Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57975
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105023
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57975
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the can_nocow_file_extent() and run_delalloc_nocow() functions in fs/btrfs/inode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-57975
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2434533f1c963e7317c45880c98287e5bed98325
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ae72abbf91eb172ce3a838a4dc34be3c9707296
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2b47df81c8e20a8e8cd94f0d7df211137ae94ed
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14