5.5
CVE-2024-49870
- EPSS 0.05%
- Published 21.10.2024 18:15:08
- Last modified 03.11.2025 23:16:27
- Source 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081f
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cachefiles: fix dentry leak in cachefiles_open_file()
A dentry leak may be caused when a lookup cookie and a cull are concurrent:
P1 | P2
-----------------------------------------------------------
cachefiles_lookup_cookie
cachefiles_look_up_object
lookup_one_positive_unlocked
// get dentry
cachefiles_cull
inode->i_flags |= S_KERNEL_FILE;
cachefiles_open_file
cachefiles_mark_inode_in_use
__cachefiles_mark_inode_in_use
can_use = false
if (!(inode->i_flags & S_KERNEL_FILE))
can_use = true
return false
return false
// Returns an error but doesn't put dentry
After that the following WARNING will be triggered when the backend folder
is umounted:
==================================================================
BUG: Dentry 000000008ad87947{i=7a,n=Dx_1_1.img} still in use (1) [unmount of ext4 sda]
WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 359261 at fs/dcache.c:1767 umount_check+0x5d/0x70
CPU: 4 PID: 359261 Comm: umount Not tainted 6.6.0-dirty #25
RIP: 0010:umount_check+0x5d/0x70
Call Trace:
<TASK>
d_walk+0xda/0x2b0
do_one_tree+0x20/0x40
shrink_dcache_for_umount+0x2c/0x90
generic_shutdown_super+0x20/0x160
kill_block_super+0x1a/0x40
ext4_kill_sb+0x22/0x40
deactivate_locked_super+0x35/0x80
cleanup_mnt+0x104/0x160
==================================================================
Whether cachefiles_open_file() returns true or false, the reference count
obtained by lookup_positive_unlocked() in cachefiles_look_up_object()
should be released.
Therefore release that reference count in cachefiles_look_up_object() to
fix the above issue and simplify the code.Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.17 < 6.1.113
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.6.55
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.10.14
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.11 < 6.11.3
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.12 Updaterc1
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.05% | 0.143 |
| Source | 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-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.