CVE-2024-43828
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 5.10-6.10.2 - Infinite Loop via Uninitialized Extent Status in Fast Commit Replay
Title source: llmDescription
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!
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
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