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CVE-2024-50273MEDIUM
Linux Linux — btrfs: reinitialize delayed ref list after deleting it from the list
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0029   21.5     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    1d57ee941692d0cc928526e21a1557b2ae3e11db –  —
  Linux    4.10 –                                      4.19.324
TIMELINE
  Oct 21  Reserved by Linux
  Nov 19  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-50273 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-908 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 10 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: reinitialize delayed ref list after deleting it from the list At insert_delayed_ref() if we need to update the action of an existing ref to BTRFS_DROP_DELAYED_REF, we delete the ref from its ref head's ref_add_list using list_del(), which leaves the ref's add_list member not reinitialized, as list_del() sets the next and prev members of the list to LIST_POISON1 and LIST_POISON2, respectively. If later we end up calling drop_delayed_ref() against the ref, which can happen during merging or when destroying delayed refs due to a transaction abort, we can trigger a crash since at drop_delayed_ref() we call list_empty() against the ref's add_list, which returns false since the list was not reinitialized after the list_del() and as a consequence we call list_del() again at drop_delayed_ref(). This results in an invalid list access since the next and prev members are set to poison pointers, resulting in a splat if CONFIG_LIST_HARDENED and CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST are set or invalid poison pointer dereferences otherwise. So fix this by deleting from the list with list_del_init() instead.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
November 19, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-50273 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux1d57ee941692d0cc928526e21a1557b2ae3e11db
LinuxLinux4.104.19.324

Weaknesses

CWE-908

References (10)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-50273 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-908

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