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TI-2024-17537 Aliases CVE-2024-26658GHSA-9x65-m9rh-pqxf

bcachefs: grab s_umount only if snapshotting

Priority LOW 24CWE-667Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bcachefs: grab s_umount only if snapshotting When I was testing mongodb over bcachefs with compression, there is a lockdep warning when snapshotting mongodb data volume. $ cat test.sh prog=bcachefs $prog subvolume create /mnt/data $prog subvolume create /mnt/data/snapshots while true;do $prog subvolume snapshot /mnt/data /mnt/data/snapshots/$(date +%s) sleep 1s done $ cat /etc/mongodb.conf systemLog: destination: file logAppend: true path: /mnt/data/mongod.log storage: dbPath: /mnt/data/ lockdep reports: [ 3437.452330] ====================================================== [ 3437.452750] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected [ 3437.453168] 6.7.0-rc7-custom+ #85 Tainted: G E [ 3437.453562] ------------------------------------------------------ [ 3437.453981] bcachefs/35533 is trying to acquire lock: [ 3437.454325] ffffa0a02b2b1418 (sb_writers#10){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: filename_create+0x62/0x190 [ 3437.454875] but task is already holding lock: [ 3437.455268] ffffa0a02b2b10e0 (&type->s_umount_key#48){.+.+}-{3:3}, at: bch2_fs_file_ioctl+0x232/0xc90 [bcachefs] [ 3437.456009] which lock already depends on the new lock. [ 3437.456553] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 3437.457054] -> #3 (&type->s_umount_key#48){.+.+}-{3:3}: [ 3437.457507] down_read+0x3e/0x170 [ 3437.457772] bch2_fs_file_ioctl+0x232/0xc90 [bcachefs] [ 3437.458206] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x93/0xd0 [ 3437.458498] do_syscall_64+0x42/0xf0 [ 3437.458779] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 [ 3437.459155] -> #2 (&c->snapshot_create_lock){++++}-{3:3}: [ 3437.459615] down_read+0x3e/0x170 [ 3437.459878] bch2_truncate+0x82/0x110 [bcachefs] [ 3437.460276] bchfs_truncate+0x254/0x3c0 [bcachefs] [ 3437.460686] notify_change+0x1f1/0x4a0 [ 3437.461283] do_truncate+0x7f/0xd0 [ 3437.461555] path_openat+0xa57/0xce0 [ 3437.461836] do_filp_open+0xb4/0x160 [ 3437.462116] do_sys_openat2+0x91/0xc0 [ 3437.462402] __x64_sys_openat+0x53/0xa0 [ 3437.462701] do_syscall_64+0x42/0xf0 [ 3437.462982] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 [ 3437.463359] -> #1 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#15){+.+.}-{3:3}: [ 3437.463843] down_write+0x3b/0xc0 [ 3437.464223] bch2_write_iter+0x5b/0xcc0 [bcachefs] [ 3437.464493] vfs_write+0x21b/0x4c0 [ 3437.464653] ksys_write+0x69/0xf0 [ 3437.464839] do_syscall_64+0x42/0xf0 [ 3437.465009] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 [ 3437.465231] -> #0 (sb_writers#10){.+.+}-{0:0}: [ 3437.465471] __lock_acquire+0x1455/0x21b0 [ 3437.465656] lock_acquire+0xc6/0x2b0 [ 3437.465822] mnt_want_write+0x46/0x1a0 [ 3437.465996] filename_create+0x62/0x190 [ 3437.466175] user_path_create+0x2d/0x50 [ 3437.466352] bch2_fs_file_ioctl+0x2ec/0xc90 [bcachefs] [ 3437.466617] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x93/0xd0 [ 3437.466791] do_syscall_64+0x42/0xf0 [ 3437.466957] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 [ 3437.467180] other info that might help us debug this: [ 3437.469670] 2 locks held by bcachefs/35533: other info that might help us debug this: [ 3437.467507] Chain exists of: sb_writers#10 --> &c->snapshot_create_lock --> &type->s_umount_key#48 [ 3437.467979] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 3437.468223] CPU0 CPU1 [ 3437.468405] ---- ---- [ 3437.468585] rlock(&type->s_umount_key#48); [ 3437.468758] lock(&c->snapshot_create_lock); [ 3437.469030] lock(&type->s_umount_key#48); [ 3437.469291] rlock(sb_writers#10); [ 3437.469434] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 3437.469 ---truncated---

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00148 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.7.5, 6.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.7 and later6.7.5, 6.8Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.7 and later Fixed in 6.7.5, 6.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.7 to before 6.7.5VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7 to before 6.7.5 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.7.5, 6.8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-26658
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9x65-m9rh-pqxf

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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