CVE-2024-0775
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
6.7
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
13.4th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-416
Published 2024-01-22 · modified 2026-08-10
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | H | High |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-01-22 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-10 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the __ext4_remount in fs/ext4/super.c in ext4 in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local user to cause an information leak problem while freeing the old quota file names before a potential failure, leading to a use-after-free.
Affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0775
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2259414
- https://scm.linefinity.com/common/linux-stable/commit/4c0b4818b1f636bc96359f7817a2d8bab6370162
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0775
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2259414
- https://scm.linefinity.com/common/linux-stable/commit/4c0b4818b1f636bc96359f7817a2d8bab6370162