CVE-2024-40935

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.19-6.1.95, 6.2-6.6.35, 6.7-6.9.6 - Use-After-Free in Cachefiles Request Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: flush all requests after setting CACHEFILES_DEAD In ondemand mode, when the daemon is processing an open request, if the kernel flags the cache as CACHEFILES_DEAD, the cachefiles_daemon_write() will always return -EIO, so the daemon can't pass the copen to the kernel. Then the kernel process that is waiting for the copen triggers a hung_task. Since the DEAD state is irreversible, it can only be exited by closing /dev/cachefiles. Therefore, after calling cachefiles_io_error() to mark the cache as CACHEFILES_DEAD, if in ondemand mode, flush all requests to avoid the above hungtask. We may still be able to read some of the cached data before closing the fd of /dev/cachefiles. Note that this relies on the patch that adds reference counting to the req, otherwise it may UAF.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 17.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (15)
linux/Kernel 5.19.0 - 6.1.95linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.35linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.9.6linux
Linux/Linux < 5.19
Linux/Linux 5.19
Linux/Linux 6.1.95 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.10
Linux/Linux 6.6.35 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 6.9.6 - 6.9.*
Linux/Linux c8383054506c77b814489c09877b5db83fd4abf2 - 320ba9cbca78be79c912143bbba1d1b35ca55cf0
... and 5 more
Published Jul 12, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026