CVE-2024-56570
ovl: Filter invalid inodes with missing lookup function
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovl: Filter invalid inodes with missing lookup function Add a check to the ovl_dentry_weird() function to prevent the processing of directory inodes that lack the lookup function. This is important because such inodes can cause errors in overlayfs when passed to the lowerstack.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c < f9248e2f73fb4afe08324485e98c815ac084d166 e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c < 5f86e79c0b2287ffdabe6c1b305a36c4e0f40fe3 e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c < 749eac5a6687ec99116e0691d0d71225254654e3 e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c < ff43d008bbf9b27ada434d6455f039a5ef6cee53 e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c < 065bf5dd21639f80e68450de16bda829784dbb8c e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c < 72014e7745cc8250bb8f27bd78694dfd3f1b5773 e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c < c8b359dddb418c60df1a69beea01d1b3322bfe83
Linux / Linux
3.18
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9248e2f73fb4afe08324485e98c815ac084d166 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f86e79c0b2287ffdabe6c1b305a36c4e0f40fe3 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/749eac5a6687ec99116e0691d0d71225254654e3 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff43d008bbf9b27ada434d6455f039a5ef6cee53 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/065bf5dd21639f80e68450de16bda829784dbb8c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72014e7745cc8250bb8f27bd78694dfd3f1b5773 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8b359dddb418c60df1a69beea01d1b3322bfe83 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html