CVE-2024-42257 ext4: use memtostr_pad() for s_volume_name

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: use memtostrpad for svolumename As with the other strings in struct ext4superblock, svolumename is not NUL terminated. The other strings were marked in commit 072ebb3bffe6 "ext4: add nonstring annotations to ext4.h". Using...

CVE-2024-42257

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: use memtostrpad for svolumename As with the other strings in struct ext4superblock, svolumename is not NUL terminated. The other strings were marked in commit 072ebb3bffe6 "ext4: add nonstring annotations to ext4.h". Using...

kernel: ext4: fix double-free of blocks due to wrong extents moved_len

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs in the ext4 function, in ext4moveextents, where an error in updating the movedlen variable can lead to double-free of blocks and corrupt block accounting. This could lead to crashes or undefined behavior...

kernel: ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_try_best_found()

A vulnerability was found in the ext4mbtrybestfound function in the Linux kernel. This issue could lead to memory corruption or crashes due to the allocation of blocks from a group with a corrupted block bitmap...

kernel: ext4: fix corruption during on-line resize

A vulnerability was found in the ext4 filesystem in the Linux kernel during on-line resizing operations. When an ext4 filesystem is resized while mounted, it could lead to data corruption...

kernel: ext4: fix mb_cache_entry's e_refcnt leak in ext4_xattr_block_cache_find()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix mbcacheentry's erefcnt leak in ext4xattrblockcachefind Syzbot reports a warning as follows: ============================================ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5075 at fs/mbcache.c:419 mbcachedestroy+0x224/0x290 Modules...

kernel: ext4: avoid online resizing failures due to oversized flex bg

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: avoid online resizing failures due to oversized flex bg When we online resize an ext4 filesystem with a oversized flexbgsize, mkfs.ext4 -F -G 67108864 $dev -b 4096 100M mount $dev $dir resize2fs $dev 16G the following WARNO...

kernel: ext4: fix double-free of blocks due to wrong extents moved_len

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs in the ext4 function, in ext4moveextents, where an error in updating the movedlen variable can lead to double-free of blocks and corrupt block accounting. This could lead to crashes or undefined behavior...

kernel: ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_find_by_goal()

A vulnerability was found in the ext4mbfindbygoal function in the Linux kernel. This issue could lead to memory corruption or crashes due to the allocation of blocks from a group with a corrupted block bitmap...

kernel: ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_try_best_found()

A vulnerability was found in the ext4mbtrybestfound function in the Linux kernel. This issue could lead to memory corruption or crashes due to the allocation of blocks from a group with a corrupted block bitmap...

kernel: ext4: fix mb_cache_entry's e_refcnt leak in ext4_xattr_block_cache_find()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix mbcacheentry's erefcnt leak in ext4xattrblockcachefind Syzbot reports a warning as follows: ============================================ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 5075 at fs/mbcache.c:419 mbcachedestroy+0x224/0x290 Modules...

Important: kernel security update

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: powerpc: Fix access beyond end of drmem array CVE-2023-52451 kernel: efivarfs: force RO when remounting if SetVariable is not supported CVE-2023-52463 kernel: tracing: Restructure...

RHEL 8 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2024:5102)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:5102 advisory. The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirement...

ALSA-2024:5102 Important: kernel-rt security update

The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements. Security Fixes: kernel: efivarfs: force RO when remounting if SetVariable is not supported CVE-2023-52463 kernel: tracing: Restructure traceclockglobal to...

RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2024:5101)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:5101 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: powerpc: Fix access beyond end...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6951-1)

"The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6951-1 advisory. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update...

kernel: ext4: regenerate buddy after block freeing failed if under fc replay

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem related to the fast commit replay process. During this process, blocks that are already marked as free can be incorrectly marked as free again, leading to the corruption of the buddy bitmap, which is used to track free and allocated blocks...

RHEL 9 : kernel (RHSA-2024:5066)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:5066 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: block: null pointer dereferenc...

CLSA-2024-1722977984 kernel: Fix of 16 CVEs

ima: Fix use-after-free on a dentry's dname.name CVE-2024-39494 - ima: define imamaxdigestdata struct without a flexible array variable - ima: detect changes to the backing overlay file - tcp: Use refcountincnotzero in tcptwskunique. CVE-2024-36904 - afunix: Fix garbage collector racing against...

CLSA-2024-1722977546 kernel: Fix of 15 CVEs

ima: Fix use-after-free on a dentry's dname.name CVE-2024-39494 - ima: define imamaxdigestdata struct without a flexible array variable - ima: detect changes to the backing overlay file - tcp: Use refcountincnotzero in tcptwskunique. CVE-2024-36904 - afunix: Fix garbage collector racing against...