fsdax: Fix infinite loop in dax_iomap_rw()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsdax: Fix infinite loop in dax_iomap_rw() I got an infinite loop and a WARNING report when executing a tail command in virtiofs. WARNING: CPU: 10 PID: 964 at fs/iomap/iter.c:34 iomap_iter+0x3a2/0x3d0 Modules linked in: CPU: 10 PID: 964 Comm: tail Not tainted 5.19.0-rc7 Call Trace: <TASK> dax_iomap_rw+0xea/0x620 ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20 fuse_dax_read_iter+0x47/0x80 fuse_file_read_iter+0xae/0xd0 new_sync_read+0xfe/0x180 ? 0xffffffff81000000 vfs_read+0x14d/0x1a0 ksys_read+0x6d/0xf0 __x64_sys_read+0x1a/0x20 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd The tail command will call read() with a count of 0. In this case, iomap_iter() will report this WARNING, and always return 1 which casuing the infinite loop in dax_iomap_rw(). Fixing by checking count whether is 0 in dax_iomap_rw().
- Published
- Apr 28, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 13th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-835
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Action score
24
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel5.15 and later · before 5.15.71
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.19.12
- linux linux kernel6.0
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
- 5.15affected
- 8df4919cb921b28809d05feae3e98dc5d8b48146 and later · before 463f36137c40342fb03bba380c1bf703c40d89a6affected · git
- ca289e0b95afa973d204c77a4ad5c37e06145fbf and later · before 929ef155e1da41c06f4d8ca86ae12b851a83a744affected · git
- ca289e0b95afa973d204c77a4ad5c37e06145fbf and later · before 60644dffac87b1bb47bdb393aa29d5f2ffcf41a0affected · git
- ca289e0b95afa973d204c77a4ad5c37e06145fbf and later · before 17d9c15c9b9e7fb285f7ac5367dfb5f00ff575e3affected · git
- before 5.15not affected · semver
- 5.15.71 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
- 5.19.12 and later · up to and including 5.19.*not affected · semver
- 6.0 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.0.2-1 | 6.0.2-1 |
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Remediation
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| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 17d9c15c9b9e7fb285f7ac5367dfb5f00ff575e3 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 463f36137c40342fb03bba380c1bf703c40d89a6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 60644dffac87b1bb47bdb393aa29d5f2ffcf41a0 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 929ef155e1da41c06f4d8ca86ae12b851a83a744 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.0.2-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
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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.
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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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National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-0360 · Apr 29, 2024(Linux Kernel Güncellemesi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/17d9c15c9b9e7fb285f7ac5367dfb5f00ff575e3
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/463f36137c40342fb03bba380c1bf703c40d89a6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/60644dffac87b1bb47bdb393aa29d5f2ffcf41a0
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/929ef155e1da41c06f4d8ca86ae12b851a83a744
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