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CVE-2024-49965MEDIUM
Linux Linux — ocfs2: remove unreasonable unlock in ocfs2_read_blocks
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0020    9.7     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    6c150df9c2e80b5cf86f5a0d98beb7390ad63bfc –  —
  Linux    4.20 –                                      4.19.323
TIMELINE
  Oct 21  Reserved by Linux
  Oct 21  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-49965 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-667 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 11 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: remove unreasonable unlock in ocfs2_read_blocks Patch series "Misc fixes for ocfs2_read_blocks", v5. This series contains 2 fixes for ocfs2_read_blocks(). The first patch fix the issue reported by syzbot, which detects bad unlock balance in ocfs2_read_blocks(). The second patch fixes an issue reported by Heming Zhao when reviewing above fix. This patch (of 2): There was a lock release before exiting, so remove the unreasonable unlock.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
October 21, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-49965 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux6c150df9c2e80b5cf86f5a0d98beb7390ad63bfc
LinuxLinux4.204.19.323

Weaknesses

CWE-667

References (11)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-49965 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-667

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