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MEDIUM
CVE-2024-40951
"OpenCarousel File System 2 (OCFS2) NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix NULL pointer dereference in ocfs2_abort_trigger() bdev->bd_super has been removed and commit 8887b94d9322 change the usage from bdev->bd_super to b_assoc_map->host->i_sb. Since ocfs2 hasn't set bh->b_assoc_map, it will trigger NULL pointer dereference when calling into ocfs2_abort_trigger(). Actually this was pointed out in history, see commit 74e364ad1b13. But I've made a mistake when reviewing commit 8887b94d9322 and then re-introduce this regression. Since we cannot revive bdev in buffer head, so fix this issue by initializing all types of ocfs2 triggers when fill super, and then get the specific ocfs2 trigger from ocfs2_caching_info when access journal. [[email protected]: v2] Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected]

INFO

Published Date :

July 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 6, 2024, 1:29 p.m.

Source :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67bcecd780609f471260a8c83fb0ae15f27734ce Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/685d03c3795378fca6a1b3d43581f7f1a3fc095f Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb63357ef229fae061ce7ce2839d558681c42f1a Patch

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67bcecd780609f471260a8c83fb0ae15f27734ce No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67bcecd780609f471260a8c83fb0ae15f27734ce Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/685d03c3795378fca6a1b3d43581f7f1a3fc095f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/685d03c3795378fca6a1b3d43581f7f1a3fc095f Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb63357ef229fae061ce7ce2839d558681c42f1a No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb63357ef229fae061ce7ce2839d558681c42f1a Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.6 up to (excluding) 6.6.36 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.9.7 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix NULL pointer dereference in ocfs2_abort_trigger() bdev->bd_super has been removed and commit 8887b94d9322 change the usage from bdev->bd_super to b_assoc_map->host->i_sb. Since ocfs2 hasn't set bh->b_assoc_map, it will trigger NULL pointer dereference when calling into ocfs2_abort_trigger(). Actually this was pointed out in history, see commit 74e364ad1b13. But I've made a mistake when reviewing commit 8887b94d9322 and then re-introduce this regression. Since we cannot revive bdev in buffer head, so fix this issue by initializing all types of ocfs2 triggers when fill super, and then get the specific ocfs2 trigger from ocfs2_caching_info when access journal. [[email protected]: v2] Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67bcecd780609f471260a8c83fb0ae15f27734ce [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb63357ef229fae061ce7ce2839d558681c42f1a [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/685d03c3795378fca6a1b3d43581f7f1a3fc095f [No types assigned]
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