CVE-2024-26704

ext4: fix double-free of blocks due to wrong extents moved_len

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 3, 2024 at 02:55 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix double-free of blocks due to wrong extents moved_len In ext4_move_extents(), moved_len is only updated when all moves are successfully executed, and only discards orig_inode and donor_inode preallocations when moved_len is not zero. When the loop fails to exit after successfully moving some extents, moved_len is not updated and remains at 0, so it does not discard the preallocations. If the moved extents overlap with the preallocated extents, the overlapped extents are freed twice in ext4_mb_release_inode_pa() and ext4_process_freed_data() (as described in commit 94d7c16cbbbd ("ext4: Fix double-free of blocks with EXT4_IOC_MOVE_EXT")), and bb_free is incremented twice. Hence when trim is executed, a zero-division bug is triggered in mb_update_avg_fragment_size() because bb_free is not zero and bb_fragments is zero. Therefore, update move_len after each extent move to avoid the issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.18 ≤ v < 4.19.3073.18 ≤ v < 5.10.2103.18 ≤ v < 5.15.1493.18 ≤ v < 5.4.2693.18 ≤ v < 6.1.793.18 ≤ v < 6.6.183.18 ≤ v < 6.7.63.18 ≤ v < 6.84.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2695.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1495.16 ≤ v < 6.1.795.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2106.2 ≤ v < 6.6.186.7 ≤ v < 6.7.66.8 rc16.8 rc2fcf6b1b729bcd23f2b49a84fb33ffbb44712ee6a
Vendor states this is fixed in 185eab30486ba3e7bf8b9c2e049c79a06ffd2bc1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2883940b19c38d5884c8626483811acf4d7e148f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 55583e899a5357308274601364741a83e78d6ac4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 559ddacb90da1d8786dd8ec4fd76bbfa404eaef6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in afba9d11320dad5ce222ac8964caf64b7b4bedb1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in afbcad9ae7d6d11608399188f03a837451b6b3a1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b4fbb89d722cbb16beaaea234b7230faaaf68c71 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d033a555d9a1cf53dbf3301af7199cc4a4c8f537 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.307 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.210 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.149 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.269 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.79 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

References (10)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185eab30486ba3e7bf8b9c2e049c79a06ffd2bc1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2883940b19c38d5884c8626483811acf4d7e148f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55583e899a5357308274601364741a83e78d6ac4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/559ddacb90da1d8786dd8ec4fd76bbfa404eaef6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afba9d11320dad5ce222ac8964caf64b7b4bedb1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afbcad9ae7d6d11608399188f03a837451b6b3a1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4fbb89d722cbb16beaaea234b7230faaaf68c71
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d033a555d9a1cf53dbf3301af7199cc4a4c8f537

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SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415

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