CVE-2024-49960

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix timer use-after-free on failed mount Syzbot has found an ODEBUG bug in ext4_fill_super The del_timer_sync function cancels the s_err_report timer, which reminds about filesystem errors daily. We should guarantee the timer is no longer active before kfree(sbi). When filesystem mounting fails, the flow goes to failed_mount3, where an error occurs when ext4_stop_mmpd is called, causing a read I/O failure. This triggers the ext4_handle_error function that ultimately re-arms the timer, leaving the s_err_report timer active before kfree(sbi) is called. Fix the issue by canceling the s_err_report timer after calling ext4_stop_mmpd.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa78fb51d396f4f2f80f8e96a3b1516f394258be

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf3196e5e2f36cd80dab91ffae402e13935724bc

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b85569585d0154d4db1e4f9e3e6a4731d407feb0

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9203817ba46ebba7c865c8de2aba399537b6e891

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ce160c5bdb67081a62293028dc85758a8efb22a

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-10-21

Updated: 2024-11-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High