ocfs2: free inode when ocfs2_get_init_inode() fails
Priority LOW 24CWE-908Published · 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-908 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: free inode when ocfs2_get_init_inode() fails syzbot is reporting busy inodes after unmount, for commit 9c89fe0af826 ("ocfs2: Handle error from dquot_initialize()") forgot to call iput() when new_inode() succeeded and dquot_initialize() failed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00255 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174 +4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.3 and later | 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5, 6.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.3 and later Fixed in 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5, 6.13 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5, 6.13
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-56630
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4r3v-xr22-c9qx
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/911fcc95b530615b484e8920741fc5e4bc4e684a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c19ea59965ebb482e227532f7bbb01792fb028c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5327720a4655303ffa3f632d86ee205dd783f32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67c2c6d0564ca05348ba4f8f6eaf7a0713f56c15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a84d507d3290aca249b44ae992af9e10590cc5f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03db61c43c8e2729896fda6b9a95c7fb5c875c20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/965b5dd1894f4525f38c1b5f99b0106a07dbb5db
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Sources
- CVE-2024-56630 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-56630 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4r3v-xr22-c9qx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-56630 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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