CVE-2024-26685: nilfs2: fix potential bug in end_buffer_async_write

Published Apr 3, 2024
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nilfs2: fix potential bug in endbufferasyncwrite

According to a syzbot report, endbufferasyncwrite(), which handles the completion of block device writes, may detect abnormal condition of the buffer asyncwrite flag and cause a BUGON failure when using nilfs2.

Nilfs2 itself does not use endbufferasyncwrite(). But, the asyncwrite flag is now used as a marker by commit 7f42ec394156 ("nilfs2: fix issue with race condition of competition between segments for dirty blocks") as a means of resolving double list insertion of dirty blocks in nilfslookupdirtydatabuffers() and nilfslookupnodebuffers() and the resulting crash.

This modification is safe as long as it is used for file data and b-tree node blocks where the page caches are independent. However, it was irrelevant and redundant to also introduce asyncwrite for segment summary and super root blocks that share buffers with the backing device. This led to the possibility that the BUGON check in endbufferasyncwrite would fail as described above, if independent writebacks of the backing device occurred in parallel.

The use of asyncwrite for segment summary buffers has already been removed in a previous change.

Fix this issue by removing the manipulation of the asyncwrite flag for the remaining super root block buffer.

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel>=3.2.52<3.3
Linux Linux kernel>=3.4.83<3.5
Linux Linux kernel>=3.10.16<3.11
Linux Linux kernel>=3.11.5<4.19.307
Linux Linux kernel>=4.20<5.4.269
Linux Linux kernel>=5.5<5.10.210
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.149
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.79
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.18
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.7.6
Linux Linux kernel=6.8-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.8-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=6.8-rc3
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
debian/linux
5.10.223-15.10.234-16.1.129-16.1.135-16.12.25-16.12.27-1

Event History

Apr 3, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:54 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:54 PM
Description
May 7, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·08:28 PM
Description
Apr 29, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·06:12 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-26685?

CVE-2024-26685 is considered a medium severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-26685?

To fix CVE-2024-26685, update to the patched Linux kernel versions 5.10.223-1, 5.10.226-1, 6.1.119-1, 6.1.123-1, 6.12.10-1, or 6.12.11-1.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2024-26685?

CVE-2024-26685 affects specific versions of the Linux kernel used in various Debian distributions.

4

What is the exploitability of CVE-2024-26685?

CVE-2024-26685 could potentially lead to data corruption or unexpected behavior in systems using vulnerable kernel versions.

5

Who resolved CVE-2024-26685?

CVE-2024-26685 was resolved by the Linux kernel development team in response to a report by syzbot.

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