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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43828

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43828 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix infinite loop when replaying fast_commit When doing fast_commit replay an infinite loop may occur due to an uninitialized extent_status struct. ext4_ext_determine_insert_hole() does not detect the replay and calls ext4_es_find_extent_range(), which will return immediately without initializing the 'es' variable. Because 'es' contains garbage, an integer overflow may happen causing an infinite loop in this function, easily reproducible using fstest generic/039. This commit fixes this issue by unconditionally initializing the structure in function ext4_es_find_extent_range(). Thanks to Zhang Yi, for figuring out the real problem!

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux*, 6.1.90-1, 6.1.37-1
Debian:11linux5.10.178-1, 5.10.218-1, 5.10.221-1
Debian:13linux0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0
Debian:11linux-6.16.1.112-1, 0, 6.1.106-3~deb11u1

Timeline

  • Aug 17, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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