Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43885

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU96539

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-43885

Published: August 26, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96539
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43885
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the btrfs_release_log_ctx_extents() function in fs/btrfs/file.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Basesystem Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
ocfs2-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-extra
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
dtb-broadcom
dtb-qcom
dtb-amd
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-amazon
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
dtb-apple
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-64kb
dtb-xilinx
dtb-socionext
dtb-exynos
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-mediatek
dtb-rockchip
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-cavium
dtb-freescale
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-lg
dtb-amlogic
dtb-altera
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-apm
dtb-nvidia
dtb-sprd
dtb-renesas
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-syms
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-source
kernel-docs-html
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-docs
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-obs-qa
reiserfs-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
ocfs2-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-optional
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild

How to mitigate CVE-2024-43885

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.165, 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5, 6.11
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.3
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3

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