CVE-2024-50088
Published: October 31, 2024Last modified: October 31, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix uninitialized pointer free in add_inode_ref() The add_inode_ref() function does not initialize the "name" struct when it is declared. If any of the following calls to "read_one_inode() returns NULL, dir = read_one_inode(root, parent_objectid); if (!dir) { ret = -ENOENT; goto out; } inode = read_one_inode(root, inode_objectid); if (!inode) { ret = -EIO; goto out; } then "name.name" would be freed on "out" before being initialized. out: ... kfree(name.name); This issue was reported by Coverity with CID 1526744.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value | 
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 | 
| Attack Vector | LOCAL | 
| Attack complexity | LOW | 
| Privileges required | LOW | 
| User interaction | NONE | 
| Scope | UNCHANGED | 
| Confidentiality | HIGH | 
| Integrity impact | HIGH | 
| Availability impact | HIGH | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | 
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) | 
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.41-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.41-r0) |