# CVE-2024-47701: ext4: avoid OOB when system.data xattr changes underneath the filesystem

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel ext4 filesystem allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted filesystem operations.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-50823, AZL-50891, BELL-CVE-2024-47701, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47701, GHSA-h4pf-m8rx-5h25, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47701

## What is CVE-2024-47701?

CVE-2024-47701 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

ext4: avoid OOB when system.data xattr changes underneath the filesystem

When looking up for an entry in an inlined directory, if e_value_offs is
changed underneath the filesystem by some change in the block device, it
will lead to an out-of-bounds access that KASAN detects as an UAF.

EXT4-fs (loop0): mounted filesystem 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 r/w without journal. Quota mode: none.
loop0: detected capacity change from 2048 to 2047
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ext4_search_dir+0xf2/0x1c0 fs/ext4/namei.c:1500
Read of size 1 at addr ffff88803e91130f by task syz-executor269/5103

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5103 Comm: syz-executor269 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc4-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:93 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:119
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
 print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:488
 kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601
 ext4_search_dir+0xf2/0x1c0 fs/ext4/namei.c:1500
 ext4_find_inline_entry+0x4be/0x5e0 fs/ext4/inline.c:1697
 __ext4_find_entry+0x2b4/0x1b30 fs/ext4/namei.c:1573
 ext4_lookup_entry fs/ext4/namei.c:1727 [inline]
 ext4_lookup+0x15f/0x750 fs/ext4/namei.c:1795
 lookup_one_qstr_excl+0x11f/0x260 fs/namei.c:1633
 filename_create+0x297/0x540 fs/namei.c:3980
 do_symlinkat+0xf9/0x3a0 fs/namei.c:4587
 __do_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:4610 [inline]
 __se_sys_symlinkat fs/namei.c:4607 [inline]
 __x64_sys_symlinkat+0x95/0xb0 fs/namei.c:4607
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f3e73ced469
Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 21 18 00 00 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 b8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007fff4d40c258 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000010a
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0032656c69662f2e RCX: 00007f3e73ced469
RDX: 0000000020000200 RSI: 00000000ffffff9c RDI: 00000000200001c0
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 00007fff4d40c290 R09: 00007fff4d40c290
R10: 0023706f6f6c2f76 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007fff4d40c27c
R13: 0000000000000003 R14: 431bde82d7b634db R15: 00007fff4d40c2b0
 </TASK>

Calling ext4_xattr_ibody_find right after reading the inode with
ext4_get_inode_loc will lead to a check of the validity of the xattrs,
avoiding this problem.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47701?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-47701?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-47701 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-47701 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-47701 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47701 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47701/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47701/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47701
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47701
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-47701

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