---
id: CVE-2024-43858
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  jfs: Fix array-index-out-of-bounds in diFree
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  jfs: Fix array-index-out-of-bounds in diFree
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'
cwe:
  - CWE-129
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 2.6.12, < 4.19.320'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.282'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.224'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.165'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.103'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.44'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.3'
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.10.3
published: '2024-08-17'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:18:48.127'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43858'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/538a27c8048f081a5ddd286f886eb986fbbc7f80'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55b732c8b09b41148eaab2fa8e31b0af47671e00'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f7fdf733add82f126ea00e2e48f6eba15ac4b9'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aa6892a90a5a7fabffe5692ab9f06a7a46c6e42'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8f9a477de0d7962342eedf2a599215b7c63d28'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b3a4345957f5372041bc4f59de322f62653e862'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f73f969b2eb39ad8056f6c7f3a295fa2f85e313a'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff14eadc278663cac69d57d3ca7fb2f394e1f8a7'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00236
epssPercentile: 0.13556
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.736Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-09-10T16:07:01.781226Z'
---

## Overview

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

jfs: Fix array-index-out-of-bounds in diFree

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 2.6.12, < 4.19.320`
- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.282`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.224`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.165`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.103`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.44`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.10.3`