cachefiles: Fix NULL pointer dereference in object->file (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.23 % · percentile 14 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: Fix NULL pointer dereference in object->file At present, the object->file has the NULL pointer dereference problem in ondemand-mode. The root cause is that the allocated fd and object->file lifetime are inconsistent, and the user-space invocation to anon_fd uses object->file. Following is the process that triggers the issue: [write fd] [umount] cachefiles_ondemand_fd_write_iter fscache_cookie_state_machine cachefiles_withdraw_cookie if (!file) return -ENOBUFS cachefiles_clean_up_object cachefiles_unmark_inode_in_use fput(object->file) object->file = NULL // file NULL pointer dereference! __cachefiles_write(..., file, ...) Fix this issue by add an additional reference count to the object->file before write/llseek, and decrement after it finished.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6bba3ece960129a553d4b16f1b00c884dc0993a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/785408bbafcfa24c9fc5b251f03fd0780ce182bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98770440c9bc468e2fd878212ec9526dbe08293
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9582c7664103c9043e80a78f5c382aa6bdd67418
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31ad74b20227ce6b40910ff78b1c604e42975cf1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-53197
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-56549
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1057 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0366 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0349 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0277 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0212 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0185 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0152 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0088 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0071 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0047 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.19 < 6.11.11cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.12 < 6.12.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected c8383054506c77b814489c09877b5db83fd4abf2 < d6bba3ece960129a553d4b16f1b00c884dc0993a ; affected c8383054506c77b814489c09877b5db83fd4abf2 < 785408bbafcfa24c9fc5b251f03fd0780ce182bd ; affected c8383054506c77b814489c09877b5db83fd4abf2 < f98770440c9bc468e2fd878212ec9526dbe08293 ; affected c8383054506c77b814489c09877b5db83fd4abf2 < 9582c7664103c9043e80a78f5c382aa6bdd67418 ; affected c8383054506c77b814489c09877b5db83fd4abf2 < 31ad74b20227ce6b40910ff78b1c604e42975cf1 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.19 ; unaffected 0 < 5.19 ; unaffected 6.1.129 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.78 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.11.11 ≤ 6.11.* ; unaffected 6.12.2 ≤ 6.12.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |