Linux Kernel up to 6.7.4 bcachefs bch_fs::snapshots memory corruption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.7.4. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bch_fs::snapshots of the component bcachefs. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-35832. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.7.4. This affects the function bch_fs::snapshots of the component bcachefs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bcachefs: kvfree bch_fs::snapshots in bch2_fs_snapshots_exit bch_fs::snapshots is allocated by kvzalloc in __snapshot_t_mut. It should be freed by kvfree not kfree. Or umount will triger: [ 406.829178 ] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffe7b487148008 [ 406.830676 ] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 406.831643 ] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 406.832487 ] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 406.832898 ] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI [ 406.833512 ] CPU: 2 PID: 1754 Comm: umount Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE 6.7.0-rc7-custom+ #90 [ 406.834746 ] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS Arch Linux 1.16.3-1-1 04/01/2014 [ 406.835796 ] RIP: 0010:kfree+0x62/0x140 [ 406.836197 ] Code: 80 48 01 d8 0f 82 e9 00 00 00 48 c7 c2 00 00 00 80 48 2b 15 78 9f 1f 01 48 01 d0 48 c1 e8 0c 48 c1 e0 06 48 03 05 56 9f 1f 01 8b 50 08 48 89 c7 f6 c2 01 0f 85 b0 00 00 00 66 90 48 8b 07 f6 [ 406.837810 ] RSP: 0018:ffffb9d641607e48 EFLAGS: 00010286 [ 406.838213 ] RAX: ffffe7b487148000 RBX: ffffb9d645200000 RCX: ffffb9d641607dc4 [ 406.838738 ] RDX: 000065bb00000000 RSI: ffffffffc0d88b84 RDI: ffffb9d645200000 [ 406.839217 ] RBP: ffff9a4625d00068 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000001 [ 406.839650 ] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 000000000000001f R12: ffff9a4625d4da80 [ 406.840055 ] R13: ffff9a4625d00000 R14: ffffffffc0e2eb20 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 406.840451 ] FS: 00007f0a264ffb80(0000) GS:ffff9a4e2d500000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 406.840851 ] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 406.841125 ] CR2: ffffe7b487148008 CR3: 000000018c4d2000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 [ 406.841464 ] Call Trace: [ 406.841583 ] [ 406.841682 ] ? __die+0x1f/0x70 [ 406.841828 ] ? page_fault_oops+0x159/0x470 [ 406.842014 ] ? fixup_exception+0x22/0x310 [ 406.842198 ] ? exc_page_fault+0x1ed/0x200 [ 406.842382 ] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [ 406.842574 ] ? bch2_fs_release+0x54/0x280 [bcachefs] [ 406.842842 ] ? kfree+0x62/0x140 [ 406.842988 ] ? kfree+0x104/0x140 [ 406.843138 ] bch2_fs_release+0x54/0x280 [bcachefs] [ 406.843390 ] kobject_put+0xb7/0x170 [ 406.843552 ] deactivate_locked_super+0x2f/0xa0 [ 406.843756 ] cleanup_mnt+0xba/0x150 [ 406.843917 ] task_work_run+0x59/0xa0 [ 406.844083 ] exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x197/0x1a0 [ 406.844302 ] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 [ 406.844510 ] do_syscall_64+0x4e/0xf0 [ 406.844675 ] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 [ 406.844907 ] RIP: 0033:0x7f0a2664e4fb

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-35832 since 05/17/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/25/2025).

Upgrading to version 6.7.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 565906787911/369acf97d6fd is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1188). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• IBM InfoSphere Guardium
• Oracle Linux
• Oracle VM
• NetApp FAS
• EMC Avamar
• IBM SAN Volume Controller
• Dell NetWorker
• IBM FlashSystem
• IBM Security Guardium
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Broadcom Brocade SANnav
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM Business Automation Workflow
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell Avamar
• Juniper Junos Space
• IBM DB2
• IBM Storage Scale System
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.7.0
• 6.7.1
• 6.7.2
• 6.7.3
• 6.7.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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