CVE-2024-49965

kernel: ocfs2: remove unreasonable unlock in ocfs2_read_blocks

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 21, 2024

Updated · September 14, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in ocfs2, the Oracle Cluster File System. An unreasonable unlock operation in the ocfs2_read_blocks function can lead to a bad unlock balance. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit this vulnerability to cause a Denial of Service (DoS), making the system or affected resources unavailable.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

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-667 · Improper Locking