CVE-2024-38599
jffs2: prevent xattr node from overflowing the eraseblock
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jffs2: prevent xattr node from overflowing the eraseblock Add a check to make sure that the requested xattr node size is no larger than the eraseblock minus the cleanmarker. Unlike the usual inode nodes, the xattr nodes aren't split into parts and spread across multiple eraseblocks, which means that a xattr node must not occupy more than one eraseblock. If the requested xattr value is too large, the xattr node can spill onto the next eraseblock, overwriting the nodes and causing errors such as: jffs2: argh. node added in wrong place at 0x0000b050(2) jffs2: nextblock 0x0000a000, expected at 0000b00c jffs2: error: (823) do_verify_xattr_datum: node CRC failed at 0x01e050, read=0xfc892c93, calc=0x000000 jffs2: notice: (823) jffs2_get_inode_nodes: Node header CRC failed at 0x01e00c. {848f,2fc4,0fef511f,59a3d171} jffs2: Node at 0x0000000c with length 0x00001044 would run over the end of the erase block jffs2: Perhaps the file system was created with the wrong erase size? jffs2: jffs2_scan_eraseblock(): Magic bitmask 0x1985 not found at 0x00000010: 0x1044 instead This breaks the filesystem and can lead to KASAN crashes such as: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88802c31e914 by task repro/830 CPU: 0 PID: 830 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.9.0-rc3+ #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS Arch Linux 1.16.3-1-1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xc6/0x120 print_report+0xc4/0x620 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x308/0x5b0 kasan_report+0xc1/0xf0 ? jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 ? jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 jffs2_flash_direct_writev+0xa8/0xd0 jffs2_flash_writev+0x9c9/0xef0 ? __x64_sys_setxattr+0xc4/0x160 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x140 ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [...] Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
INFO
Published Date :
June 19, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 17, 2025, 9:09 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected kernel package.
- Update the affected packages.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.9 up to (excluding) 6.9.3 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.8.12 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.33 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.93 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.161 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.219 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.18 up to (excluding) 4.19.316 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.278 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2904e1d9b64f72d291095e3cbb31634f08788b11 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2904e1d9b64f72d291095e3cbb31634f08788b11 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526235dffcac74c7823ed504dfac4f88d84ba5df Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526235dffcac74c7823ed504dfac4f88d84ba5df Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d431391320c5c5398ff966fb3a95e68a7def275 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d431391320c5c5398ff966fb3a95e68a7def275 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978a12c91b38bf1a213e567f3c20e2beef215f07 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978a12c91b38bf1a213e567f3c20e2beef215f07 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1d21bcd78cf4a4353e1e835789429c6b76aca8b Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1d21bcd78cf4a4353e1e835789429c6b76aca8b Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af82d8d2179b7277ad627c39e7e0778f1c86ccdb Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af82d8d2179b7277ad627c39e7e0778f1c86ccdb Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6854e5a267c28300ff045480b5a7ee7f6f1d913 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6854e5a267c28300ff045480b5a7ee7f6f1d913 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06969df2e40ab1dc8f4364a5de967830c74a098 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06969df2e40ab1dc8f4364a5de967830c74a098 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0eea095ce8c959b86e1e57fe36ca4fea5ae54f8 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0eea095ce8c959b86e1e57fe36ca4fea5ae54f8 Types: Patch -
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/2904e1d9b64f72d291095e3cbb31634f08788b11 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526235dffcac74c7823ed504dfac4f88d84ba5df Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d431391320c5c5398ff966fb3a95e68a7def275 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978a12c91b38bf1a213e567f3c20e2beef215f07 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1d21bcd78cf4a4353e1e835789429c6b76aca8b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af82d8d2179b7277ad627c39e7e0778f1c86ccdb Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6854e5a267c28300ff045480b5a7ee7f6f1d913 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06969df2e40ab1dc8f4364a5de967830c74a098 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0eea095ce8c959b86e1e57fe36ca4fea5ae54f8 -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 15, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value 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 Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jun. 19, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jffs2: prevent xattr node from overflowing the eraseblock Add a check to make sure that the requested xattr node size is no larger than the eraseblock minus the cleanmarker. Unlike the usual inode nodes, the xattr nodes aren't split into parts and spread across multiple eraseblocks, which means that a xattr node must not occupy more than one eraseblock. If the requested xattr value is too large, the xattr node can spill onto the next eraseblock, overwriting the nodes and causing errors such as: jffs2: argh. node added in wrong place at 0x0000b050(2) jffs2: nextblock 0x0000a000, expected at 0000b00c jffs2: error: (823) do_verify_xattr_datum: node CRC failed at 0x01e050, read=0xfc892c93, calc=0x000000 jffs2: notice: (823) jffs2_get_inode_nodes: Node header CRC failed at 0x01e00c. {848f,2fc4,0fef511f,59a3d171} jffs2: Node at 0x0000000c with length 0x00001044 would run over the end of the erase block jffs2: Perhaps the file system was created with the wrong erase size? jffs2: jffs2_scan_eraseblock(): Magic bitmask 0x1985 not found at 0x00000010: 0x1044 instead This breaks the filesystem and can lead to KASAN crashes such as: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88802c31e914 by task repro/830 CPU: 0 PID: 830 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.9.0-rc3+ #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS Arch Linux 1.16.3-1-1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xc6/0x120 print_report+0xc4/0x620 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x308/0x5b0 kasan_report+0xc1/0xf0 ? jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 ? jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 jffs2_flash_direct_writev+0xa8/0xd0 jffs2_flash_writev+0x9c9/0xef0 ? __x64_sys_setxattr+0xc4/0x160 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x140 ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [...] Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2904e1d9b64f72d291095e3cbb31634f08788b11 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526235dffcac74c7823ed504dfac4f88d84ba5df [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0eea095ce8c959b86e1e57fe36ca4fea5ae54f8 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1d21bcd78cf4a4353e1e835789429c6b76aca8b [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06969df2e40ab1dc8f4364a5de967830c74a098 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af82d8d2179b7277ad627c39e7e0778f1c86ccdb [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d431391320c5c5398ff966fb3a95e68a7def275 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978a12c91b38bf1a213e567f3c20e2beef215f07 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6854e5a267c28300ff045480b5a7ee7f6f1d913 [No types assigned]