cachefiles: flush all requests after setting CACHEFILES_DEAD
In ondemand mode, when the daemon is processing an open request, if the
kernel flags the cache as CACHEFILES_DEAD, the cachefiles_daemon_write()
will always return -EIO, so the daemon can't pass the copen to the kernel.
Then the kernel process that is waiting for the copen triggers a hung_task.
Since the DEAD state is irreversible, it can only be exited by closing
/dev/cachefiles. Therefore, after calling cachefiles_io_error() to mark
the cache as CACHEFILES_DEAD, if in ondemand mode, flush all requests to
avoid the above hungtask. We may still be able to read some of the cached
data before closing the fd of /dev/cachefiles.
Note that this relies on the patch that adds reference counting to the req,
otherwise it may UAF.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-4008-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5731-1 | linux security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6999-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6999-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7004-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7005-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7005-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7008-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7029-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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ssvc
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-03T21:58:02.518Z
Reserved: 2024-07-12T12:17:45.584Z
Link: CVE-2024-40935
Updated: 2024-08-02T04:39:55.674Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-07-12T13:15:16.053
Modified: 2025-11-03T22:17:15.443
Link: CVE-2024-40935
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-07-13T21:08:00Z
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN