CVE-2024-41051

cachefiles: wait for ondemand_object_worker to finish when dropping object

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 29, 2024 at 02:32 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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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: cachefiles: wait for ondemand_object_worker to finish when dropping object When queuing ondemand_object_worker() to re-open the object, cachefiles_object is not pinned. The cachefiles_object may be freed when the pending read request is completed intentionally and the related erofs is umounted. If ondemand_object_worker() runs after the object is freed, it will incur use-after-free problem as shown below. process A processs B process C process D cachefiles_ondemand_send_req() // send a read req X // wait for its completion // close ondemand fd cachefiles_ondemand_fd_release() // set object as CLOSE cachefiles_ondemand_daemon_read() // set object as REOPENING queue_work(fscache_wq, &info->ondemand_work) // close /dev/cachefiles cachefiles_daemon_release cachefiles_flush_reqs complete(&req->done) // read req X is completed // umount the erofs fs cachefiles_put_object() // object will be freed cachefiles_ondemand_deinit_obj_info() kmem_cache_free(object) // both info and object are freed ondemand_object_worker() When dropping an object, it is no longer necessary to reopen the object, so use cancel_work_sync() to cancel or wait for ondemand_object_worker() to finish.

Affected

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

6.1.95 ≤ v < 6.1.1006.6.35 ≤ v < 6.6.416.8 ≤ v < 6.106.8 ≤ v < 6.9.100a7e54c1959c0feb2de23397ec09c7692364313e6.1.956.10 rc16.10 rc26.10 rc36.10 rc46.10 rc56.10 rc66.10 rc76.6.35f17443d52d805c9a7fab5e67a4e8b973626fe1cdf740fd943bb1fbf79b7eaba3c71eb7536f437f51
Vendor states this is fixed in 12e009d60852f7bce0afc373ca0b320f14150418 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b26525b2183632f16a3a4108fe6a4bfa8afac6ed (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d3179bae72b1b5e555ba839d6d9f40a350a4d78a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ec9289369259d982e735a71437e32e6b4035290c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.100 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.41 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.10 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12e009d60852f7bce0afc373ca0b320f14150418
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b26525b2183632f16a3a4108fe6a4bfa8afac6ed
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3179bae72b1b5e555ba839d6d9f40a350a4d78a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec9289369259d982e735a71437e32e6b4035290c
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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