SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-44963

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: do not BUG_ON() when freeing tree block after error When freeing a tree block, at btrfs_free_tree_block(), if we fail to create a delayed reference we don't deal with the error and just do a BUG_ON(). The error most likely to happen is -ENOMEM, and we have a comment mentioning that only -ENOMEM can happen, but that is not true, because in case qgroups are enabled any error returned from btrfs_qgroup_trace_extent_post() (can be -EUCLEAN or anything returned from btrfs_search_slot() for example) can be propagated back to btrfs_free_tree_block(). So stop doing a BUG_ON() and return the error to the callers and make them abort the transaction to prevent leaking space. Syzbot was triggering this, likely due to memory allocation failure injection.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
o	linux	linux_kernel	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98251cd60b4d702a8a81de442ab621e83a3fb24f

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb3868033a4cccff7be57e9145f2117cbdc91c11

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: LOW
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Sept. 4, 2024, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 4, 2024, 4:19 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has had analysis completed and all data associations made.

More info

Source

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

CVE-2024-44963