CVE-2024-40971
kernel: f2fs: remove clear SB_INLINECRYPT flag in default_options
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 12, 2024
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: remove clear SB_INLINECRYPT flag in default_options
In f2fs_remount, SB_INLINECRYPT flag will be clear and re-set. If create new file or open file during this gap, these files will not use inlinecrypt. Worse case, it may lead to data corruption if wrappedkey_v0 is enable.
Thread A: Thread B:
-f2fs_remount -f2fs_file_open or f2fs_new_inode -default_options <- clear SB_INLINECRYPT flag
-fscrypt_select_encryption_impl
-parse_options <- set SB_INLINECRYPT again
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CWE-833 · Deadlock