CVE-2024-56595: Linux kernel · jfs: add a check to prevent array-index-out-of-bounds in dbAdjTree
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 3.13.0-205.256 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 19:11 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.13.0-205.256, 4.4.0-1142.148, 4.15.0-1187.202~14.04.1 +105
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Dec 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 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7379-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7380-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7381-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7382-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7387-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7388-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7389-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7390-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7387-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7387-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7391-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7392-1 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azure-6.11pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azure-nvidiapkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.
AI-suggested
Apply the official Linux kernel updates that include the fix for this vulnerability. Fixed versions include 3.13.0-205.256, 4.4.0-1142.148, 4.15.0-1187.202~14.04.1, and others as specified in the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond patching.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's JFS file system (dbAdjTree function) could cause an array-index-out-of-bounds error due to improper bounds checking when the variable lp becomes negative. This flaw has been fixed in several Linux kernel versions.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56595 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56595 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/a174706ba4dad895c40b1d2277bade16dfacdcd9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/368a533152220b0a6f1142327d96c6b6361f3002 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b5d21b56c3774bc84eab0a93aaac22a4475e2c4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/491487eeddccc4bb49f2e59d8c8f35bec89c15ca (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a4311bbde702362fe7412045d06ab6767235dac (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a174706ba4dad895c40b1d2277bade16dfacdcd9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3d408870bc19b794646871bc4c3a5daa66f91c5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b15000bcbecf27e0f7c0f149a409e5b865e28ca2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7379-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7380-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7381-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7382-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7387-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7388-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7389-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7390-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7387-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7387-3 (opens in a new tab)