Vulnerability · Published Apr 3, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-26773ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_try_best_found()

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_try_best_found() Determine if the group block bitmap is corrupted before using ac_b_ex in ext4_mb_try_best_found() to avoid allocating blocks from a group with a corrupted block bitmap in the following concurrency and making the situation worse. ext4_mb_regular_allocator ext4_lock_group(sb, group) ext4_mb_good_group // check if the group bbitmap is corrupted ext4_mb_complex_scan_group // Scan group gets ac_b_ex but doesn't use it ext4_unlock_group(sb, group) ext4_mark_group_bitmap_corrupted(group) // The block bitmap was corrupted during // the group unlock gap. ext4_mb_try_best_found ext4_lock_group(ac->ac_sb, group) ext4_mb_use_best_found mb_mark_used // Allocating blocks in block bitmap corrupted group

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:9bpftool7.3.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel-matched5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-abi-stablelists5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headers5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-uki-virt5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel-matched5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-doc5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-headers5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-extra5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-devel5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-extra5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs-devel5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9libperf5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9perf5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:4928
Debian:12linux6.1.82-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26773
Debian:13linux6.7.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26773
Debian:14linux6.7.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26773
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4.cloud.1.0RXSA-2024:4928
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4RLSA-2024:4928
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-112.122UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-112.122USN-6820-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1063.69USN-6821-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1063.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1066.75USN-6821-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1066.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1067.76.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1065.74.1USN-6821-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1062.70USN-6820-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1062.70UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1060.66USN-6821-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1060.66UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1046.53UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1046.53USN-6821-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1056.59UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1056.59USN-6821-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1058.64UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1058.64USN-6821-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1060.65USN-6821-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1060.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-110.120UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-110.120USN-6820-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1058.59UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1058.59USN-6820-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1061.67USN-6821-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1061.67UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1058.61UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1030.34UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26773
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1030.34USN-6820-1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 163a203ddb36c36d4a1c942aececda0cc8d06aa7 – before 21f8cfe79f776287459343e9cfa6055af61328ea163a203ddb36c36d4a1c942aececda0cc8d06aa7 – before 260fc96283c0f594de18a1b045faf6d8fb42874d163a203ddb36c36d4a1c942aececda0cc8d06aa7 – before 927794a02169778c9c2e7b25c768ab3ea8c1dc03163a203ddb36c36d4a1c942aececda0cc8d06aa7 – before 4c21fa60a6f4606f6214a38f50612b17b2f738f5163a203ddb36c36d4a1c942aececda0cc8d06aa7 – before f97e75fa4e12b0aa0224e83fcbda8853ac2adf36163a203ddb36c36d4a1c942aececda0cc8d06aa7 – before 0184747b552d6b5a14db3b7fcc3b792ce64dedd1163a203ddb36c36d4a1c942aececda0cc8d06aa7 – before a2576ae9a35c078e488f2c573e9e6821d651fbbe163a203ddb36c36d4a1c942aececda0cc8d06aa7 – before 4530b3660d396a646aad91a787b6ab37cf604b53
Linux Linux 3.12

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