CVE-2024-38570: linux kernel Use-After-Free — Fix

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gfs2: Fix potential glock use-after-free on unmount When a DLM lockspace is released and there ares still locks in that lockspace, DLM will unlock those locks automatically. Commit fb6791d100d1b started exploiting this behavior to speed up filesystem unmount: gfs2 would simply free glocks it didn't want to unlock and then release the lockspace. This didn't take the bast callbacks for asynchronous lock contention notifications into account, which remain active until until a lock is unlocked or its lockspace is released. To prevent those callbacks from accessing deallocated objects, put the glocks that should not be unlocked on the sd_dead_glocks list, release the lockspace, and only then free those glocks. As an additional measure, ignore unexpected ast and bast callbacks if the receiving glock is dead.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-416 Use After Free

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
linux	linux_kernel	3.8 — 6.6.33
linux	linux_kernel	6.7 — 6.8.12
linux	linux_kernel	6.9 — 6.9.3

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0636b34b44589b142700ac137b5f69802cfe2e37 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/501cd8fabf621d10bd4893e37f6ce6c20523c8ca https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d98779e687726d8f8860f1c54b5687eec5f63a73 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e42e8a24d7f02d28763d16ca7ec5fc6d1f142af0 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0636b34b44589b142700ac137b5f69802cfe2e37 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/501cd8fabf621d10bd4893e37f6ce6c20523c8ca https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d98779e687726d8f8860f1c54b5687eec5f63a73 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e42e8a24d7f02d28763d16ca7ec5fc6d1f142af0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-38570? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gfs2: Fix potential glock use-after-free on unmount When a DLM lockspace is released and there ares still locks in that lockspace, DLM will unlock those locks automatically. Commit fb6791d100d1b started exploiting this behavior to speed up filesystem unmount: gfs2 would simply free glocks it didn't want to unlock and then release the lockspace. This didn't take the bast callbacks for asynchronous lock contention notifications into account, which remain active until until a lock is unlocked or its lockspace is released. To prevent those callbacks from accessing deallocated objects, put the glocks that should not be unlocked on the sd_dead_glocks list, release the lockspace, and only then free those glocks. As an additional measure, ignore unexpected ast and bast callbacks if the receiving glock is dead. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-38570? +

CVE-2024-38570 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-38570? +

CVE-2024-38570 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-38570? +

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