CVE-2024-38599

jffs2: prevent xattr node from overflowing the eraseblock

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: June 19, 2024 at 01:45 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:18 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jffs2: prevent xattr node from overflowing the eraseblock Add a check to make sure that the requested xattr node size is no larger than the eraseblock minus the cleanmarker. Unlike the usual inode nodes, the xattr nodes aren't split into parts and spread across multiple eraseblocks, which means that a xattr node must not occupy more than one eraseblock. If the requested xattr value is too large, the xattr node can spill onto the next eraseblock, overwriting the nodes and causing errors such as: jffs2: argh. node added in wrong place at 0x0000b050(2) jffs2: nextblock 0x0000a000, expected at 0000b00c jffs2: error: (823) do_verify_xattr_datum: node CRC failed at 0x01e050, read=0xfc892c93, calc=0x000000 jffs2: notice: (823) jffs2_get_inode_nodes: Node header CRC failed at 0x01e00c. {848f,2fc4,0fef511f,59a3d171} jffs2: Node at 0x0000000c with length 0x00001044 would run over the end of the erase block jffs2: Perhaps the file system was created with the wrong erase size? jffs2: jffs2_scan_eraseblock(): Magic bitmask 0x1985 not found at 0x00000010: 0x1044 instead This breaks the filesystem and can lead to KASAN crashes such as: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88802c31e914 by task repro/830 CPU: 0 PID: 830 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.9.0-rc3+ #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS Arch Linux 1.16.3-1-1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xc6/0x120 print_report+0xc4/0x620 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x308/0x5b0 kasan_report+0xc1/0xf0 ? jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 ? jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 jffs2_sum_add_kvec+0x125e/0x15d0 jffs2_flash_direct_writev+0xa8/0xd0 jffs2_flash_writev+0x9c9/0xef0 ? __x64_sys_setxattr+0xc4/0x160 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x140 ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [...] Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.

Affected

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

All versions2.6.18 ≤ v < 4.19.3164.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2785.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1615.16 ≤ v < 6.1.935.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2196.2 ≤ v < 6.6.336.7 ≤ v < 6.8.126.9 ≤ v < 6.9.32.6.18aa98d7cf59b5b0764d3502662053489585faf2fe
Vendor states this is fixed in 2904e1d9b64f72d291095e3cbb31634f08788b11 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 526235dffcac74c7823ed504dfac4f88d84ba5df (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8d431391320c5c5398ff966fb3a95e68a7def275 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 978a12c91b38bf1a213e567f3c20e2beef215f07 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a1d21bcd78cf4a4353e1e835789429c6b76aca8b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in af82d8d2179b7277ad627c39e7e0778f1c86ccdb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c6854e5a267c28300ff045480b5a7ee7f6f1d913 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f06969df2e40ab1dc8f4364a5de967830c74a098 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f0eea095ce8c959b86e1e57fe36ca4fea5ae54f8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.316 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.219 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.161 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.278 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.93 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.33 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.3 (unaffected)

References (11)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2904e1d9b64f72d291095e3cbb31634f08788b11
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526235dffcac74c7823ed504dfac4f88d84ba5df
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d431391320c5c5398ff966fb3a95e68a7def275
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978a12c91b38bf1a213e567f3c20e2beef215f07
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1d21bcd78cf4a4353e1e835789429c6b76aca8b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af82d8d2179b7277ad627c39e7e0778f1c86ccdb
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6854e5a267c28300ff045480b5a7ee7f6f1d913
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06969df2e40ab1dc8f4364a5de967830c74a098

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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