CVE-2024-39469 — nilfs2: fix nilfs_empty_dir() misjudgment and long loop on I/O errors
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix nilfs_empty_dir() misjudgment and long loop on I/O errors The error handling in nilfs_empty_dir() when a directory folio/page read fails is incorrect, as in the old ext2 implementation, and if the folio/page cannot be read or nilfs_check_folio() fails, it will falsely determine the directory as empty and corrupt the file system. In addition, since nilfs_empty_dir() does not immediately return on a failed folio/page read, but continues to loop, this can cause a long loop with I/O if i_size of the directory's inode is also corrupted, causing the log writer thread to wait and hang, as reported by syzbot. Fix these issues by making nilfs_empty_dir() immediately return a false value (0) if it fails to get a directory folio/page.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+2
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
≥ 2ba466d74ed74f073257f86e61519cb8f8f46184 and < 2ac8a2fe22bdde9eecce2a42cf5cab79333fb428version 2.6.30≥ 2ba466d74ed74f073257f86e61519cb8f8f46184 and < 7373a51e7998b508af7136530f3a997b286ce81c≥ 2ba466d74ed74f073257f86e61519cb8f8f46184 and < 59f14875a96ef93f05b82ad3c980605f2cb444b5≥ 2ba466d74ed74f073257f86e61519cb8f8f46184 and < d18b05eda7fa77f02114f15b02c009f28ee42346≥ 2ba466d74ed74f073257f86e61519cb8f8f46184 and < 129dcd3e7d036218db3f59c82d82004b9539ed82≥ 2ba466d74ed74f073257f86e61519cb8f8f46184 and < 11a2edb70356a2202dcb7c9c189c8356ab4752cd≥ 2ba466d74ed74f073257f86e61519cb8f8f46184 and < c77ad608df6c091fe64ecb91f41ef7cb465587f1 and 1 more≥ 2ba466d74ed74f073257f86e61519cb8f8f46184 and < 405b71f1251e5ae865f53bd27c45114e6c83bee3 |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel |
≥ 2.6.30 and < 4.19.317version 6.10-rc2version 6.10-rc1≥ 6.7 and < 6.9.5≥ 6.2 and < 6.6.35≥ 5.16 and < 6.1.95≥ 5.11 and < 5.15.162≥ 5.5 and < 5.10.221 and 1 more≥ 4.20 and < 5.4.279 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.8 | 5.2 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.1 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.8 | 5.2 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.1 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories |
| 7.1 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- Fix documented
- Affected products added · linux/linux kernel
- CVSS changed · 7.1
- Source status changed · → Modified
- Record created in this database
- 2024
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 2× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
References
13 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ac8a2fe22bdde9eecce2a42cf5cab79333fb428
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c77ad608df6c091fe64ecb91f41ef7cb465587f1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/405b71f1251e5ae865f53bd27c45114e6c83bee3
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/11a2edb70356a2202dcb7c9c189c8356ab4752cd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/129dcd3e7d036218db3f59c82d82004b9539ed82
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d18b05eda7fa77f02114f15b02c009f28ee42346
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/59f14875a96ef93f05b82ad3c980605f2cb444b5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7373a51e7998b508af7136530f3a997b286ce81c
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39469
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x53f-w58c-2223
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2024-39469 is "nilfs2: fix nilfs_empty_dir() misjudgment and long loop on I/O errors", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.1 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.25% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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