CVE-2024-46751: Linux kernel · btrfs: don't BUG_ON() when 0 reference count at btrfs_lookup_extent_info()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:39 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 18 Sep 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 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.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46751 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/18eb53a2734ff61b9a72c4fef5db7b38cb48ae16 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/28cb13f29faf6290597b24b728dc3100c019356f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cfec712a439c5c5f5c718c5c669ee41a898f776 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c309d2434abbe880712af7e60da9ead8b6703fe (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d64807ded1b6054f066e03d8add6d920f3db9e5d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef9a8b73c8b60b27d9db4787e624a3438ffe8428 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html (opens in a new tab)