CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-26773

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.30%

22th percentile - higher than 22% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability in the ext4 filesystem was fixed, which could lead to allocating blocks from a group with a corrupted block bitmap. The issue occurred in ext4_mb_try_best_found() during concurrent access, potentially worsening the state of the corrupted filesystem.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could lead to further corruption of the ext4 filesystem, potentially resulting in data loss or system instability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a patched version and check the integrity of ext4 filesystems.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_try_best_found() Determine if the group block bitmap is corrupted before using ac_b_ex in ext4_mb_try_best_found() to avoid allocating blocks from a group with a corrupted block bitmap in the following concurrency and making the situation worse. ext4_mb_regular_allocator ext4_lock_group(sb, group) ext4_mb_good_group // check if the group bbitmap is corrupted ext4_mb_complex_scan_group // Scan group gets ac_b_ex but doesn't use it ext4_unlock_group(sb, group) ext4_mark_group_bitmap_corrupted(group) // The block bitmap was corrupted during // the group unlock gap. ext4_mb_try_best_found ext4_lock_group(ac->ac_sb, group) ext4_mb_use_best_found mb_mark_used // Allocating blocks in block bitmap corrupted group

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