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High 7.8Published Dec 27, 2024

CVE-2024-56570ovl: Filter invalid inodes with missing lookup function

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It affects Linux and 7 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

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.

CVSS
7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
Not given
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Linux
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 15, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Linux Linux
linux:linux (from the name)
from e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c before f9248e2f73fb4afe08324485e98c815ac084d166; from e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c before 5f86e79c0b2287ffdabe6c1b305a36c4e0f40fe3; from e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c before 749eac5a6687ec99116e0691d0d71225254654e3; from e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c before ff43d008bbf9b27ada434d6455f039a5ef6cee53; from e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c before 065bf5dd21639f80e68450de16bda829784dbb8c; from e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c before 72014e7745cc8250bb8f27bd78694dfd3f1b5773; from e9be9d5e76e34872f0c37d72e25bc27fe9e2c54c before c8b359dddb418c60df1a69beea01d1b3322bfe83
CNA record
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)
from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5
CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)
from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5
CISA ADP
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)
from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5
CISA ADP
Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P
siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p (from the name)
before V3.2
CISA ADP
Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family
siemens:scalance_xc_300_xr_300_xc_400_xr_500wg_xr_500_family (from the name)
before V3.2
CISA ADP
Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family
siemens:scalance_xcm_xrm_xch_xrh_300_family (from the name)
before V3.2
CISA ADP
linux linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel
before 5.4.287; from 5.5 before 5.10.231; from 5.11 before 5.15.174; from 5.16 before 6.1.120; from 6.2 before 6.6.64; from 6.7 before 6.12.4
NVD

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The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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