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CVE-2024-0775 Kernel: use-after-free while changing the mount option in __ext4_remount leading

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the __ext4_remount in fs/ext4/super.c in ext4 in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local user to cause an information leak problem while freeing the old quota file names before a potential failure, leading to a use-after-free.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitable with local access to the machine, with an administrator account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
kernel 6.3 6.3 → < 6.3.3 6.3.3
kernel 6.2 6.2 → < 6.2.16 6.2.16
kernel 5.16 5.16 → < 6.1.29 6.1.29
kernel 5.11 5.11 → < 5.15.112 5.15.112
kernel 5.5 5.5 → < 5.10.180 5.10.180
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
kernel 4.20 4.20 → < 5.4.243 5.4.243
kernel 4.15 4.15 → < 4.19.283 4.19.283
kernel 4.14 earliest → < 4.14.315 4.14.315

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