Linux Kernel up to 6.6.69/6.12.8 fs/attr.c stack-based overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.69/6.12.8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file fs/attr.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-57895. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.69/6.12.8. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file fs/attr.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: set ATTR_CTIME flags when setting mtime David reported that the new warning from setattr_copy_mgtime is coming like the following. [ 113.215316] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 113.215974] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 31 at fs/attr.c:300 setattr_copy+0x1ee/0x200 [ 113.219192] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 31 Comm: kworker/1:1 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc1+ #234 [ 113.220127] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.2-3-gd478f380-rebuilt.opensuse.org 04/01/2014 [ 113.221530] Workqueue: ksmbd-io handle_ksmbd_work [ksmbd] [ 113.222220] RIP: 0010:setattr_copy+0x1ee/0x200 [ 113.222833] Code: 24 28 49 8b 44 24 30 48 89 53 58 89 43 6c 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d c3 cc cc cc cc 48 89 df e8 77 d6 ff ff e9 cd fe ff ff <0f> 0b e9 be fe ff ff 66 0 [ 113.225110] RSP: 0018:ffffaf218010fb68 EFLAGS: 00010202 [ 113.225765] RAX: 0000000000000120 RBX: ffffa446815f8568 RCX: 0000000000000003 [ 113.226667] RDX: ffffaf218010fd38 RSI: ffffa446815f8568 RDI: ffffffff94eb03a0 [ 113.227531] RBP: ffffaf218010fb90 R08: 0000001a251e217d R09: 00000000675259fa [ 113.228426] R10: 0000000002ba8a6d R11: ffffa4468196c7a8 R12: ffffaf218010fd38 [ 113.229304] R13: 0000000000000120 R14: ffffffff94eb03a0 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 113.230210] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa44739d00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 113.231215] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 113.232055] CR2: 00007efe0053d27e CR3: 000000000331a000 CR4: 00000000000006b0 [ 113.232926] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 113.233812] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 113.234797] Call Trace: [ 113.235116] <TASK> [ 113.235393] ? __warn+0x73/0xd0 [ 113.235802] ? setattr_copy+0x1ee/0x200 [ 113.236299] ? report_bug+0xf3/0x1e0 [ 113.236757] ? handle_bug+0x4d/0x90 [ 113.237202] ? exc_invalid_op+0x13/0x60 [ 113.237689] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 [ 113.238185] ? setattr_copy+0x1ee/0x200 [ 113.238692] btrfs_setattr+0x80/0x820 [btrfs] [ 113.239285] ? get_stack_info_noinstr+0x12/0xf0 [ 113.239857] ? __module_address+0x22/0xa0 [ 113.240368] ? handle_ksmbd_work+0x6e/0x460 [ksmbd] [ 113.240993] ? __module_text_address+0x9/0x50 [ 113.241545] ? __module_address+0x22/0xa0 [ 113.242033] ? unwind_next_frame+0x10e/0x920 [ 113.242600] ? __pfx_stack_trace_consume_entry+0x10/0x10 [ 113.243268] notify_change+0x2c2/0x4e0 [ 113.243746] ? stack_depot_save_flags+0x27/0x730 [ 113.244339] ? set_file_basic_info+0x130/0x2b0 [ksmbd] [ 113.244993] set_file_basic_info+0x130/0x2b0 [ksmbd] [ 113.245613] ? process_scheduled_works+0xbe/0x310 [ 113.246181] ? worker_thread+0x100/0x240 [ 113.246696] ? kthread+0xc8/0x100 [ 113.247126] ? ret_from_fork+0x2b/0x40 [ 113.247606] ? ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [ 113.248132] smb2_set_info+0x63f/0xa70 [ksmbd] ksmbd is trying to set the atime and mtime via notify_change without also setting the ctime. so This patch add ATTR_CTIME flags when setting mtime to avoid a warning.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-57895 since 01/11/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/09/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233479 (Ubuntu 24.10 : Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities (USN-7380-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.6.70 or 6.12.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 1d7ee876b8b96efc14e177a7fe8d45ac25d68849/52cefcff6a4a814f4f8e357422fcfb71fd2ebf75/21e46a79bbe6c4e1aa73b3ed998130f2ff07b128 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 databases at Tenable (233479) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0105). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Avamar
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway

Productinfo

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
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
• 6.6.43
• 6.6.44
• 6.6.45
• 6.6.46
• 6.6.47
• 6.6.48
• 6.6.49
• 6.6.50
• 6.6.51
• 6.6.52
• 6.6.53
• 6.6.54
• 6.6.55
• 6.6.56
• 6.6.57
• 6.6.58
• 6.6.59
• 6.6.60
• 6.6.61
• 6.6.62
• 6.6.63
• 6.6.64
• 6.6.65
• 6.6.66
• 6.6.67
• 6.6.68
• 6.6.69
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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