CVE-2024-43828
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix infinite loop when replaying fast_commit When doing fast_commit replay an infinite loop may occur due to an uninitialized extent_status struct.…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix infinite loop when replaying fast_commit When doing fast_commit replay an infinite loop may occur due to an uninitialized extent_status struct. ext4_ext_determine_insert_hole() does not detect the replay and calls ext4_es_find_extent_range(), which will return immediately without initializing the 'es' variable. Because 'es' contains garbage, an integer overflow may happen causing an infinite loop in this function, easily reproducible using fstest generic/039. This commit fixes this issue by unconditionally initializing the structure in function ext4_es_find_extent_range(). Thanks to Zhang Yi, for figuring out the real problem!
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.24% probability · 15th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0619f7750f2b178a1309808832ab20d85e0ad121Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/181e63cd595c688194e07332f9944b3a63193de2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ed0496e383cb6de120e56991385dce70bbb87c1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f819c537d29932e4b9267f02411cbc8b355178Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/907c3fe532253a6ef4eb9c4d67efb71fab58c706Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6e67df64783e99a657ef2b8c834ba2bf54c539cPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.