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CVE-2024-56692

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-28
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.6.64 / 6.11.11 or later.
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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: fix to do sanity check on node blkaddr in truncate_node() syzbot reports a f2fs bug as below: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/segment.c:2534! RIP: 0010:f2fs_invalidate_blocks+0x35f/0x370 fs/f2fs/segment.c:2534 Call Trace: truncate_node+0x1ae/0x8c0 fs/f2fs/node.c:909 f2fs_remove_inode_page+0x5c2/0x870 fs/f2fs/node.c:1288 f2fs_evict_inode+0x879/0x15c0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:856 evict+0x4e8/0x9b0 fs/inode.c:723 f2fs_handle_failed_inode+0x271/0x2e0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:986 f2fs_create+0x357/0x530 fs/f2fs/namei.c:394 lookup_open fs/namei.c:3595 [inline] open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3694 [inline] path_openat+0x1c03/0x3590 fs/namei.c:3930 do_filp_open+0x235/0x490 fs/namei.c:3960 do_sys_openat2+0x13e/0x1d0 fs/open.c:1415 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1430 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1446 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1441 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x247/0x2a0 fs/open.c:1441 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0010:f2fs_invalidate_blocks+0x35f/0x370 fs/f2fs/segment.c:2534 The root cause is: on a fuzzed image, blkaddr in nat entry may be corrupted, then it will cause system panic when using it in f2fs_invalidate_blocks(), to avoid this, let's add sanity check on nat blkaddr in truncate_node().

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:< 6.6.64>= 6.7, < 6.11.11>= 6.12, < 6.12.2

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 6.6.64 / 6.11.11 / 6.12.2 or later
Fixed in 6.6.646.11.116.12.2
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel 6.6.64, 6.11.11, or 6.12.2 (depending on your branch)

  1. Identify the currently running Linux kernel version using `uname -r`
  2. Determine which version branch your kernel belongs to (6.6.x, 6.7-6.11.x, or 6.12.x)
  3. For kernels in the 6.6.x branch: upgrade to kernel version 6.6.64 or later
  4. For kernels in the 6.7-6.11.x branch: upgrade to kernel version 6.11.11 or later
  5. For kernels in the 6.12.x branch: upgrade to kernel version 6.12.2 or later
  6. Reboot the system to apply the new kernel
  7. Verify the fix is applied by checking the kernel version and confirming the patch commit 0a5c8b3fbf6200f1c66062d307c9a52084917788 is included
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require matching system utilities and drivers; ensure compatibility with user-space tools and any out-of-tree modules before upgrading

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