# CVE-2024-47700: ext4: check stripe size compatibility on remount as well

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: check stripe size compatibility on remount as well We disable stripe size in __ext4_fill_super if it is not a multiple of the cluster ratio however this check is missed when trying to remount. This can leave us with cases where stripe < cluster_ratio after remount:set making EXT4_B2C(sbi->s_stripe) become 0 that can cause some unforeseen bugs like divide by 0. Fix that by adding the check in remount path as well.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faeff8b1ee2eaa5969c8e994d66c3337298cefed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/297615e992bbb30a55c158141086be6505d5d722
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a31b712f75445d52fc0451dc54fd7b16a552cb7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee85e0938aa8f9846d21e4d302c3cf6a2a75110d

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