7.8
CVE-2024-49983
- EPSS 0.05%
- Published 21.10.2024 18:15:18
- Last modified 03.11.2025 23:16:37
- Source 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081f
- CVE-Watchlists
- Open
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: drop ppath from ext4_ext_replay_update_ex() to avoid double-free
When calling ext4_force_split_extent_at() in ext4_ext_replay_update_ex(),
the 'ppath' is updated but it is the 'path' that is freed, thus potentially
triggering a double-free in the following process:
ext4_ext_replay_update_ex
ppath = path
ext4_force_split_extent_at(&ppath)
ext4_split_extent_at
ext4_ext_insert_extent
ext4_ext_create_new_leaf
ext4_ext_grow_indepth
ext4_find_extent
if (depth > path[0].p_maxdepth)
kfree(path) ---> path First freed
*orig_path = path = NULL ---> null ppath
kfree(path) ---> path double-free !!!
So drop the unnecessary ppath and use path directly to avoid this problem.
And use ext4_find_extent() directly to update path, avoiding unnecessary
memory allocation and freeing. Also, propagate the error returned by
ext4_find_extent() instead of using strange error codes.Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.10 < 5.10.227
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.11 < 5.15.168
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.16 < 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
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.05% | 0.137 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE-415 Double Free
The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.