SB2024062674 - Race condition in Linux kernel ceph
Published: June 26, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48628)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the __inc_stopping_blocker() function in fs/ceph/super.c, within the ceph_handle_snap() and up_write() functions in fs/ceph/snap.c, within the ceph_handle_quota() function in fs/ceph/quota.c, within the handle_lease(), mutex_unlock() and ceph_mdsc_init() functions in fs/ceph/mds_client.c, within the ceph_handle_caps() and iput() functions in fs/ceph/caps.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/89744b64914426cbabceb3d8a149176b5dafdfb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f82395f04a976d4fa97de7f2acffa1c1096571
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3dfcab2080dc1f9a4b09cc1327361bc2845bfcd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.56
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6