CVE-2024-46780

nilfs2: protect references to superblock parameters exposed in sysfs

Published Sep 18, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nilfs2: protect references to superblock parameters exposed in sysfs

The superblock buffers of nilfs2 can not only be overwritten at runtime
for modifications/repairs, but they are also regularly swapped, replaced
during resizing, and even abandoned when degrading to one side due to
backing device issues. So, accessing them requires mutual exclusion using
the reader/writer semaphore "nilfs->ns_sem".

Some sysfs attribute show methods read this superblock buffer without the
necessary mutual exclusion, which can cause problems with pointer
dereferencing and memory access, so fix it.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3912-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4008-1 linux-6.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5782-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7100-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7100-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7119-1 Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7123-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7144-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7154-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7155-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7156-1 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7154-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7194-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7196-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7496-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7496-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7496-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7496-4 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7496-5 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7506-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7506-2 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7506-3 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7506-4 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00055}

epss

{'score': 0.00057}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00052}

epss

{'score': 0.00055}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-362
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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: protect references to superblock parameters exposed in sysfs The superblock buffers of nilfs2 can not only be overwritten at runtime for modifications/repairs, but they are also regularly swapped, replaced during resizing, and even abandoned when degrading to one side due to backing device issues. So, accessing them requires mutual exclusion using the reader/writer semaphore "nilfs->ns_sem". Some sysfs attribute show methods read this superblock buffer without the necessary mutual exclusion, which can cause problems with pointer dereferencing and memory access, so fix it.
Title nilfs2: protect references to superblock parameters exposed in sysfs
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 11:38 AM
Reserved
Sep 11, 2024, 3:12 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 18, 2024, 8:15 AM
Modified
Aug 4, 2026, 11:20 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 18, 2024, 12:00 AM