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MEDIUM
CVE-2024-42315
"Exfat Linux Kernel Deadlock in __exfat_get_dentry_set"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: fix potential deadlock on __exfat_get_dentry_set When accessing a file with more entries than ES_MAX_ENTRY_NUM, the bh-array is allocated in __exfat_get_entry_set. The problem is that the bh-array is allocated with GFP_KERNEL. It does not make sense. In the following cases, a deadlock for sbi->s_lock between the two processes may occur. CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- kswapd balance_pgdat lock(fs_reclaim) exfat_iterate lock(&sbi->s_lock) exfat_readdir exfat_get_uniname_from_ext_entry exfat_get_dentry_set __exfat_get_dentry_set kmalloc_array ... lock(fs_reclaim) ... evict exfat_evict_inode lock(&sbi->s_lock) To fix this, let's allocate bh-array with GFP_NOFS.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 17, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 22, 2024, 3:51 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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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d1970493c289e3f44b9ec847ed26a5dbdf56a62 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89fc548767a2155231128cb98726d6d2ea1256c9 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ac198f8dba791e3144c4da48a5a9b95773ee4b Patch

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 22, 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/1d1970493c289e3f44b9ec847ed26a5dbdf56a62 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d1970493c289e3f44b9ec847ed26a5dbdf56a62 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89fc548767a2155231128cb98726d6d2ea1256c9 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89fc548767a2155231128cb98726d6d2ea1256c9 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ac198f8dba791e3144c4da48a5a9b95773ee4b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ac198f8dba791e3144c4da48a5a9b95773ee4b Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-667
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.44 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.3
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: fix potential deadlock on __exfat_get_dentry_set When accessing a file with more entries than ES_MAX_ENTRY_NUM, the bh-array is allocated in __exfat_get_entry_set. The problem is that the bh-array is allocated with GFP_KERNEL. It does not make sense. In the following cases, a deadlock for sbi->s_lock between the two processes may occur. CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- kswapd balance_pgdat lock(fs_reclaim) exfat_iterate lock(&sbi->s_lock) exfat_readdir exfat_get_uniname_from_ext_entry exfat_get_dentry_set __exfat_get_dentry_set kmalloc_array ... lock(fs_reclaim) ... evict exfat_evict_inode lock(&sbi->s_lock) To fix this, let's allocate bh-array with GFP_NOFS.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ac198f8dba791e3144c4da48a5a9b95773ee4b [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d1970493c289e3f44b9ec847ed26a5dbdf56a62 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89fc548767a2155231128cb98726d6d2ea1256c9 [No types assigned]
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