CVE-2024-46753

btrfs: handle errors from btrfs_dec_ref() properly

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: September 18, 2024 at 07:12 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:55 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: handle errors from btrfs_dec_ref() properly In walk_up_proc() we BUG_ON(ret) from btrfs_dec_ref(). This is incorrect, we have proper error handling here, return the error.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 5.10.2362.6.31 ≤ v < 5.10.2362.6.31 ≤ v < 5.15.1802.6.31 ≤ v < 6.1.1342.6.31 ≤ v < 6.10.102.6.31 ≤ v < 6.112.6.31 ≤ v < 6.6.875.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1805.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1346.2 ≤ v < 6.6.876.7 ≤ v < 6.10.102.6.312c47e605a91dde6b0514f689645e7ab336c8592a

Vendor states this is fixed in 0e4840ae09f375381167000ce47424818fcbcc7c (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2c4fe45351e544da4b8f10c74b277117a4fa7869 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5eb178f373b4f16f3b42d55ff88fc94dd95b93b1 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 67e4ca7ddc67ef949326b4dc404a9678bbe67d72 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 9c8237021b53d52357c0de07a768582fafb2791d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in a7f16a7a709845855cb5a0e080a52bda5873f9de (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.31 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.236 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.180 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.134 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.10 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)