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CVE-2024-47690

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.15.168 / 6.1.113 or later.
See remediation →
57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: get rid of online repaire on corrupted directory syzbot reports a f2fs bug as below: kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/inode.c:896! RIP: 0010:f2fs_evict_inode+0x1598/0x15c0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:896 Call Trace: evict+0x532/0x950 fs/inode.c:704 dispose_list fs/inode.c:747 [inline] evict_inodes+0x5f9/0x690 fs/inode.c:797 generic_shutdown_super+0x9d/0x2d0 fs/super.c:627 kill_block_super+0x44/0x90 fs/super.c:1696 kill_f2fs_super+0x344/0x690 fs/f2fs/super.c:4898 deactivate_locked_super+0xc4/0x130 fs/super.c:473 cleanup_mnt+0x41f/0x4b0 fs/namespace.c:1373 task_work_run+0x24f/0x310 kernel/task_work.c:228 ptrace_notify+0x2d2/0x380 kernel/signal.c:2402 ptrace_report_syscall include/linux/ptrace.h:415 [inline] ptrace_report_syscall_exit include/linux/ptrace.h:477 [inline] syscall_exit_work+0xc6/0x190 kernel/entry/common.c:173 syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare kernel/entry/common.c:200 [inline] __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:205 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x279/0x370 kernel/entry/common.c:218 do_syscall_64+0x100/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:89 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0010:f2fs_evict_inode+0x1598/0x15c0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:896 Online repaire on corrupted directory in f2fs_lookup() can generate dirty data/meta while racing w/ readonly remount, it may leave dirty inode after filesystem becomes readonly, however, checkpoint() will skips flushing dirty inode in a state of readonly mode, result in above panic. Let's get rid of online repaire in f2fs_lookup(), and leave the work to fsck.f2fs.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 4.1, < 5.15.168>= 5.16, < 6.1.113>= 6.2, < 6.6.54>= 6.7, < 6.10.13>= 6.11, < 6.11.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.15.168 / 6.1.113 / 6.6.54 or later
Fixed in 5.15.1686.1.1136.6.54
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux kernel 5.15.168+, 6.1.113+, 6.6.54+, or 6.10.13+ (depending on your current branch)

  1. Identify the currently running Linux kernel version using `uname -r`
  2. Determine which version branch the current kernel belongs to (e.g., 5.15.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.7.x)
  3. Upgrade the Linux kernel to a fixed version: for 5.15.x branch upgrade to >= 5.15.168; for 6.1.x branch upgrade to >= 6.1.113; for 6.2.x branch upgrade to >= 6.6.54; for 6.7.x branch upgrade to >= 6.10.13
  4. If using a distribution kernel, apply the distribution's security update that incorporates the upstream fix (commit 884ee6dc85b959bc152f15bca80c30f06069e6c4)
  5. Reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
  6. Verify the fix is applied by checking the kernel version matches or exceeds the fixed releases
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require rebuild of out-of-tree modules; ensure compatible drivers/modules are available for the new kernel version

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