CVE-2024-49870

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's cachefiles component. A local attacker could exploit a dentry (directory entry) leak caused by a concurrency issue between a lookup cookie and a cull operation. This flaw prevents the proper release of a reference count, which can lead to resource exhaustion and a denial of service when the affected filesystem is unmounted.

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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.