CVE-2024-57850: Linux kernel · jffs2: Prevent rtime decompress memory corruption
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:58 UTC
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 11 Jan 2025
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
Until a fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users and avoid processing untrusted or corrupted compressed data with the jffs2 filesystem.
Description
CVE-2024-57850 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's jffs2 filesystem. The rtime decompression routine lacks complete bounds checking during decompression, which can lead to memory corruption if the compressed data is corrupted. This flaw could allow an attacker with local privileges to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to system compromise.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57850 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/421f9e9f0fae9f8e721ffa07f22d9765fa1214d5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/47c9a7f81027a78afea9d2e9a54bfd8fabb6b3d0 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6808a1812a3419542223e7fe9e2de577e99e45d1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd384b04ad1995441b18fe6c1366d02de8c5d5eb (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc39b08fcc3831b0bc46add91ba93cd2aab50716 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6fc251baefc3cdc4f41f2f5a47940d7d4a67332 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe051552f5078fa02d593847529a3884305a6ffe (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)