so fix it together.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 2.6.30 4.19.323

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.11.5-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.11.5-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.115-1 —
Debian 11 linux 5.10.234-1 DLA-4075-1
Debian 11 linux-6.1 6.1.119-1~deb11u1 DLA-4008-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1060.62 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-56.58 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1025.27 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1025.30 USN-7384-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-6.11 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-nvidia 6.8.0-1014.15 USN-7468-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1026.28 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.11 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1021.25 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1008.10 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1022.22 USN-7385-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1024.27 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.11 6.11.0-1007.7 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1024.27.1 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1004.4 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.11 6.11.0-1015.15 USN-7310-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.8 6.8.0-1024.24 USN-7386-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1022.23 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1028.32 USN-7524-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-realtime +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 6.8.0-56.58.1 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1017.18 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-133.144 USN-7288-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1078.85 USN-7308-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1 USN-7451-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1081.90 USN-7289-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1 USN-7384-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1081.90.1 USN-7289-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1077.86 USN-7291-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1026.28~22.04.1 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1075.81 USN-7291-1, USN-7289-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1060.68 USN-7289-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1 USN-7403-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1070.73 USN-7289-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1073.79 USN-7289-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1076.81 USN-7388-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 5.15.0-133.143 USN-7288-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1072.73 USN-7289-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1024.27~22.04.1 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1033.33 USN-7389-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1021.21 USN-7389-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1022.23~22.04.1 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1072.75 USN-7305-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +31 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.8 +1 6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1 USN-7383-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1044.48 USN-7390-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-208.228 USN-7293-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1140.150 USN-7294-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1 USN-7388-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1145.152 USN-7294-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1 USN-7289-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1.1 USN-7289-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1099.106 USN-7294-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1143.152 USN-7294-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1077.86~20.04.1 USN-7291-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-134.145~20.04.1 USN-7331-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1086.91 USN-7294-3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1 USN-7458-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.2 USN-7289-4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1048.51 USN-7413-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1127.136 USN-7294-4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-133.143~20.04.1 USN-7288-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1138.147 USN-7294-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1075.81~20.04.1 USN-7289-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1129.142 USN-7539-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1073.77~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1058.62 USN-7295-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Show 16 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2023.24 USN-7523-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1018.19 USN-7383-2
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1071.73 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1078.86 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1018.19~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-78.78+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1078.85+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1080.89+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-133.144+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1077.86+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1140.151+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1145.152+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1116.126 USN-7393-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1143.152+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2122.128 USN-7755-3
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2101.107 USN-7755-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1139.150 USN-7755-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2085.91 USN-7755-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips 4.4.0-1117.124 USN-7727-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-241.253 USN-7755-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1184.197 USN-7755-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1 USN-7401-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1192.207 USN-7755-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1145.152~18.04.1 USN-7294-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1177.194 USN-7755-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1143.152~18.04.1 USN-7294-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-208.228~18.04.1 USN-7293-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1086.91~18.04.1 USN-7294-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1167.172 USN-7755-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1146.157 USN-7755-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1138.147~18.04.1 USN-7294-2
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1129.142~18.04.1 USN-7540-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux 4.4.0-272.306 USN-7727-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1185.200 USN-7727-3
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1184.197~16.04.1 USN-7755-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1192.207~16.04.1 USN-7755-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1177.194~16.04.1 USN-7755-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-241.253~16.04.1 USN-7755-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.4.0-1148.159 USN-7727-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1148.159~16.04.1 USN-7875-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1147.153 USN-7727-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1192.207~14.04.1 USN-7755-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-272.306~14.04.1 USN-7727-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0117-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-coco +3 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1.150600.12.14.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5 1-1.2 SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5 1-1.2 SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.82.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0229-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_7 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_7 1-150600.13.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_22 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.91.1.150500.6.41.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0201-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0201-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +10 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.23.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0117-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.33.1.150600.12.14.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.23.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kernel 6.6.64.2-1 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.173.1-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 8 bpftool +13 5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2024-12887
Oracle Linux 7 kernel-uek +6 5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el8uek ELSA-2024-12884
Oracle Linux 7 perf +3 5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el7uek ELSA-2024-12884

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