Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27032
Published: June 21, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93065
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-2024-27032
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 infinite loop within the f2fs_reserve_new_block_retry() function in fs/f2fs/recovery.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27032
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe4de493572a4263554903bf9c3afc5c196e15f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8844b2f8a3f0c428b74672f9726f9950b1a7764c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d034810d02a5af8eb74debe29877dcaf5f00fdd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f26091a981318b5b7451d61f99bc073a6af8db67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21ec68234826b1b54ab980a8df6e33c74cfbee58
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2