{"id":"CVE-2024-56570","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\novl: Filter invalid inodes with missing lookup function\n\nAdd a check to the ovl_dentry_weird() function to prevent the\nprocessing of directory inodes that lack the look…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\novl: Filter invalid inodes with missing lookup function\n\nAdd a check to the ovl_dentry_weird() function to prevent the\nprocessing of directory inodes that lack the look…","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 < 5.4.287","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.231","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.174","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.120","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.64","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.4"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.12.4"],"published":"2024-12-27","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:19:16.660","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56570","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/065bf5dd21639f80e68450de16bda829784dbb8c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f86e79c0b2287ffdabe6c1b305a36c4e0f40fe3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72014e7745cc8250bb8f27bd78694dfd3f1b5773","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/749eac5a6687ec99116e0691d0d71225254654e3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8b359dddb418c60df1a69beea01d1b3322bfe83","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9248e2f73fb4afe08324485e98c815ac084d166","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff43d008bbf9b27ada434d6455f039a5ef6cee53","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00244,"epssPercentile":0.14671,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.773Z","slug":"CVE-2024-56570","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\novl: Filter invalid inodes with missing lookup function\n\nAdd a check to the ovl_dentry_weird() function to prevent the\nprocessing of directory inodes that lack the lookup function.\nThis is important because such inodes can cause errors in overlayfs\nwhen passed to the lowerstack.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 5.4.287`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.231`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.174`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.120`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.64`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.4`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.12.4`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}