# CVE-2024-47699: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  nilfs2: fix potential null-ptr-deref in nilfs_bt...

CVE-2024-47699 is fixed in 44 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47699, released October 21, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-47699
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0026
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 21, 2024

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  nilfs2: fix potential null-ptr-deref in nilfs_btree_insert()  Patch series "nilfs2: fix potential issues with empty b-tree nodes".  This series addresses three potential issues with empty b-tree nodes that can occur with corrupted filesystem images, including one recently discovered by syzbot.   This patch (of 3):  If a b-tree is broken on the device, and the b-tree height is greater than 2 (the level of the root node is greater than 1) even if the number of child nodes of the b-tree root is 0, a NULL pointer dereference occurs in nilfs_btree_prepare_insert(), which is called from nilfs_btree_insert().  This is because, when the number of child nodes of the b-tree root is 0, nilfs_btree_do_lookup() does not set the block buffer head in any of path[x].bp_bh, leaving it as the initial value of NULL, but if the level of the b-tree root node is greater than 1, nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(), which accesses the buffer memory of path[x].bp_bh, is called.  Fix this issue by adding a check to nilfs_btree_root_broken(), which performs sanity checks when reading the root node from the device, to detect this inconsistency.  Thanks to Lizhi Xu for trying to solve the bug and clarifying the cause early on.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | bpftool ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | bpftool ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4387-1.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-coco_debug sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4387-1.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-debug opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-default sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_5 sles 15.6 | 1-150600.1.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3986-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6 sles 15.6 | 1-150600.13.3.5 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3986-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-rt_debug opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3986-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4387-1.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-source-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3986-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-azure opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-azure sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3984-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-coco sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4387-1.md) | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-syms-rt opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-3986-1.md) | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12884.md) | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12884.md) | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container-debug ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container-debug ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12884.md) | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-container-debug ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-core ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-core ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12884.md) | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-core ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-core ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12884.md) | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-devel ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12884.md) | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-devel ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el8uek | [ELSA-2024-12884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12884.md) | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-doc ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-modules-extra ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek | [ELSA-2024-12887](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12887.md) | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-tools ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el7uek | [ELSA-2024-12884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12884.md) | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-uek-tools-libs ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el7uek | [ELSA-2024-12884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12884.md) | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-4318-1.md) | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.115-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47699](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-47699.md) | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.11.2-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47699](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-47699.md) | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.11.2-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47699](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-47699.md) | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Linux | perf ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el7uek | [ELSA-2024-12884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12884.md) | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Linux | python-perf ol 8 | 0:5.4.17-2136.338.4.1.el7uek | [ELSA-2024-12884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-12884.md) | Dec 16, 2024 |

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