CVE-2024-26878
quota: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: quota: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference Below race may cause NULL pointer dereference P1 P2 dquot_free_inode quota_off drop_dquot_ref remove_dquot_ref dquots = i_dquot(inode) dquots = i_dquot(inode) srcu_read_lock dquots[cnt]) != NULL (1) dquots[type] = NULL (2) spin_lock(&dquots[cnt]->dq_dqb_lock) (3) .... If dquot_free_inode(or other routines) checks inode's quota pointers (1) before quota_off sets it to NULL(2) and use it (3) after that, NULL pointer dereference will be triggered. So let's fix it by using a temporary pointer to avoid this issue.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ca72a3de915f87232c9a4cb9bebbd3af8ed3e25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40a673b4b07efd6f74ff3ab60f38b26aa91ee5d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49669f8e7eb053f91d239df7b1bfb4500255a9d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61380537aa6dd32d8a723d98b8f1bd1b11d8fee0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6afc9f4434fa8063aa768c2bf5bf98583aee0877
References (13)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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