Linux Kernel up to 6.6.35/6.9.6 f2fs_stop_checkpoint deadlock

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.35/6.9.6. This impacts the function f2fs_stop_checkpoint. Such manipulation leads to deadlock. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-40969. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.35/6.9.6. Affected by this issue is the function f2fs_stop_checkpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deadlock vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-833. The product contains multiple threads or executable segments that are waiting for each other to release a necessary lock, resulting in deadlock. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: don't set RO when shutting down f2fs Shutdown does not check the error of thaw_super due to readonly, which causes a deadlock like below. f2fs_ioc_shutdown(F2FS_GOING_DOWN_FULLSYNC) issue_discard_thread - bdev_freeze - freeze_super - f2fs_stop_checkpoint() - f2fs_handle_critical_error - sb_start_write - set RO - waiting - bdev_thaw - thaw_super_locked - return -EINVAL, if sb_rdonly() - f2fs_stop_discard_thread -> wait for kthread_stop(discard_thread);

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-40969 since 07/12/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 6.6.36 or 6.9.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 1036d3ea7a32/f47ed3b284b3/3bdb7f161697 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.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.6.24
• 6.6.25
• 6.6.26
• 6.6.27
• 6.6.28
• 6.6.29
• 6.6.30
• 6.6.31
• 6.6.32
• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.9.0
• 6.9.1
• 6.9.2
• 6.9.3
• 6.9.4
• 6.9.5
• 6.9.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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