GHSA-2CXG-HJM3-XMVR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-29 12:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfs/fscache: Add a memory barrier for FSCACHE_VOLUME_CREATING
In fscache_create_volume(), there is a missing memory barrier between the bit-clearing operation and the wake-up operation. This may cause a situation where, after a wake-up, the bit-clearing operation hasn't been detected yet, leading to an indefinite wait. The triggering process is as follows:
[cookie1] [cookie2] [volume_work] fscache_perform_lookup fscache_create_volume fscache_perform_lookup fscache_create_volume fscache_create_volume_work cachefiles_acquire_volume clear_and_wake_up_bit test_and_set_bit test_and_set_bit goto maybe_wait goto no_wait
In the above process, cookie1 and cookie2 has the same volume. When cookie1 enters the -no_wait- process, it will clear the bit and wake up the waiting process. If a barrier is missing, it may cause cookie2 to remain in the -wait- process indefinitely.
In commit 3288666c7256 ("fscache: Use clear_and_wake_up_bit() in fscache_create_volume_work()"), barriers were added to similar operations in fscache_create_volume_work(), but fscache_create_volume() was missed.
By combining the clear and wake operations into clear_and_wake_up_bit() to fix this issue.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-56755"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-401"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-29T12:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfs/fscache: Add a memory barrier for FSCACHE_VOLUME_CREATING\n\nIn fscache_create_volume(), there is a missing memory barrier between the\nbit-clearing operation and the wake-up operation. This may cause a\nsituation where, after a wake-up, the bit-clearing operation hasn\u0027t been\ndetected yet, leading to an indefinite wait. The triggering process is as\nfollows:\n\n [cookie1] [cookie2] [volume_work]\nfscache_perform_lookup\n fscache_create_volume\n fscache_perform_lookup\n fscache_create_volume\n\t\t\t fscache_create_volume_work\n cachefiles_acquire_volume\n clear_and_wake_up_bit\n test_and_set_bit\n test_and_set_bit\n goto maybe_wait\n goto no_wait\n\nIn the above process, cookie1 and cookie2 has the same volume. When cookie1\nenters the -no_wait- process, it will clear the bit and wake up the waiting\nprocess. If a barrier is missing, it may cause cookie2 to remain in the\n-wait- process indefinitely.\n\nIn commit 3288666c7256 (\"fscache: Use clear_and_wake_up_bit() in\nfscache_create_volume_work()\"), barriers were added to similar operations\nin fscache_create_volume_work(), but fscache_create_volume() was missed.\n\nBy combining the clear and wake operations into clear_and_wake_up_bit() to\nfix this issue.",
"id": "GHSA-2cxg-hjm3-xmvr",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:32:02Z",
"published": "2024-12-29T12:30:41Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56755"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22f9400a6f3560629478e0a64247b8fcc811a24d"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/539fabba965e119b98066fc6ba5257b5eaf4eda2"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8beb682cc9a0798a280bbb95e3e41617237090b2"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cc1df3113cb71a0df2c46dd5b102c9e11c8a8c6"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddab02607eed9e415dc62fde421d4329e5345315"
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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