CVE-2024-50202

Nov. 19, 2024, 4:12 p.m.

5.5
Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: propagate directory read errors from nilfs_find_entry() Syzbot reported that a task hang occurs in vcs_open() during a fuzzing test for nilfs2. The root cause of this problem is that in nilfs_find_entry(), which searches for directory entries, ignores errors when loading a directory page/folio via nilfs_get_folio() fails. If the filesystem images is corrupted, and the i_size of the directory inode is large, and the directory page/folio is successfully read but fails the sanity check, for example when it is zero-filled, nilfs_check_folio() may continue to spit out error messages in bursts. Fix this issue by propagating the error to the callers when loading a page/folio fails in nilfs_find_entry(). The current interface of nilfs_find_entry() and its callers is outdated and cannot propagate error codes such as -EIO and -ENOMEM returned via nilfs_find_entry(), so fix it together.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
  • *, 6.12

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-755
Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.

*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 / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel 6.12 rc1 / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel 6.12 rc2 / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel 6.12 rc3 / / / / / /

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: Nov. 8, 2024, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 19, 2024, 4:12 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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