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CVE-2024-43828

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-43828 is a local denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem, specifically affecting the fast_commit replay mechanism. An uninitialized extent_status structure can lead to an integer overflow and an infinite loop, causing system instability. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and low privileges to trigger, resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.10, < 5.10.224CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.165CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 6.1.103CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.2, < 6.6.44CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.7, < 6.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
14.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0023 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (17)

codesyspatch availablevia llm_extracted
View patch
esphomepatch availablevia llm_extracted
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19670-17086Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17250-17086Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17651-17084Fixed in: 6.6.47.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17661-17084Fixed in: 6.6.47.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 x64Fixed in: 6.6.47.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Linux 3.0 ARMFixed in: 6.6.47.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 kernel 6.6.43.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 6.6.47.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17207-16823Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.164.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 kernel 6.6.47.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 6.6.47.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.167.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.167.1-1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (5)

codesysllm-codesys-fe85e88fbae25bb9CRITICAL

HP ThinPro 8.1 SP7 Security Updates

Jun 3, 2025
esphomellm-esphome-ed450ce9fd6a7380CRITICAL

HP ThinPro 8.1 SP7 Security Updates

Jun 3, 2025
microsoft2024-Oct/CVE-2024-43828

CVE-2024-43828

Oct 8, 2024
redhatCVE-2024-43828Moderate

kernel: ext4: fix infinite loop when replaying fast_commit

Aug 17, 2024
microsoft2024-Aug/CVE-2024-43828Moderate

ext4: fix infinite loop when replaying fast_commit

Aug 13, 2024

References

cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
git.kernel.org / stable/c/0619f7750f2b178a1309808832ab20d85e0ad121
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/181e63cd595c688194e07332f9944b3a63193de2
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5ed0496e383cb6de120e56991385dce70bbb87c1
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/81f819c537d29932e4b9267f02411cbc8b355178
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/907c3fe532253a6ef4eb9c4d67efb71fab58c706
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/c6e67df64783e99a657ef2b8c834ba2bf54c539c
Patch
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html