CVE-2024-23850
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 6.7.1 - Reachable Assertion in btrfs_get_root_ref
Title source: llmDescription
In btrfs_get_root_ref in fs/btrfs/disk-io.c in the Linux kernel through 6.7.1, there can be an assertion failure and crash because a subvolume can be read out too soon after its root item is inserted upon subvolume creation.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lore.kernel.org/all/6a80cb4b32af89787dadee728310e5e2ca85343f.1705741883.git.wqu%40suse.com/
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CALGdzuo6awWdau3X=8XK547x2vX_-VoFmH1aPsqosRTQ5WzJVA%40mail.gmail.com/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EZOU3745CWCDZ7EMKMXB2OEEIB5Q3IWM/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZOU3745CWCDZ7EMKMXB2OEEIB5Q3IWM/
Mailing List mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
22.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-617
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.7.1
Published
Jan 23, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026