UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49957: Medium severity ubuntu/linux vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix null-ptr-deref when journal load failed. During the mounting process, if journalreset() fails because of too short journal, then lead to jbd2journalload() fails with NULL jsbbuffer. Subsequently, ocfs2journalshutdown() calls jbd2journalflush()->jbd2cleanupjournaltail()-> jbd2updatelogtail()->jbd2journalupdatesblogtail() ->lockbuffer(journal->jsbbuffer), resulting in a null-pointer dereference error. To resolve this issue, we should check the JBD2LOADED flag to ensure the journal was properly loaded. Additionally, use journal instead of osb->journal directly to simplify the code.
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In ocfs2 journal shutdown handling, check the JBD2_LOADED flag before proceeding to ensure the journal was properly loaded and prevent jbd2_journal_update_sb_log_tail() from calling lock_buffer() with a NULL journal->j_sb_buffer; use journal instead of osb->journal directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What conditions are required to trigger the crash?
The issue occurs during an OCFS2 mount when journal_reset() fails because the journal is too short, causing jbd2_journal_load() to fail without initializing j_sb_buffer. A subsequent OCFS2 journal shutdown can then dereference the null buffer pointer.
What level of access does an attacker need?
The supplied severity vector indicates local access and low privileges are required, with no user interaction. The documented impact is availability only; confidentiality and integrity impacts are not listed.
Which Ubuntu kernel packages are listed as affected?
The listed software includes ubuntu/linux, ubuntu/linux-fips, ubuntu/linux-aws, ubuntu/linux-azure, ubuntu/linux-gcp, ubuntu/linux-aws-fips, ubuntu/linux-azure-fips, and ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips.