Siemens SCALANCE and RUGGEDCOM Devices Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') (CVE-2024-40943)

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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-40943

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - ocfs2: fix races between hole punching and AIO+DIO After commit ocfs2: return real error code in ocfs2diowrgetblock, fstests/generic/300 become from always fail...

CVE-2024-40943 ocfs2: fix races between hole punching and AIO+DIO

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix races between hole punching and AIO+DIO After commit "ocfs2: return real error code in ocfs2diowrgetblock", fstests/generic/300 become from always failed to sometimes failed:...

CVE-2024-40943

CVE-2024-40943 arises from a race in OCFS2 where hole punching and AIO/DIO co-exist, allowing an unwritten extent to be removed during I/O. The Linux kernel fix adds synchronization to wait for outstanding direct I/O before fallocate/punch_hole, preventing inconsistent extent state and potential ...