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CVE-2024-46751: Linux kernel · btrfs: don't BUG_ON() when 0 reference count at btrfs_lookup_extent_info()

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:39 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Sep 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 by replacing the BUG_ON() with error handling that safely aborts the transaction and logs an error. Users should apply the official Linux kernel updates that include this fix to remediate the issue.

Description

CVE-2024-46751 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's btrfs filesystem code where a BUG_ON() call occurs when a zero reference count is encountered in btrfs_lookup_extent_info(). This has been fixed by replacing the BUG_ON() with error handling that returns -EUCLEAN, aborts the transaction, and logs an error message. The vulnerability has a medium severity score of 5.5 and affects local attackers with low privileges. It does not impact confidentiality or integrity but can cause availability issues due to kernel crashes.

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