# CVE-2024-41086: bcachefs: Fix sb\_field\_downgrade validation

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-29 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bcachefs: Fix sb_field_downgrade validation - bch2_sb_downgrade_validate() wasn't checking for a downgrade entry extending past the end of the superblock section - for_each_downgrade_entry() is used in to_text() and needs to work on malformed input; it also was missing a check for a field extending past the end of the section

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf920ed92ef24dcd6970c88881cd4700b3acf05b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/692aa7a54b2b28d59f24b3bf8250837805484b99

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