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CVE-2024-50119: Linux Kernel: cifs File Sharing Vulnerability Exposed to Data Loss
CVE-2024-50119
Summary
A fix has been made to prevent potential data loss when using the Linux kernel's cifs file sharing system. The issue was caused by a warning in the kernel that could lead to memory leaks. The fix is already available and should be applied to prevent potential data loss.
What to do
No fix is available yet. Check with your software vendor for updates.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel |
>= 6.10, < 6.11.6 6.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original title
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cifs: fix warning when destroy 'cifs_io_request_pool'
There's a issue as follows:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 27826 at mm/slub.c:4698 ...
Original description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cifs: fix warning when destroy 'cifs_io_request_pool'
There's a issue as follows:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 27826 at mm/slub.c:4698 free_large_kmalloc+0xac/0xe0
RIP: 0010:free_large_kmalloc+0xac/0xe0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __warn+0xea/0x330
mempool_destroy+0x13f/0x1d0
init_cifs+0xa50/0xff0 [cifs]
do_one_initcall+0xdc/0x550
do_init_module+0x22d/0x6b0
load_module+0x4e96/0x5ff0
init_module_from_file+0xcd/0x130
idempotent_init_module+0x330/0x620
__x64_sys_finit_module+0xb3/0x110
do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x1d0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Obviously, 'cifs_io_request_pool' is not created by mempool_create().
So just use mempool_exit() to revert 'cifs_io_request_pool'.
cifs: fix warning when destroy 'cifs_io_request_pool'
There's a issue as follows:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 27826 at mm/slub.c:4698 free_large_kmalloc+0xac/0xe0
RIP: 0010:free_large_kmalloc+0xac/0xe0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __warn+0xea/0x330
mempool_destroy+0x13f/0x1d0
init_cifs+0xa50/0xff0 [cifs]
do_one_initcall+0xdc/0x550
do_init_module+0x22d/0x6b0
load_module+0x4e96/0x5ff0
init_module_from_file+0xcd/0x130
idempotent_init_module+0x330/0x620
__x64_sys_finit_module+0xb3/0x110
do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x1d0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Obviously, 'cifs_io_request_pool' is not created by mempool_create().
So just use mempool_exit() to revert 'cifs_io_request_pool'.
nvd CVSS3.1
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Published: 5 Nov 2024 · Updated: 28 Jun 2026 · First seen: 7 Mar 2026