SB20240603181 - Reachable assertion in Linux kernel btrfs
Published: June 3, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240603181
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Reachable assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26727)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion within the btrfs_get_root_ref() function in fs/btrfs/disk-io.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f5d47eb163bceb1b9e613c9003bae5fefc0046f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e31546b0f34af21738c4ceac47d662c00ee6382f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66b317a2fc45b2ef66527ee3f8fa08fb5beab88d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/833775656d447c545133a744a0ed1e189ce61430
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a172344bfdabb46458e03708735d7b1a918c468
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e03ee2fe873eb68c1f9ba5112fee70303ebf9dfb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.210
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.149
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.79
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8