exfat: fix potential deadlock on __exfat_get_dentry_set
When accessing a file with more entries than ES_MAX_ENTRY_NUM, the bh-array
is allocated in __exfat_get_entry_set. The problem is that the bh-array is
allocated with GFP_KERNEL. It does not make sense. In the following cases,
a deadlock for sbi->s_lock between the two processes may occur.
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
kswapd
balance_pgdat
lock(fs_reclaim)
exfat_iterate
lock(&sbi->s_lock)
exfat_readdir
exfat_get_uniname_from_ext_entry
exfat_get_dentry_set
__exfat_get_dentry_set
kmalloc_array
...
lock(fs_reclaim)
...
evict
exfat_evict_inode
lock(&sbi->s_lock)
To fix this, let's allocate bh-array with GFP_NOFS.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-4075-1 | linux security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4076-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7154-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7155-1 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7156-1 | Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7154-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7196-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7387-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7387-2 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7387-3 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7388-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7389-1 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7390-1 | Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7407-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7421-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7458-1 | Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7459-1 | Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7459-2 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Solution
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Workaround
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epss
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epss
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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ssvc
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Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:15:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-667 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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cvssV3_1
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Sat, 17 Aug 2024 09:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: fix potential deadlock on __exfat_get_dentry_set When accessing a file with more entries than ES_MAX_ENTRY_NUM, the bh-array is allocated in __exfat_get_entry_set. The problem is that the bh-array is allocated with GFP_KERNEL. It does not make sense. In the following cases, a deadlock for sbi->s_lock between the two processes may occur. CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- kswapd balance_pgdat lock(fs_reclaim) exfat_iterate lock(&sbi->s_lock) exfat_readdir exfat_get_uniname_from_ext_entry exfat_get_dentry_set __exfat_get_dentry_set kmalloc_array ... lock(fs_reclaim) ... evict exfat_evict_inode lock(&sbi->s_lock) To fix this, let's allocate bh-array with GFP_NOFS. | |
| Title | exfat: fix potential deadlock on __exfat_get_dentry_set | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-03T20:38:38.291Z
Reserved: 2024-07-30T07:40:12.278Z
Link: CVE-2024-42315
Updated: 2024-09-11T12:42:23.407Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-08-17T09:15:11.470
Modified: 2025-11-03T21:16:17.810
Link: CVE-2024-42315
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Ubuntu USN