5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-26696
"Linux Nilfs2 Deadlock in Migrate Pages and Log Writer"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix hang in nilfs_lookup_dirty_data_buffers() Syzbot reported a hang issue in migrate_pages_batch() called by mbind() and nilfs_lookup_dirty_data_buffers() called in the log writer of nilfs2. While migrate_pages_batch() locks a folio and waits for the writeback to complete, the log writer thread that should bring the writeback to completion picks up the folio being written back in nilfs_lookup_dirty_data_buffers() that it calls for subsequent log creation and was trying to lock the folio. Thus causing a deadlock. In the first place, it is unexpected that folios/pages in the middle of writeback will be updated and become dirty. Nilfs2 adds a checksum to verify the validity of the log being written and uses it for recovery at mount, so data changes during writeback are suppressed. Since this is broken, an unclean shutdown could potentially cause recovery to fail. Investigation revealed that the root cause is that the wait for writeback completion in nilfs_page_mkwrite() is conditional, and if the backing device does not require stable writes, data may be modified without waiting. Fix these issues by making nilfs_page_mkwrite() wait for writeback to finish regardless of the stable write requirement of the backing device.

INFO

Published Date :

April 3, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 17, 2025, 3:37 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-26696 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-26696.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/228742b2ddfb99dfd71e5a307e6088ab6836272e Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38296afe3c6ee07319e01bb249aa4bb47c07b534 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e9b622bd0748cc104d66535b76d9b3535f9dc0f Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8494ba2c9ea00a54d5b50e69b22c55a8958bce32 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/862ee4422c38be5c249844a684b00d0dbe9d1e46 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98a4026b22ff440c7f47056481bcbbe442f607d6 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e38585401d464578d30f5868ff4ca54475c34f7d Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea5ddbc11613b55e5128c85f57b08f907abd9b28 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/228742b2ddfb99dfd71e5a307e6088ab6836272e Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38296afe3c6ee07319e01bb249aa4bb47c07b534 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e9b622bd0748cc104d66535b76d9b3535f9dc0f Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8494ba2c9ea00a54d5b50e69b22c55a8958bce32 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/862ee4422c38be5c249844a684b00d0dbe9d1e46 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98a4026b22ff440c7f47056481bcbbe442f607d6 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e38585401d464578d30f5868ff4ca54475c34f7d Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea5ddbc11613b55e5128c85f57b08f907abd9b28 Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html Mailing List

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-26696 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Mar. 17, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-667
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 from (excluding) 6.7.6 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 from (excluding) 6.6.18 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 from (excluding) 6.1.79 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 from (excluding) 5.15.149 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 from (excluding) 5.10.210 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.9 from (excluding) 4.19.307 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 from (excluding) 5.4.269 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/228742b2ddfb99dfd71e5a307e6088ab6836272e Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/228742b2ddfb99dfd71e5a307e6088ab6836272e Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38296afe3c6ee07319e01bb249aa4bb47c07b534 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38296afe3c6ee07319e01bb249aa4bb47c07b534 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e9b622bd0748cc104d66535b76d9b3535f9dc0f Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e9b622bd0748cc104d66535b76d9b3535f9dc0f Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8494ba2c9ea00a54d5b50e69b22c55a8958bce32 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8494ba2c9ea00a54d5b50e69b22c55a8958bce32 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/862ee4422c38be5c249844a684b00d0dbe9d1e46 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/862ee4422c38be5c249844a684b00d0dbe9d1e46 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98a4026b22ff440c7f47056481bcbbe442f607d6 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98a4026b22ff440c7f47056481bcbbe442f607d6 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e38585401d464578d30f5868ff4ca54475c34f7d Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e38585401d464578d30f5868ff4ca54475c34f7d Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea5ddbc11613b55e5128c85f57b08f907abd9b28 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea5ddbc11613b55e5128c85f57b08f907abd9b28 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html Types: Mailing List
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/228742b2ddfb99dfd71e5a307e6088ab6836272e
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38296afe3c6ee07319e01bb249aa4bb47c07b534
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e9b622bd0748cc104d66535b76d9b3535f9dc0f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8494ba2c9ea00a54d5b50e69b22c55a8958bce32
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/862ee4422c38be5c249844a684b00d0dbe9d1e46
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98a4026b22ff440c7f47056481bcbbe442f607d6
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e38585401d464578d30f5868ff4ca54475c34f7d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea5ddbc11613b55e5128c85f57b08f907abd9b28
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference kernel.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
    Removed Reference kernel.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference kernel.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference kernel.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    May. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Apr. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix hang in nilfs_lookup_dirty_data_buffers() Syzbot reported a hang issue in migrate_pages_batch() called by mbind() and nilfs_lookup_dirty_data_buffers() called in the log writer of nilfs2. While migrate_pages_batch() locks a folio and waits for the writeback to complete, the log writer thread that should bring the writeback to completion picks up the folio being written back in nilfs_lookup_dirty_data_buffers() that it calls for subsequent log creation and was trying to lock the folio. Thus causing a deadlock. In the first place, it is unexpected that folios/pages in the middle of writeback will be updated and become dirty. Nilfs2 adds a checksum to verify the validity of the log being written and uses it for recovery at mount, so data changes during writeback are suppressed. Since this is broken, an unclean shutdown could potentially cause recovery to fail. Investigation revealed that the root cause is that the wait for writeback completion in nilfs_page_mkwrite() is conditional, and if the backing device does not require stable writes, data may be modified without waiting. Fix these issues by making nilfs_page_mkwrite() wait for writeback to finish regardless of the stable write requirement of the backing device.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/228742b2ddfb99dfd71e5a307e6088ab6836272e [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/862ee4422c38be5c249844a684b00d0dbe9d1e46 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98a4026b22ff440c7f47056481bcbbe442f607d6 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e9b622bd0748cc104d66535b76d9b3535f9dc0f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8494ba2c9ea00a54d5b50e69b22c55a8958bce32 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea5ddbc11613b55e5128c85f57b08f907abd9b28 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e38585401d464578d30f5868ff4ca54475c34f7d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38296afe3c6ee07319e01bb249aa4bb47c07b534 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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