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CVE-2024-50265· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

ocfs2: remove entry once instead of null-ptr-dereference in ocfs2_xa_remove()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: remove entry once instead of null-ptr-dereference in ocfs2_xa_remove() Syzkaller is able to provoke null-ptr-dereference in ocfs2_xa_remove(): [ 57.319872] (a.out,1161,7):ocfs2_xa_remove:2028 ERROR: status = -12 [ 57.320420] (a.out,1161,7):ocfs2_xa_cleanup_value_truncate:1999 ERROR: Partial truncate while removing xattr overlay.upper. Leaking 1 clusters and removing the entry [ 57.321727] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000004 [...] [ 57.325727] RIP: 0010:ocfs2_xa_block_wipe_namevalue+0x2a/0xc0 [...] [ 57.331328] Call Trace: [ 57.331477] <TASK> [...] [ 57.333511] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x3e5/0x740 [ 57.333778] ? exc_page_fault+0x70/0x170 [ 57.334016] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x2b/0x30 [ 57.334263] ? __pfx_ocfs2_xa_block_wipe_namevalue+0x10/0x10 [ 57.334596] ? ocfs2_xa_block_wipe_namevalue+0x2a/0xc0 [ 57.334913] ocfs2_xa_remove_entry+0x23/0xc0 [ 57.335164] ocfs2_xa_set+0x704/0xcf0 [ 57.335381] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x1a/0x40 [ 57.335620] ? ocfs2_inode_cache_unlock+0x16/0x20 [ 57.335915] ? trace_preempt_on+0x1e/0x70 [ 57.336153] ? start_this_handle+0x16c/0x500 [ 57.336410] ? preempt_count_sub+0x50/0x80 [ 57.336656] ? _raw_read_unlock+0x20/0x40 [ 57.336906] ? start_this_handle+0x16c/0x500 [ 57.337162] ocfs2_xattr_block_set+0xa6/0x1e0 [ 57.337424] __ocfs2_xattr_set_handle+0x1fd/0x5d0 [ 57.337706] ? ocfs2_start_trans+0x13d/0x290 [ 57.337971] ocfs2_xattr_set+0xb13/0xfb0 [ 57.338207] ? dput+0x46/0x1c0 [ 57.338393] ocfs2_xattr_trusted_set+0x28/0x30 [ 57.338665] ? ocfs2_xattr_trusted_set+0x28/0x30 [ 57.338948] __vfs_removexattr+0x92/0xc0 [ 57.339182] __vfs_removexattr_locked+0xd5/0x190 [ 57.339456] ? preempt_count_sub+0x50/0x80 [ 57.339705] vfs_removexattr+0x5f/0x100 [...] Reproducer uses faultinject facility to fail ocfs2_xa_remove() -> ocfs2_xa_value_truncate() with -ENOMEM. In this case the comment mentions that we can return 0 if ocfs2_xa_cleanup_value_truncate() is going to wipe the entry anyway. But the following 'rc' check is wrong and execution flow do 'ocfs2_xa_remove_entry(loc);' twice: * 1st: in ocfs2_xa_cleanup_value_truncate(); * 2nd: returning back to ocfs2_xa_remove() instead of going to 'out'. Fix this by skipping the 2nd removal of the same entry and making syzkaller repro happy.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 18, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 21th percentile
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CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel2.6.34 and later · before 4.19.324
  • linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.286
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.230
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.172
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.117
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.61
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.11.8
  • linux linux kernel6.12

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 2.6.34affected
    • 399ff3a748cf4c8c853e96dd477153202636527b and later · before 38cbf13b2e7a31362babe411f7c2c3c52cd2734baffected · git
    • 399ff3a748cf4c8c853e96dd477153202636527b and later · before 168a9b8303fcb0317db4c06b23ce1c0ce2af4e10affected · git
    • 399ff3a748cf4c8c853e96dd477153202636527b and later · before 6a7e6dcf90fe7721d0863067b6ca9a9442134692affected · git
    • 399ff3a748cf4c8c853e96dd477153202636527b and later · before dcc8fe8c83145041cb6c80cac21f6173a3ff0204affected · git
    • 399ff3a748cf4c8c853e96dd477153202636527b and later · before 86dd0e8d42828923c68ad506933336bcd6f2317daffected · git
    • 399ff3a748cf4c8c853e96dd477153202636527b and later · before dd73c942eed76a014c7a5597e6926435274d2c4caffected · git
    • 399ff3a748cf4c8c853e96dd477153202636527b and later · before 2b5369528ee63c88371816178a05b5e664c87386affected · git
    • 399ff3a748cf4c8c853e96dd477153202636527b and later · before 0b63c0e01fba40e3992bc627272ec7b618ccaef7affected · git
    • before 2.6.34not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.119-16.1.119-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.11.9-16.11.9-1

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux0b63c0e01fba40e3992bc627272ec7b618ccaef7Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux168a9b8303fcb0317db4c06b23ce1c0ce2af4e10Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux2b5369528ee63c88371816178a05b5e664c87386Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux38cbf13b2e7a31362babe411f7c2c3c52cd2734bVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6a7e6dcf90fe7721d0863067b6ca9a9442134692Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux86dd0e8d42828923c68ad506933336bcd6f2317dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxdcc8fe8c83145041cb6c80cac21f6173a3ff0204Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxdd73c942eed76a014c7a5597e6926435274d2c4cVendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.119-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

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References

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