CVE-2024-56759

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 6.12.8 - Use-After-Free in btrfs_cow_block via Tracepoint Execution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix use-after-free when COWing tree bock and tracing is enabled When a COWing a tree block, at btrfs_cow_block(), and we have the tracepoint trace_btrfs_cow_block() enabled and preemption is also enabled (CONFIG_PREEMPT=y), we can trigger a use-after-free in the COWed extent buffer while inside the tracepoint code. This is because in some paths that call btrfs_cow_block(), such as btrfs_search_slot(), we are holding the last reference on the extent buffer @buf so btrfs_force_cow_block() drops the last reference on the @buf extent buffer when it calls free_extent_buffer_stale(buf), which schedules the release of the extent buffer with RCU. This means that if we are on a kernel with preemption, the current task may be preempted before calling trace_btrfs_cow_block() and the extent buffer already released by the time trace_btrfs_cow_block() is called, resulting in a use-after-free. Fix this by moving the trace_btrfs_cow_block() from btrfs_cow_block() to btrfs_force_cow_block() before the COWed extent buffer is freed. This also has a side effect of invoking the tracepoint in the tree defrag code, at defrag.c:btrfs_realloc_node(), since btrfs_force_cow_block() is called there, but this is fine and it was actually missing there.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.3%
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 total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (21)
linux/Kernel 3.4.0 - 5.10.233linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.176linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.124linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.70linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.8linux
Linux/Linux < 3.4
Linux/Linux 3.4
Linux/Linux 3083ee2e18b701122a3b841db83448543a87a583 - 44f52bbe96dfdbe4aca3818a2534520082a07040
Linux/Linux 3083ee2e18b701122a3b841db83448543a87a583 - 526ff5b27f090fb15040471f892cd2c9899ce314
Linux/Linux 3083ee2e18b701122a3b841db83448543a87a583 - 66376f1a73cba57fd0af2631d7888605b738e499
... and 11 more
Published Jan 06, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026