CVE-2024-40969
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 6.6.36, 6.7.0-6.9.7, 6.10 - Denial of Service via F2FS Shutdown Deadlock
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: don't set RO when shutting down f2fs Shutdown does not check the error of thaw_super due to readonly, which causes a deadlock like below. f2fs_ioc_shutdown(F2FS_GOING_DOWN_FULLSYNC) issue_discard_thread - bdev_freeze - freeze_super - f2fs_stop_checkpoint() - f2fs_handle_critical_error - sb_start_write - set RO - waiting - bdev_thaw - thaw_super_locked - return -EINVAL, if sb_rdonly() - f2fs_stop_discard_thread -> wait for kthread_stop(discard_thread);
References (3)
Core 3
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
12.2%
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-667
Status
published
Products (11)
linux/Kernel
3.8.0 - 6.6.36linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.9.7linux
Linux/Linux
< 3.8
Linux/Linux
3.8
Linux/Linux
6.10
Linux/Linux
6.6.36 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux
6.9.7 - 6.9.*
Linux/Linux
98e4da8ca301e062d79ae168c67e56f3c3de3ce4 - 1036d3ea7a32cb7cee00885c73a1f2ba7fbc499a
Linux/Linux
98e4da8ca301e062d79ae168c67e56f3c3de3ce4 - 3bdb7f161697e2d5123b89fe1778ef17a44858e7
Linux/Linux
98e4da8ca301e062d79ae168c67e56f3c3de3ce4 - f47ed3b284b38f235355e281f57dfa8fffcc6563
... and 1 more
Published
Jul 12, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026