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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2024-40971 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: remove clear SB_INLINECRYPT flag in default_options In f2fs_remount, SB_INLINECRYPT flag will be clear and re-set. If create new file or open file during this gap, these files will not use inlinecrypt. Worse case, it may lead to data corruption if wrappedkey_v0 is enable. Thread A: Thread B: -f2fs_remount -f2fs_file_open or f2fs_new_inode -default_options <- clear SB_INLINECRYPT flag -fscrypt_select_encryption_impl -parse_options <- set SB_INLINECRYPT again


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38a82c8d00638bb642bef787eb1d5e0e4d3b7d71 CVE, kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/724429db09e21ee153fef35e34342279d33df6ae CVE, kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9cea0489c562c97cd56bb345e78939f9909e7f4 CVE, kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac5eecf481c29942eb9a862e758c0c8b68090c33 CVE, kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae39c8ec4250d2a35ddaab1c40faacfec306ff66 CVE, kernel.org Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eddeb8d941d5be11a9da5637dbe81ac37e8449a2 CVE, kernel.org Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-40971
NVD Published Date:
07/12/2024
NVD Last Modified:
10/06/2025
Source:
kernel.org