CVE-2024-50116
nilfs2: fix kernel bug due to missing clearing of buffer delay flag
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix kernel bug due to missing clearing of buffer delay flag Syzbot reported that after nilfs2 reads a corrupted file system image and degrades to read-only, the BUG_ON check for the buffer delay flag in submit_bh_wbc() may fail, causing a kernel bug. This is because the buffer delay flag is not cleared when clearing the buffer state flags to discard a page/folio or a buffer head. So, fix this. This became necessary when the use of nilfs2's own page clear routine was expanded. This state inconsistency does not occur if the buffer is written normally by log writing.
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/033bc52f35868c2493a2d95c56ece7fc155d7cb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27524f65621f490184f2ace44cd8e5f3685af4a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/412a30b1b28d6073ba29c46a2b0f324c5936293f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ed469df0bfbef3e4b44fca954a781919db9f7ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/743c78d455e784097011ea958b27396001181567
References (10)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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