---
id: CVE-2024-47705
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  block: fix potential invalid pointer dereference in blk_add_partition

  The blk_add_partition() function initially used a single if-condition
  (IS_ERR(part)) to check for…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  block: fix potential invalid pointer dereference in blk_add_partition

  The blk_add_partition() function initially used a single if-condition
  (IS_ERR(part)) to check for…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-476
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.227'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.168'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.113'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.54'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.13'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.11.2'
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.11.2
published: '2024-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:18:55.747'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47705'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e197b7f9240a4ac301dd0ad520c0c697c2ea7d'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bc4272e2506941c3f3d4fb8b0c659ee814dcf6f'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64cf2a39202ca2d9df5ee70eb310b6141ce2b8ed'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/652039ba477c9a4ab43740cf2cb0d068d53508c2'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80f5bfbb80ea1615290dbc24f49d3d8c86db58fe'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afe53ea9b378c376101d99d216f13b6256f75189'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc4d21d9492db4e534d3e01253cf885c90dd2a8b'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00217
epssPercentile: 0.12117
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.747Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-10-21T13:04:01.361907Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

block: fix potential invalid pointer dereference in blk_add_partition

The blk_add_partition() function initially used a single if-condition
(IS_ERR(part)) to check for errors when adding a partition. This was
modified to handle the specific case of -ENXIO separately, allowing the
function to proceed without logging the error in this case. However,
this change unintentionally left a path where md_autodetect_dev()
could be called without confirming that part is a valid pointer.

This commit separates the error handling logic by splitting the
initial if-condition, improving code readability and handling specific
error scenarios explicitly. The function now distinguishes the general
error case from -ENXIO without altering the existing behavior of
md_autodetect_dev() calls.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.227`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.168`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.113`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.54`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.13`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.11.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.11.2`