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ext4: filesystems without casefold feature cannot be mounted with siphash

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: filesystems without casefold feature cannot be mounted with siphash When mounting the ext4 filesystem, if the default hash version is set to DX_HASH_SIPHASH but the casefold feature is not set, exit the mounting.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.11.3, 6.6.120
CVEs
CVE-2024-49968
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 16:15 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ext4: filesystems without casefold feature cannot be mounted with siphash

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Oct 2024, 18:02 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: filesystems without casefold feature cannot be mounted with siphash When mounting the ext4 filesystem, if the default hash version is set to DX_HASH_SIPHASH but the casefold feature is not set, exit the mounting.

osv:CVE-2024-49968

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.11.3

Complete source record
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