A AegiFlow
HIGHCVSS 7.8

CVE-2024-56570

CVE-2024-56570 updated by NVD

Modified
2026-10-17
Sources
nvd

Summary

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.

References

Includes data from the National Vulnerability Database (NIST). NVD data is in the public domain; this page is not endorsed by NIST.

CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. CVE content reproduced under the CVE Terms of Use; copyright designation © MITRE.