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CVE-2024-37078HIGH
Linux Linux — nilfs2: fix potential kernel bug due to lack of writeback flag waiting
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  H  H    7.1   .0026   17.7     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    9ff05123e3bfbb1d2b68ba1d9bf1f7d1dffc1453 –  —
  Linux    2.6.30 –                                    4.19.317
TIMELINE
  Jun 24  Reserved by Linux
  Jun 25  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-37078 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7.1 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 9 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix potential kernel bug due to lack of writeback flag waiting Destructive writes to a block device on which nilfs2 is mounted can cause a kernel bug in the folio/page writeback start routine or writeback end routine (__folio_start_writeback in the log below): kernel BUG at mm/page-writeback.c:3070! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI ... RIP: 0010:__folio_start_writeback+0xbaa/0x10e0 Code: 25 ff 0f 00 00 0f 84 18 01 00 00 e8 40 ca c6 ff e9 17 f6 ff ff e8 36 ca c6 ff 4c 89 f7 48 c7 c6 80 c0 12 84 e8 e7 b3 0f 00 90 <0f> 0b e8 1f ca c6 ff 4c 89 f7 48 c7 c6 a0 c6 12 84 e8 d0 b3 0f 00 ... Call Trace: <TASK> nilfs_segctor_do_construct+0x4654/0x69d0 [nilfs2] nilfs_segctor_construct+0x181/0x6b0 [nilfs2] nilfs_segctor_thread+0x548/0x11c0 [nilfs2] kthread+0x2f0/0x390 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> This is because when the log writer starts a writeback for segment summary blocks or a super root block that use the backing device's page cache, it does not wait for the ongoing folio/page writeback, resulting in an inconsistent writeback state. Fix this issue by waiting for ongoing writebacks when putting folios/pages on the backing device into writeback state.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
June 24, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
June 25, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-37078 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7.1 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux9ff05123e3bfbb1d2b68ba1d9bf1f7d1dffc1453
LinuxLinux2.6.304.19.317

References (9)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-37078 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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