In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fsnotify: clear PARENT_WATCHED flags lazily
In some setups directories can have many (usually negative) dentries.
Hence __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() function can take a
significant amount of time. Since the bulk of this function happens
under inode->i_lock this causes a significant contention on the lock
when we remove the watch from the directory as the
__fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() call from fsnotify_recalc_mask()
races with __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() calls from
__fsnotify_parent() happening on children. This can lead upto softlockup
reports reported by users.
Fix the problem by calling fsnotify_update_children_dentry_flags() to
set PARENT_WATCHED flags only when parent starts watching children.
When parent stops watching children, clear false positive PARENT_WATCHED
flags lazily in __fsnotify_parent() for each accessed child.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
23 Oct 2024, 17:00
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References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/172e422ffea20a89bfdc672741c1aad6fbb5044e - Patch | |
References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f3ef1d9f66b93913ce2171120d9226b55acd41d - Patch | |
References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef1d2e240c32b1f337a37232d037b07e3919e1a - Patch | |
References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8c42405fc3507cc43ba7e4986a773c3fc633f6e - Patch | |
References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9a48bc3dd9099935751458a5bbbea4b7c28abc8 - Patch | |
References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1b1e135c3f72382f792e6c319fc088d5523ad5 - Patch | |
First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.7 |
CWE | CWE-362 | |
CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
10 Oct 2024, 12:51
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Summary |
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09 Oct 2024, 14:15
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New CVE |
Information
Published : 2024-10-09 14:15
Updated : 2024-10-23 17:00
NVD link : CVE-2024-47660
Mitre link : CVE-2024-47660
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-47660
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')