CVE-2024-46751 - Vulnerability Details

- btrfs: don't BUG_ON() when 0 reference count at btrfs_lookup_extent_info()

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

btrfs: don't BUG_ON() when 0 reference count at btrfs_lookup_extent_info()

Instead of doing a BUG_ON() handle the error by returning -EUCLEAN,
aborting the transaction and logging an error message.

Published: 2024-09-18

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Linux

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5d4f98a28c7d334091c1b7744f48a1acdd2a4ae0`	affected	< 9c309d2434abbe880712af7e60da9ead8b6703fe
`5d4f98a28c7d334091c1b7744f48a1acdd2a4ae0`	affected	< d64807ded1b6054f066e03d8add6d920f3db9e5d
`5d4f98a28c7d334091c1b7744f48a1acdd2a4ae0`	affected	< 18eb53a2734ff61b9a72c4fef5db7b38cb48ae16
`5d4f98a28c7d334091c1b7744f48a1acdd2a4ae0`	affected	< 3cfec712a439c5c5f5c718c5c669ee41a898f776
`5d4f98a28c7d334091c1b7744f48a1acdd2a4ae0`	affected	< ef9a8b73c8b60b27d9db4787e624a3438ffe8428
`5d4f98a28c7d334091c1b7744f48a1acdd2a4ae0`	affected	< 28cb13f29faf6290597b24b728dc3100c019356f

Linux

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.6.31`	affected	—
`0`	unaffected	< 2.6.31
`5.10.238`	unaffected	≤ 5.10.*
`5.15.184`	unaffected	≤ 5.15.*
`6.1.140`	unaffected	≤ 6.1.*
`6.6.92`	unaffected	≤ 6.6.*
`6.10.10`	unaffected	≤ 6.10.*
`6.11`	unaffected	≤ *

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-4271-1	linux-6.1 security update
Debian DLA	DLA-4327-1	linux security update
Debian DSA	DSA-5925-1	linux security update
Ubuntu USN	USN-7154-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7155-1	Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7156-1	Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7154-2	Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7196-1	Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7654-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7654-2	Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7654-3	Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7654-4	Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7654-5	Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7655-1	Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7686-1	Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7711-1	Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7712-1	Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN	USN-7712-2	Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00014.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18eb53a2734ff61b9a72c4fef5db7b38cb48ae16
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28cb13f29faf6290597b24b728dc3100c019356f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cfec712a439c5c5f5c718c5c669ee41a898f776
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c309d2434abbe880712af7e60da9ead8b6703fe
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d64807ded1b6054f066e03d8add6d920f3db9e5d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef9a8b73c8b60b27d9db4787e624a3438ffe8428
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024091838-CVE-2024-46751-17f5@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46751
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46751

History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.html

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00073}`	epss `{'score': 0.00056}`

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00069}`	epss `{'score': 0.00073}`

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c309d2434abbe880712af7e60da9ead8b6703fe

Thu, 22 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18eb53a2734ff61b9a72c4fef5db7b38cb48ae16 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cfec712a439c5c5f5c718c5c669ee41a898f776 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d64807ded1b6054f066e03d8add6d920f3db9e5d

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 02:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-617
Metrics	threat_severity `Low`	threat_severity `Moderate`

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024091838-CVE-2024-46751-17f5@gregkh/T https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46751 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46751
Metrics	threat_severity `None`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}` threat_severity `Low`

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: don't BUG_ON() when 0 reference count at btrfs_lookup_extent_info() Instead of doing a BUG_ON() handle the error by returning -EUCLEAN, aborting the transaction and logging an error message.
Title		btrfs: don't BUG_ON() when 0 reference count at btrfs_lookup_extent_info()
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28cb13f29faf6290597b24b728dc3100c019356f https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef9a8b73c8b60b27d9db4787e624a3438ffe8428

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Linux Linux Kernel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-09-18T07:12:11.240Z

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:35:42.275Z

Reserved: 2024-09-11T15:12:18.268Z

Link: CVE-2024-46751

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T19:31:02.648Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-09-18T08:15:04.010

Modified: 2025-11-03T20:16:31.577

Link: CVE-2024-46751

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-09-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-46751 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses

Tracking

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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