CVE-2024-57924
fs: relax assertions on failure to encode file handles
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: relax assertions on failure to encode file handles Encoding file handles is usually performed by a filesystem >encode_fh() method that may fail for various reasons. The legacy users of exportfs_encode_fh(), namely, nfsd and name_to_handle_at(2) syscall are ready to cope with the possibility of failure to encode a file handle. There are a few other users of exportfs_encode_{fh,fid}() that currently have a WARN_ON() assertion when ->encode_fh() fails. Relax those assertions because they are wrong. The second linked bug report states commit 16aac5ad1fa9 ("ovl: support encoding non-decodable file handles") in v6.6 as the regressing commit, but this is not accurate. The aforementioned commit only increases the chances of the assertion and allows triggering the assertion with the reproducer using overlayfs, inotify and drop_caches. Triggering this assertion was always possible with other filesystems and other reasons of ->encode_fh() failures and more particularly, it was also possible with the exact same reproducer using overlayfs that is mounted with options index=on,nfs_export=on also on kernels < v6.6. Therefore, I am not listing the aforementioned commit as a Fixes commit. Backport hint: this patch will have a trivial conflict applying to v6.6.y, and other trivial conflicts applying to stable kernels < v6.6.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 19, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 3, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to a patched version.
- Verify the successful application of the kernel update.
- Test file handle encoding functionality.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 03, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 26, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-617 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.1.151 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.74 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.10 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73697928c806fe4689939722184a86fc1c1957b4 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/974e3fe0ac61de85015bbe5a4990cf4127b304b2 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adcde2872f8fc399b249758ae1990dcd53b694ea Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f47c834a9131ae64bee3c462f4e610c67b0a000f Types: Patch -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 09, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73697928c806fe4689939722184a86fc1c1957b4 -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jan. 23, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f47c834a9131ae64bee3c462f4e610c67b0a000f -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jan. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: relax assertions on failure to encode file handles Encoding file handles is usually performed by a filesystem >encode_fh() method that may fail for various reasons. The legacy users of exportfs_encode_fh(), namely, nfsd and name_to_handle_at(2) syscall are ready to cope with the possibility of failure to encode a file handle. There are a few other users of exportfs_encode_{fh,fid}() that currently have a WARN_ON() assertion when ->encode_fh() fails. Relax those assertions because they are wrong. The second linked bug report states commit 16aac5ad1fa9 ("ovl: support encoding non-decodable file handles") in v6.6 as the regressing commit, but this is not accurate. The aforementioned commit only increases the chances of the assertion and allows triggering the assertion with the reproducer using overlayfs, inotify and drop_caches. Triggering this assertion was always possible with other filesystems and other reasons of ->encode_fh() failures and more particularly, it was also possible with the exact same reproducer using overlayfs that is mounted with options index=on,nfs_export=on also on kernels < v6.6. Therefore, I am not listing the aforementioned commit as a Fixes commit. Backport hint: this patch will have a trivial conflict applying to v6.6.y, and other trivial conflicts applying to stable kernels < v6.6. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/974e3fe0ac61de85015bbe5a4990cf4127b304b2 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adcde2872f8fc399b249758ae1990dcd53b694ea