CVE-2024-49877 ocfs2: fix possible null-ptr-deref in ocfs2_set_buffer_uptodate

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Multiple CVEs Addressed in ocfs2 Vulnerabilities Two vulnerabilities in the ocfs2 filesystem have been published, affecting systems that utilize this technology. CVE-2024-57892 addresses a slab-use-after-free issue due to a dangling pointer, while CVE-2024-49877 fixes a possible null pointer dereference in the ocfs2_set_buffer_uptodate function. 3 sources 39