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CVE-2024-49881 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: update orig_path in ext4_find_extent() In ext4_find_extent(), if the path is not big enough, we free it and set *orig_path to NULL. But after reallocating and successfully initializing the path, we don't update *orig_path, in which case the caller gets a valid path but a NULL ppath, and this may cause a NULL pointer dereference or a path memory leak. For example: ext4_split_extent path = *ppath = 2000 ext4_find_extent if (depth > path[0].p_maxdepth) kfree(path = 2000); *orig_path = path = NULL; path = kcalloc() = 3000 ext4_split_extent_at(*ppath = NULL) path = *ppath; ex = path[depth].p_ext; // NULL pointer dereference! ================================================================== BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010 CPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 576 Comm: fsstress Not tainted 6.11.0-rc2-dirty #847 RIP: 0010:ext4_split_extent_at+0x6d/0x560 Call Trace: <TASK> ext4_split_extent.isra.0+0xcb/0x1b0 ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized+0x168/0x6c0 ext4_ext_handle_unwritten_extents+0x325/0x4d0 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x520/0xdb0 ext4_map_blocks+0x2b0/0x690 ext4_iomap_begin+0x20e/0x2c0 [...] ================================================================== Therefore, *orig_path is updated when the extent lookup succeeds, so that the caller can safely use path or *ppath.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11b230100d6801c014fab2afabc8bdea304c1b96 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b4b2dcace35f618fe361a87bae6f0d13af31bc1 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6766937d0327000ac1b87c97bbecdd28b0dd6599 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6801ed1298204d16a38571091e31178bfdc3c679 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9fcb1717d75061d3653ed69365c8d45331815cd Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b63481b3a388ee2df9e295f97273226140422a42 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f55ecc58d07a6c1f6d6d5b5af125c25f8da0bda2 Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-49881
NVD Published Date:
10/21/2024
NVD Last Modified:
10/25/2024
Source:
kernel.org