CVE-2024-44938: Linux kernel · jfs: Fix shift-out-of-bounds in dbDiscardAG
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 02:57 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Aug 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel by patching the dbDiscardAG function to exit the loop when a negative shift is detected. Users should apply the official kernel updates that include this patch to remediate the issue.
Description
CVE-2024-44938 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's JFS filesystem code. It involves a shift-out-of-bounds error in the dbDiscardAG function caused by a negative shift exponent. This issue was fixed by modifying the code to exit the loop when a negative shift is detected, preventing the out-of-bounds shift operation.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44938 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/234e6ea0855cdb5673d54ecaf7dc5c78f3e84630 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4de2c04c3acd5b84f50b0d2f8f09e9b2f42374b9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7063b80268e2593e58bee8a8d709c2f3ff93e2f2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb7c605a754823b86dd74f6537ccb9d38a9dec5a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd04a149e3a29e7f71b7956ed41dba34e42d539e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f650148b43949ca9e37e820804bb6026fff404f3 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html (opens in a new tab)