CVE-2024-41067
kernel: btrfs: scrub: handle RST lookup error correctly
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 29, 2024
Updated · February 2, 2026
Description
The Linux kernel vulnerability in the btrfs scrub process, triggered by a forced RST feature, involved an assertion failure due to improper handling of bio structures when btrfs_map_block() failed. The issue was caused by calling btrfs_map_block() after allocating a new bio, leading to empty bio handling problems.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not vulnerable to this CVE, as it does not affect the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions.
CVSS score applicability
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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 · 5.5CVSS: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')