CVE-2024-39496

btrfs: zoned: fix use-after-free due to race with dev replace

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 12, 2024 at 12:20 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: btrfs: zoned: fix use-after-free due to race with dev replace While loading a zone's info during creation of a block group, we can race with a device replace operation and then trigger a use-after-free on the device that was just replaced (source device of the replace operation). This happens because at btrfs_load_zone_info() we extract a device from the chunk map into a local variable and then use the device while not under the protection of the device replace rwsem. So if there's a device replace operation happening when we extract the device and that device is the source of the replace operation, we will trigger a use-after-free if before we finish using the device the replace operation finishes and frees the device. Fix this by enlarging the critical section under the protection of the device replace rwsem so that all uses of the device are done inside the critical section.

Affected

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

5.11 ≤ v < 6.1.955.11 ≤ v < 6.105.11 ≤ v < 6.6.355.11 ≤ v < 6.9.65.12 ≤ v < 6.1.956.2 ≤ v < 6.6.356.7 ≤ v < 6.9.65.115b316468983dfa9473ff0f1c42e4e30b4c267141
Vendor states this is fixed in 0090d6e1b210551e63cf43958dc7a1ec942cdde9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 092571ef9a812566c8f2c9038d9c2a64c49788d6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 17765964703b88d8befd899f8501150bb7e07e43 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a0cc006f4214b87e70983c692e05bb36c59b5752 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.95 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.35 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.6 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0090d6e1b210551e63cf43958dc7a1ec942cdde9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/092571ef9a812566c8f2c9038d9c2a64c49788d6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17765964703b88d8befd899f8501150bb7e07e43
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0cc006f4214b87e70983c692e05bb36c59b5752
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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