In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimit_state->lock access in __ext4_fill_super()

In the following concurrency we will access the uninitialized rs->lock:

ext4_fill_super
ext4_register_sysfs
// sysfs registered msg_ratelimit_interval_ms
// Other processes modify rs->interval to
// non-zero via msg_ratelimit_interval_ms
ext4_orphan_cleanup
ext4_msg(sb, KERN_INFO, "Errors on filesystem, "
__ext4_msg
___ratelimit(&(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_msg_ratelimit_state)
if (!rs->interval) // do nothing if interval is 0
return 1;
raw_spin_trylock_irqsave(&rs->lock, flags)
raw_spin_trylock(lock)
_raw_spin_trylock
__raw_spin_trylock
spin_acquire(&lock->dep_map, 0, 1, _RET_IP_)
lock_acquire
__lock_acquire
register_lock_class
assign_lock_key
dump_stack();
ratelimit_state_init(&sbi->s_msg_ratelimit_state, 5 * HZ, 10);
raw_spin_lock_init(&rs->lock);
// init rs->lock here

and get the following dump_stack:

=========================================================
INFO: trying to register non-static key.
The code is fine but needs lockdep annotation, or maybe
you didn't initialize this object before use?
turning off the locking correctness validator.
CPU: 12 PID: 753 Comm: mount Tainted: G E 6.7.0-rc6-next-20231222 #504
[...]
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0xc5/0x170
dump_stack+0x18/0x30
register_lock_class+0x740/0x7c0
__lock_acquire+0x69/0x13a0
lock_acquire+0x120/0x450
_raw_spin_trylock+0x98/0xd0
___ratelimit+0xf6/0x220
__ext4_msg+0x7f/0x160 [ext4]
ext4_orphan_cleanup+0x665/0x740 [ext4]
__ext4_fill_super+0x21ea/0x2b10 [ext4]
ext4_fill_super+0x14d/0x360 [ext4]
[...]
=========================================================

Normally interval is 0 until s_msg_ratelimit_state is initialized, so
___ratelimit() does nothing. But registering sysfs precedes initializing
rs->lock, so it is possible to change rs->interval to a non-zero value
via the msg_ratelimit_interval_ms interface of sysfs while rs->lock is
uninitialized, and then a call to ext4_msg triggers the problem by
accessing an uninitialized rs->lock. Therefore register sysfs after all
initializations are complete to avoid such problems.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6999-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6999-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7004-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7005-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7005-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7008-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7029-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-908
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::nfv
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Tus

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfv
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T09:19:40.394Z

Reserved: 2024-07-12T12:17:45.607Z

Link: CVE-2024-40998

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:39:56.156Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-12T13:15:20.857

Modified: 2025-09-25T19:43:21.163

Link: CVE-2024-40998

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-07-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-40998 - Bugzilla

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