CVE-2024-49983
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: drop ppath from ext4_ext_replay_update_ex() to avoid double-free When calling ext4_force_split_extent_at() in ext4_ext_replay_update_ex(), the 'ppath' is updated but it is the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: drop ppath from ext4_ext_replay_update_ex() to avoid double-free When calling ext4_force_split_extent_at() in ext4_ext_replay_update_ex(), the 'ppath' is updated but it is the 'path' that is freed, thus potentially triggering a double-free in the following process: ext4_ext_replay_update_ex ppath = path ext4_force_split_extent_at(&ppath) ext4_split_extent_at ext4_ext_insert_extent ext4_ext_create_new_leaf ext4_ext_grow_indepth ext4_find_extent if (depth > path[0].p_maxdepth) kfree(path) ---> path First freed *orig_path = path = NULL ---> null ppath kfree(path) ---> path double-free !!! So drop the unnecessary ppath and use path directly to avoid this problem. And use ext4_find_extent() directly to update path, avoiding unnecessary memory allocation and freeing. Also, propagate the error returned by ext4_find_extent() instead of using strange error codes.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b558006d98b7b0b730027be0ee98973dd10ee0dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ff710662e8d86a63a39b334e9ca0cb10e5c14b0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c0f4cc84d3a601c99bc5e6e6eb1cbda542cce95Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6367d3f04c69e2b8770b8137bd800e0784b0abbcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63adc9016917e6970fb0104ee5fd6770f02b2d80Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c26d9e53e5fbacda0732a577e97c5a5b7882aafPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a34bed978364114390162c27e50fca50791c568dPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.