In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix nilfs_empty_dir() misjudgment and long loop on I/O errors The error handling in nilfs_empty_dir() when a directory folio/page read fails is incorrect, as in the old ext2 implementation, and if the folio/page cannot be read or nilfs_check_folio() fails, it will falsely determine the directory as empty and corrupt the file system. In addition, since nilfs_empty_dir() does not immediately return on a failed folio/page read, but continues to loop, this can cause a long loop with I/O if i_size of the directory's inode is also corrupted, causing the log writer thread to wait and hang, as reported by syzbot. Fix these issues by making nilfs_empty_dir() immediately return a false value (0) if it fails to get a directory folio/page.
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Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-06-25T14:28:55.581Z

Updated: 2024-11-05T09:31:55.006Z

Reserved: 2024-06-25T14:23:23.745Z

Link: CVE-2024-39469

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:26:15.309Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-06-25T15:15:15.340

Modified: 2024-07-05T08:15:03.467

Link: CVE-2024-39469

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-06-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-39469 - Bugzilla