CVE-2024-42306 — udf: Avoid using corrupted block bitmap buffer
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: Avoid using corrupted block bitmap buffer When the filesystem block bitmap is corrupted, we detect the corruption while loading the bitmap and fail the allocation with error. However the next allocation from the same bitmap will notice the bitmap buffer is already loaded and tries to allocate from the bitmap with mixed results (depending on the exact nature of the bitmap corruption). Fix the problem by using BH_verified bit to indicate whether the bitmap is valid or not.
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 (medium)+3
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)
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 |
≥ 1e0d4adf17e7ef03281d7b16555e7c1508c8ed2d and < 57053b3bcf3403b80db6f65aba284d7dfe7326afversion 6.3≥ 4.19.295 and < 4.20≥ 4.14.326 and < 4.15≥ 6.1.53 and < 6.1.103≥ 5.15.132 and < 5.15.165≥ 5.10.195 and < 5.10.224≥ 5.4.257 and < 5.4.282 and 8 moreversion 4622cc1b6d86013e01c56b60b092b5e4726c8e52version f862a9049c3f6e73a5504a1ac10ffd5bc253ab55≥ 1e0d4adf17e7ef03281d7b16555e7c1508c8ed2d and < a90d4471146de21745980cba51ce88e7926bcc4f≥ 1e0d4adf17e7ef03281d7b16555e7c1508c8ed2d and < 8ca170c39eca7cad6e0cfeb24e351d8f8eddcd65≥ 6ac8f2c8362afd2baa8e7b9c946597589e587d22 and < 271cab2ca00652bc984e269cf1208699a1e09cdd≥ 099bf90d7fc4622da9fd4727f6d318a0f12d10be and < 6a43e3c210df6c5f00570f4be49a897677dbcb64≥ 4ac54312f623c6d2ca30c36c1ef530c11f5aff64 and < 2199e157a465aaf98294d3932797ecd7fce942d5≥ 7648ea9896b31aff38830d81188f5b7a1773e4a8 and < cae9e59cc41683408b70b9ab569f8654866ba914 |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | ≥ 4.14.326 and < 4.15≥ 6.7 and < 6.10.3≥ 6.3 and < 6.6.44≥ 6.1.53 and < 6.1.103≥ 5.15.132 and < 5.15.165≥ 5.10.195 and < 5.10.224≥ 5.4.257 and < 5.4.282≥ 4.19.295 and < 4.20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.8 | 5.9 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 1.8 | 3.6 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | — | — | GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 · 5.5
- 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
12 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2199e157a465aaf98294d3932797ecd7fce942d5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca170c39eca7cad6e0cfeb24e351d8f8eddcd65
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/57053b3bcf3403b80db6f65aba284d7dfe7326af
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cae9e59cc41683408b70b9ab569f8654866ba914
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a43e3c210df6c5f00570f4be49a897677dbcb64
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/271cab2ca00652bc984e269cf1208699a1e09cdd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a90d4471146de21745980cba51ce88e7926bcc4f
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-782r-hcgf-6crv
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42306
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
- 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-2024-42306 is "udf: Avoid using corrupted block bitmap buffer", rated Medium. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.5 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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