A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function cow_file_range_inline of the file fs/btrfs/subpage.c. The manipulation leads to unchecked return value.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-42266. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.