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CVE-2024-43857: f2fs: fix null reference error when checking end of zone

0.0 CVSS

Description

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

f2fs: fix null reference error when checking end of zone

This patch fixes a potentially null pointer being accessed by
is_end_zone_blkaddr() that checks the last block of a zone
when f2fs is mounted as a single device.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-43857

CVSS Base Severity: LOW

CVSS Base Score: 0.0

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 5.06% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b98777309756ebe15cc9ad4e8ab64bbfaf878a3f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/381cbe85592c78fbaeb3e770e3e9f3bfa3e67efb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c82bc1ab2a8a5e73d9728e80c4c2ed87e8921a38

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