CVE-2024-46801
Published: Sep 18, 2024
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libfs: fix get_stashed_dentry() get_stashed_dentry() tries to optimistically retrieve a stashed dentry from a provided location. It needs to ensure to hold rcu lock before it dereference the stashed location to prevent UAF issues. Use rcu_dereference() instead of READ_ONCE() it's effectively equivalent with some lockdep bells and whistles and it communicates clearly that this expects rcu protection.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected 07fd7c329839cf0b8c7766883d830a1a0d12d1dd - < 03e2a1209a83a380df34a72f7d6d1bc6c74132c7affected 07fd7c329839cf0b8c7766883d830a1a0d12d1dd - < 4e32c25b58b945f976435bbe51f39b32d714052e |
Linux | Linux | affected 6.9unaffected 0 - < 6.9unaffected 6.10.10 - <= 6.10.*unaffected 6.11 - <= * |
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