CVE-2024-49903

HIGHNVD 7.07.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-10-21. NVD baseline CVSS 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

jfs: Fix uaf in dbFreeBits

[syzbot reported] ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:587 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __mutex_lock+0xfe/0xd70 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752 Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880229254b0 by task syz-executor357/5216

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5216 Comm: syz-executor357 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc3-syzkaller-00156-gd7a5aa4b3c00 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 06/27/2024 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:93 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:119 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline] print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:488 kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:587 [inline] __mutex_lock+0xfe/0xd70 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752 dbFreeBits+0x7ea/0xd90 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:2390 dbFreeDmap fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:2089 [inline] dbFree+0x35b/0x680 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:409 dbDiscardAG+0x8a9/0xa20 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:1650 jfs_ioc_trim+0x433/0x670 fs/jfs/jfs_discard.c:100 jfs_ioctl+0x2d0/0x3e0 fs/jfs/ioctl.c:131 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:907 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:893 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83

Freed by task 5218: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x3f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68 kasan_save_free_info+0x40/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:579 poison_slab_object+0xe0/0x150 mm/kasan/common.c:240 __kasan_slab_free+0x37/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:256 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:184 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2252 [inline] slab_free mm/slub.c:4473 [inline] kfree+0x149/0x360 mm/slub.c:4594 dbUnmount+0x11d/0x190 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:278 jfs_mount_rw+0x4ac/0x6a0 fs/jfs/jfs_mount.c:247 jfs_remount+0x3d1/0x6b0 fs/jfs/super.c:454 reconfigure_super+0x445/0x880 fs/super.c:1083 vfs_cmd_reconfigure fs/fsopen.c:263 [inline] vfs_fsconfig_locked fs/fsopen.c:292 [inline] __do_sys_fsconfig fs/fsopen.c:473 [inline] __se_sys_fsconfig+0xb6e/0xf80 fs/fsopen.c:345 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

[Analysis] There are two paths (dbUnmount and jfs_ioc_trim) that generate race condition when accessing bmap, which leads to the occurrence of uaf.

Use the lock s_umount to synchronize them, in order to avoid uaf caused by race condition.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.0(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track

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How it’s computed
Severity70% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
17%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 21, 2024

Last Modified

May 12, 2026

References (13)

Patch Availability(31)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.127.126) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1138.131) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1020.21) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gkeop-6.8 (6.8.0-1006.8) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-24.04b (6.11.0-1015.15) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (6.8.0-1022.25.2) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1023.25) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi (6.8.0-1019.23) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-kvm (5.4.0.1127.123) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1086.115) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-24.04a (6.8.0-1024.24) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1025.30) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-ibm-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1022.22) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-fips (5.4.0.1116.113) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-edge (5.4.0.1142.152~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-iot (5.4.0.1048.46) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-nvidia (6.8.0-1014.15) @ noble2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi2-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1129.160) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1129.142~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.11.0-18.18) @ oracular2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iotg (5.15.0.1071.71) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-lts-20.04 (5.4.0.1143.145) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1073.73) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1058 (5.4.0-1058.62) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.127.137~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1078.87~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04-edge (6.11.0-1005.5) @ oracular2026-05-21ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-host (5.15.0-1039.43) @ jammy2026-05-21ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 4.19.323—osv

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Weakness Classification(1)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-49903?
CVE-2024-49903 is a high vulnerability published on October 21, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: Fix uaf in dbFreeBits [syzbot reported] ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mutexlockcommon kernel/locking/mutex.c:587 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free…
When was CVE-2024-49903 disclosed?
CVE-2024-49903 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 21, 2024, with the most recent update on May 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-49903 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-49903 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 83.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-49903?
CVE-2024-49903 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-49903?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-49903, 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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