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CVE-2024-41078

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Jul 29, 2024 linux CWE-401 EPSS 0.22% (13th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-41078 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 29, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

btrfs: qgroup: fix quota root leak after quota disable failure

If during the quota disable we fail when cleaning the quota tree or when

deleting the root from the root tree, we jump to the 'out' label without

ever dropping the reference on the quota root, resulting in a leak of the

root since fs_info->quota_root is no longer pointing to the root (we have

set it to NULL just before those steps).

Fix this by always doing a btrfs_put_root() call under the 'out' label.

This is a problem that exists since qgroups were first added in 2012 by

commit bed92eae26cc ("Btrfs: qgroup implementation and prototypes"), but

back then we missed a kfree on the quota root and free_extent_buffer()

calls on its root and commit root nodes, since back then roots were not

yet reference counted.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 0, < 5.10.223 Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ef3961682e5310f2221bae99bcf9f5d0f4b0d51 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd6a5b96157a21245566b21fd58276a214357ff Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a69529f22590b67bb018de9acbcf94abc8603cf Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/94818bdb00ef34a996a06aa63d11f591074cb757 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7e4c6a3031c74078dba7fa36239d0f4fe476c53 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/f88aeff5a173e8ba3133314eb4b964236ef3589d Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ef3961682e5310f2221bae99bcf9f5d0f4b0d51 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd6a5b96157a21245566b21fd58276a214357ff Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a69529f22590b67bb018de9acbcf94abc8603cf Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/94818bdb00ef34a996a06aa63d11f591074cb757

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-41078?

CVE-2024-41078 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 29, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-41078?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-41078?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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