Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: avoid use-after-free in ext4_ext_show_leaf()
In ext4_find_extent(), path may be freed by error or be reallocated, so using a previously saved *ppath may have been freed and thus may trigger use-after-free, as follows:
ext4_split_extent path = *ppath; ext4_split_extent_at(ppath) path = ext4_find_extent(ppath) ext4_split_extent_at(ppath) // ext4_find_extent fails to free path // but zeroout succeeds ext4_ext_show_leaf(inode, path) eh = path[depth].p_hdr // path use-after-free !!!
Similar to ext4_split_extent_at(), we use *ppath directly as an input to ext4_ext_show_leaf(). Fix a spelling error by the way.
Same problem in ext4_ext_handle_unwritten_extents(). Since 'path' is only used in ext4_ext_show_leaf(), remove 'path' and use *ppath directly.
This issue is triggered only when EXT_DEBUG is defined and therefore does not affect functionality.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4, < b0cb4561fc4284d04e69c8a66c8504928ab2484e; >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4, < 4999fed877bb64e3e7f9ab9996de2ca983c41928; >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4, < 2eba3b0cc5b8de624918d21f32b5b8db59a90b39; >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4, < 34b2096380ba475771971a778a478661a791aa15; >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4, < 8b114f2cc7dd5d36729d040b68432fbd0f0a8868; >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4, < d483c7cc1796bd6a80e7b3a8fd494996260f6b67; >= dfe5080939ea4686b3414b5d970a9b26733c57a4, < 4e2524ba2ca5f54bdbb9e5153bea00421ef653f5 |
| Linux | Linux | 3.18 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem | < V1.1.1 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM RST2428P | < V3.2 |
| Siemens | SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family | < V3.2 |
| Siemens | SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family | < V3.2 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2eba3b0cc5b8de624918d21f32b5b8db59a90b39Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b2096380ba475771971a778a478661a791aa15Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4999fed877bb64e3e7f9ab9996de2ca983c41928Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e2524ba2ca5f54bdbb9e5153bea00421ef653f5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b114f2cc7dd5d36729d040b68432fbd0f0a8868Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0cb4561fc4284d04e69c8a66c8504928ab2484ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d483c7cc1796bd6a80e7b3a8fd494996260f6b67Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 21, 2024
- Last modified
- Oct 15, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified