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CVE-2024-42111

7.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: always do the basic checks for btrfs_qgroup_inherit structure [BUG] Syzbot reports the following regression detected by…

Published Jul 30, 2024CWE-125EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2024-42111 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 30, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. 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: always do the basic checks for btrfs_qgroup_inherit structure

[BUG]

Syzbot reports the following regression detected by KASAN:

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in btrfs_qgroup_inherit+0x42e/0x2e20 fs/btrfs/qgroup.c:3277

Read of size 8 at addr ffff88814628ca50 by task syz-executor318/5171

CPU: 0 PID: 5171 Comm: syz-executor318 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc2-syzkaller-00010-g2ab795141095 #0

Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/02/2024

Call Trace:

<TASK>

__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]

dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:114

print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]

print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:488

kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601

btrfs_qgroup_inherit+0x42e/0x2e20 fs/btrfs/qgroup.c:3277

create_pending_snapshot+0x1359/0x29b0 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:1854

create_pending_snapshots+0x19

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/724d8042cef84496ddb4492dc120291f997ae26bRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/ebe5ea02577b2c527958af1b76ac472c7ab53a56Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/724d8042cef84496ddb4492dc120291f997ae26bRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/ebe5ea02577b2c527958af1b76ac472c7ab53a56

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42111?

CVE-2024-42111 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 30, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-42111?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-42111?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-42111?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-42111 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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