Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-47689
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99034
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-2024-47689
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 f2fs_handle_critical_error() function in fs/f2fs/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-47689
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/649ec8b30df113042588bd3d3cd4e98bcb1091e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de43021c72993877a8f86f9fddfa0687609da5a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f63f405c1a1a64b9c310388aad7055fb86b245c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/930c6ab93492c4b15436524e704950b364b2930c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.54