CVE-2024-53685
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 2.6.35-6.12.7 - Denial of Service via ceph_mdsc_build_path Infinite Loop
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: give up on paths longer than PATH_MAX If the full path to be built by ceph_mdsc_build_path() happens to be longer than PATH_MAX, then this function will enter an endless (retry) loop, effectively blocking the whole task. Most of the machine becomes unusable, making this a very simple and effective DoS vulnerability. I cannot imagine why this retry was ever implemented, but it seems rather useless and harmful to me. Let's remove it and fail with ENAMETOOLONG instead.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
12.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (22)
linux/Kernel
2.6.34 - 5.10.234linux
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.177linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 6.1.125linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.70linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.7linux
Linux/Linux
< 2.6.34
Linux/Linux
2.6.34
Linux/Linux
5.10.234 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.15.177 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux
6.1.125 - 6.1.*
... and 12 more
Published
Jan 11, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026