CVE-2024-42296

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2024-08-17. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

f2fs: fix return value of f2fs_convert_inline_inode()

If device is readonly, make f2fs_convert_inline_inode() return EROFS instead of zero, otherwise it may trigger panic during writeback of inline inode's dirty page as below:

f2fs_write_single_data_page+0xbb6/0x1e90 fs/f2fs/data.c:2888 f2fs_write_cache_pages fs/f2fs/data.c:3187 [inline] __f2fs_write_data_pages fs/f2fs/data.c:3342 [inline] f2fs_write_data_pages+0x1efe/0x3a90 fs/f2fs/data.c:3369 do_writepages+0x359/0x870 mm/page-writeback.c:2634 filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x125/0x180 mm/filemap.c:397 __filemap_fdatawrite_range mm/filemap.c:430 [inline] file_write_and_wait_range+0x1aa/0x290 mm/filemap.c:788 f2fs_do_sync_file+0x68a/0x1ae0 fs/f2fs/file.c:276 generic_write_sync include/linux/fs.h:2806 [inline] f2fs_file_write_iter+0x7bd/0x24e0 fs/f2fs/file.c:4977 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2114 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:497 [inline] vfs_write+0xa72/0xc90 fs/read_write.c:590 ksys_write+0x1a0/0x2c0 fs/read_write.c:643 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf5/0x240 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
25(Track)
EG Risk 25/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
14%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 17, 2024

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

References (5)

Patch Availability(11)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1072.72) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg (5.15.0.1067.67) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1075.73) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04 (6.8.0-50.51) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (6.8.0-1019.21.1) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gkeop-6.8 (6.8.0-1002.4) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1078.87~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure (6.8.0-1020.23) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.15.165—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-42296?
CVE-2024-42296 is a medium vulnerability published on August 17, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix return value of f2fsconvertinline_inode() If device is readonly, make f2fsconvertinline_inode() return EROFS instead of zero, otherwise it may trigger panic during writeback of inline inode's dirty page as below:…
When was CVE-2024-42296 disclosed?
CVE-2024-42296 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 17, 2024, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-42296 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-42296 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 85.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-42296?
CVE-2024-42296 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-42296?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-42296, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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