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CVE-2024-56744: f2fs: fix to avoid potential deadlock in f2fs_record_stop_reason()

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.16% (FIRST EPSS).
  • 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.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 1539a088b108996bcdaddb7775070b5163b14233, 6.5, 801092a2c9c251ef6a8678fcb8fcc1220474a697; azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 1539a088b108996bcdaddb7775070b5163b14233, 6.5, 801092a2c9c251ef6a8678fcb8fcc1220474a697; azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid potential deadlock in f2fs_record_stop_reason() syzbot reports deadlock issue of f2fs as below: ====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 6.12.0-rc3-syzkaller-00087-gc964ced77262 #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ kswapd0/79 is trying to acquire lock: ffff888011824088 (&sbi->sb_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: f2fs_down_write fs/f2fs/f2fs.h:2199 [inline] ffff888011824088 (&sbi->sb_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: f2fs_record_stop_reason+0x52/0x1d0 fs/f2fs/super.c:4068 but task is already holding lock: ffff88804bd92610 (sb_internal#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: f2fs_evict_inode+0x662/0x15c0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:842 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #2 (sb_internal#2){.+.+}-{0:0}: lock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline] __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1716 [inline] sb_start_intwrite+0x4d/0x1c0 include/linux/fs.h:1899 f2fs_evict_inode+0x662/0x15c0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:842 evict+0x4e8/0x9b0 fs/inode.c:725 f2fs_evict_inode+0x1a4/0x15c0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:807 evict+0x4e8/0x9b0 fs/inode.c:725 dispose_list fs/inode.c:774 [inline] prune_icache_sb+0x239/0x2f0 fs/inode.c:963 super_cache_scan+0x38c/0x4b0 fs/super.c:223 do_shrink_slab+0x701/0x1160 mm/shrinker.c:435 shrink_slab+0x1093/0x14d0 mm/shrinker.c:662 shrink_one+0x43b/0x850 mm/vmscan.c:4818 shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:4879 [inline] lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:4957 [inline] shrink_node+0x3799/0x3de0 mm/vmscan.c:5937 kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:6765 [inline] balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:6957 [inline] kswapd+0x1ca3/0x3700 mm/vmscan.c:7226 kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 -> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}: lock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:3834 [inline] fs_reclaim_acquire+0x88/0x130 mm/page_alloc.c:3848 might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:318 [inline] prepare_alloc_pages+0x147/0x5b0 mm/page_alloc.c:4493 __alloc_pages_noprof+0x16f/0x710 mm/page_alloc.c:4722 alloc_pages_mpol_noprof+0x3e8/0x680 mm/mempolicy.c:2265 alloc_pages_noprof mm/mempolicy.c:2345 [inline] folio_alloc_noprof+0x128/0x180 mm/mempolicy.c:2352 filemap_alloc_folio_noprof+0xdf/0x500 mm/filemap.c:1010 do_read_cache_folio+0x2eb/0x850 mm/filemap.c:3787 read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1011 [inline] f2fs_commit_super+0x3c0/0x7d0 fs/f2fs/super.c:4032 f2fs_record_stop_reason+0x13b/0x1d0 fs/f2fs/super.c:4079 f2fs_handle_critical_error+0x2ac/0x5c0 fs/f2fs/super.c:4174 f2fs_write_inode+0x35f/0x4d0 fs/f2fs/inode.c:785 write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1503 [inline] __writeback_single_inode+0x711/0x10d0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1723 writeback_single_inode+0x1f3/0x660 fs/fs-writeback.c:1779 sync_inode_metadata+0xc4/0x120 fs/fs-writeback.c:2849 f2fs_release_file+0xa8/0x100 fs/f2fs/file.c:1941 __fput+0x23f/0x880 fs/file_table.c:431 task_work_run+0x24f/0x310 kernel/task_work.c:228 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:114 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/entry-common.h:328 [inline] __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:207 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x168/0x370 kernel/entry/common.c:218 do_syscall_64+0x100/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:89 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f ---truncated---

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 29, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 5th percentile

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CISA KEV
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EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

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Affected versions

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

  • linux linux kernel6.4.4 and later · before 6.6.64
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.11.11
  • linux linux kernel6.12 and later · before 6.12.2

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

    • ed1d478bf838820201f3fb67a1748fdf15954ea4, 6.5affected
    • b62e71be2110d8b52bf5faf3c3ed7ca1a0c113a5 and later · before ecf4e6782b01fd578b565b3dd2be7bb0ac91082eaffected · git
    • b62e71be2110d8b52bf5faf3c3ed7ca1a0c113a5 and later · before 1539a088b108996bcdaddb7775070b5163b14233affected · git
    • b62e71be2110d8b52bf5faf3c3ed7ca1a0c113a5 and later · before 801092a2c9c251ef6a8678fcb8fcc1220474a697affected · git
    • b62e71be2110d8b52bf5faf3c3ed7ca1a0c113a5 and later · before f10a890308a7cd8794e21f646f09827c6cb4bf5daffected · git
    • 6.4.4 and later · before 6.5affected · semver
    • before 6.5not affected · semver
    • 6.6.64 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
    • 6.11.11 and later · up to and including 6.11.*not affected · semver
    • 6.12.2 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.3-16.12.3-1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-56740Dec 29, 2024 · nfs/localio: must clear res.replen in nfs_local_read_done
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-56743Dec 29, 2024 · nfs_common: must not hold RCU while calling nfsd_file_put_local
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-56745Dec 29, 2024 · PCI: Fix reset_method_store() memory leak
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux1539a088b108996bcdaddb7775070b5163b14233Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6.5Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux801092a2c9c251ef6a8678fcb8fcc1220474a697Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxecf4e6782b01fd578b565b3dd2be7bb0ac91082eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf10a890308a7cd8794e21f646f09827c6cb4bf5dVendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.64.2-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.64.2-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.12.3-1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Timeline

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Credits

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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.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

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-667 · Improper Locking

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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