{"id":"CVE-2024-26772","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_find_by_goal()\n\nPlaces the logic for checking if the group's block bitmap is corrupt under\nthe protection …","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_find_by_goal()\n\nPlaces the logic for checking if the group's block bitmap is corrupt under\nthe protection …","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 4.19.308","linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.270","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.211","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.150","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.80","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.19","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.7","linux_kernel = 6.8","debian_linux = 10.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.7.7"],"published":"2024-04-03","updated":"2026-08-04","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26772","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21dbe20589c7f48e9c5d336ce6402bcebfa6d76a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a6dcc4ad0f7f7fa8e8d127b5526e7c5f2d38a43","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b92b1bc16d691c95b152c6dbf027ad64315668d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/832698373a25950942c04a512daa652c18a9b513","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8de8305a25bfda607fc13475ebe84b978c96d7ff","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3bbe77a76bc52e9d4d0a120f1509be36e25c916","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d639102f4cbd4cb65d1225dba3b9265596aab586","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffeb72a80a82aba59a6774b0611f792e0ed3b0b7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21dbe20589c7f48e9c5d336ce6402bcebfa6d76a","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a6dcc4ad0f7f7fa8e8d127b5526e7c5f2d38a43","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b92b1bc16d691c95b152c6dbf027ad64315668d","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/832698373a25950942c04a512daa652c18a9b513","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8de8305a25bfda607fc13475ebe84b978c96d7ff","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3bbe77a76bc52e9d4d0a120f1509be36e25c916","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d639102f4cbd4cb65d1225dba3b9265596aab586","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffeb72a80a82aba59a6774b0611f792e0ed3b0b7","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00264,"epssPercentile":0.18537,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-05T10:46:48.821Z","slug":"CVE-2024-26772","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_find_by_goal()\n\nPlaces the logic for checking if the group's block bitmap is corrupt under\nthe protection of the group lock to avoid allocating blocks from the group\nwith a corrupted block bitmap.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 4.19.308`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.270`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.211`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.150`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.80`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.19`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.7`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.8`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.7.7`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}