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CVE-2024-26905

kernel: btrfs: fix data races when accessing the reserved amount of block reserves

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 17, 2024

Updated · October 31, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Btrfs file system. A local user could trigger a race condition by executing concurrent filesystem operations where block reserve accounting values are accessed without proper synchronization. This race condition may lead to inconsistent space tracking and premature metadata space reclamation, potentially causing performance degradation.

Statement

This CVE has been marked as Rejected by the assigning CNA.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')