Review reviewHigh

CVE-2024-49889

Linux Linux, RUGGEDCOM RST2428P, SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: avoid use-after-free in ext4_ext_show_leaf() In ext4_find_extent(), path may be freed by error or be reallocated, so using a previously saved *ppath may have been freed and thus may trigger use-after-free, as follows: ext4_split_extent path = *ppath; ext4_split_extent_at(ppath) path = ext4_find_extent(ppath) ext4_split_extent_at(ppath) // ext4_find_extent fails to free path // but zeroout succeeds ext4_ext_show_leaf(inode, path) eh = path[depth].p_hdr // path use-after-free !!! Similar to ext4_split_extent_at(), we us...

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
-
- percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2024.10.22
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability-
Technical severityCVSS 7.8

Vulnerability overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: avoid use-after-free in ext4_ext_show_leaf() In ext4_find_extent(), path may be freed by error or be reallocated, so using a previously saved *ppath may have been freed and thus may trigger use-after-free, as follows: ext4_split_extent path = *ppath; ext4_split_extent_at(ppath) path = ext4_find_extent(ppath) ext4_split_extent_at(ppath) // ext4_find_extent fails to free path // but zeroout succeeds ext4_ext_show_leaf(inode, path) eh = path[depth].p_hdr // path use-after-free !!! Similar to ext4_split_extent_at(), we us...

Affected product and versions

Product
Linux Linux, RUGGEDCOM RST2428P, SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family
Affected versions
>= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4 < b0cb4561fc4284d04e69c8a66c8504928ab2484e, >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4 < 4999fed877bb64e3e7f9ab9996de2ca983c41928, >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4 < 2eba3b0cc5b8de624918d21f32b5b8db59a90b39, >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4 < 34b2096380ba475771971a778a478661a791aa15, >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4 < 8b114f2cc7dd5d36729d040b68432fbd0f0a8868, >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4 < d483c7cc1796bd6a80e7b3a8fd494996260f6b67, >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4 < 4e2524ba2ca5f54bdbb9e5153bea00421ef653f5, >= 3.18, < V3.2, < 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
Fixed versions
5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Linux Linux, RUGGEDCOM RST2428P, SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-416