Information Exposure Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [6.5,6.6.85)[6.7,6.8.10)
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- published9 Oct 2026
- disclosed20 May 2024
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 20 May 2024
CVE-2024-35949 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.6.85, 6.8.10 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure in the btrfs_lookup_dir_item process. An attacker can cause arbitrary kernel memory read and write, as well as kernel crash or potential control-flow hijacking, by supplying a crafted btrfs filesystem image with manipulated metadata blocks and mounting it on the target system. This is only exploitable if a user or process mounts an attacker-controlled btrfs image, such as via loop device, removable media, or user-mountable fstab entry.
Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst