CVE-2024-47660

Oct. 23, 2024, 5 p.m.

4.7
Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsnotify: clear PARENT_WATCHED flags lazily In some setups directories can have many (usually negative) dentries. Hence __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() function can take a significant amount of time. Since the bulk of this function happens under inode->i_lock this causes a significant contention on the lock when we remove the watch from the directory as the __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() call from fsnotify_recalc_mask() races with __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() calls from __fsnotify_parent() happening on children. This can lead upto softlockup reports reported by users. Fix the problem by calling fsnotify_update_children_dentry_flags() to set PARENT_WATCHED flags only when parent starts watching children. When parent stops watching children, clear false positive PARENT_WATCHED flags lazily in __fsnotify_parent() for each accessed child.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
  • *

Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

*CPE(s)

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

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/172e422ffea20a89bfdc672741c1aad6fbb5044e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f3ef1d9f66b93913ce2171120d9226b55acd41d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef1d2e240c32b1f337a37232d037b07e3919e1a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8c42405fc3507cc43ba7e4986a773c3fc633f6e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9a48bc3dd9099935751458a5bbbea4b7c28abc8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1b1e135c3f72382f792e6c319fc088d5523ad5

Tags

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CWE-362
2024-10-09
CVE-2024-47660

CVSS Score

4.7 / 10

CVSS Data

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

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

Date

  • Published: Oct. 9, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
  • Last Modified: Oct. 23, 2024, 5 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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

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