CVE-2024-49983

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedOct 21, 2024
First seenOct 21, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.10 ≤ v < 5.10.227, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.168, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.113, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.55, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.10.14, 6.11 ≤ v < 6.11.35.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3

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