CVE-2024-43828

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.10-6.10.2 - Infinite Loop via Uninitialized Extent Status in Fast Commit Replay

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix infinite loop when replaying fast_commit When doing fast_commit replay an infinite loop may occur due to an uninitialized extent_status struct. ext4_ext_determine_insert_hole() does not detect the replay and calls ext4_es_find_extent_range(), which will return immediately without initializing the 'es' variable. Because 'es' contains garbage, an integer overflow may happen causing an infinite loop in this function, easily reproducible using fstest generic/039. This commit fixes this issue by unconditionally initializing the structure in function ext4_es_find_extent_range(). Thanks to Zhang Yi, for figuring out the real problem!

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 14.3%
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-835
Status published
Products (20)
linux/Kernel 5.10.0 - 5.10.224linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.165linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.103linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.44linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.10.3linux
Linux/Linux < 5.10
Linux/Linux 5.10
Linux/Linux 5.10.224 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.165 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.103 - 6.1.*
... and 10 more
Published Aug 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026