SB20240731151 - Resource management error in Linux kernel ocfs2
Published: July 31, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240731151
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42077)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the ocfs2_extend_trans() function in fs/ocfs2/journal.c, within the ocfs2_dio_end_io_write() function in fs/ocfs2/aops.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/a68b896aa56e435506453ec8835bc991ec3ae687
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/320273b5649bbcee87f9e65343077189699d2a7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ea2d1c6789722d58ec191f14f9a02518d55b6b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c05ffb693bfb42a48ef3ee88a55b57392984e111
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/331d1079d58206ff7dc5518185f800b412f89bc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be346c1a6eeb49d8fda827d2a9522124c2f72f36
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.221
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.162
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.97
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.37