5.5

CVE-2024-40972

ext4: do not create EA inode under buffer lock

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

ext4: do not create EA inode under buffer lock

ext4_xattr_set_entry() creates new EA inodes while holding buffer lock
on the external xattr block. This is problematic as it nests all the
allocation locking (which acquires locks on other buffers) under the
buffer lock. This can even deadlock when the filesystem is corrupted and
e.g. quota file is setup to contain xattr block as data block. Move the
allocation of EA inode out of ext4_xattr_set_entry() into the callers.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version < 6.1.107
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.6.47
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.9.7
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.22% 0.124
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-667 Improper Locking

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors.

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0752e7fb549d90c33b4d4186f11cfd25a556d1dd
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a46ef234756dca04623b7591e8ebb3440622f0b
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/111103907234bffd0a34fba070ad9367de058752
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/737fb7853acd5bc8984f6f42e4bfba3334be8ae1
Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html