SB2024062664 - Race condition in Linux kernel btrfs
Published: June 26, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062664
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37354)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the btrfs_log_prealloc_extents() function in fs/btrfs/tree-log.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff2bd566fbcefcb892be85c493bdb92b911c428
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d08c52ba1887a1ff9c179d4b6a18b427bcb2097
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4e5ed974876c14d3623e04dc43d3e3281bc6011
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d274c19a71b3a276949933859610721a453946b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.94
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.34