Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 21, 2025· Updated May 12, 2026
CVE-2024-57940
CVE-2024-57940
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
exfat: fix the infinite loop in exfat_readdir()
If the file system is corrupted so that a cluster is linked to itself in the cluster chain, and there is an unused directory entry in the cluster, 'dentry' will not be incremented, causing condition 'dentry < max_dentries' unable to prevent an infinite loop.
This infinite loop causes s_lock not to be released, and other tasks will hang, such as exfat_sync_fs().
This commit stops traversing the cluster chain when there is unused directory entry in the cluster to avoid this infinite loop.
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Affected products
72cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.7,<6.1.125
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.7
- osv-coords63 versionspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-lowlatency@6.11.0-1011.12?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-raspi@6.11.0-1010.10?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6
< 6.11.0-1011.12+ 62 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.11.0-1011.12
- (no CPE)range: < 6.11.0-1010.10
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1.21.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-24.1.21.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31beabd0f47f8c3ed9965ba861c9e5b252d4920anvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9ea94f5cd117d56e573696d0045ab3044185a15nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1d7afceb982e8f666e70a582e6b5aa806de063nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fee873761bd978d077d8c55334b4966ac4cb7b59nvdPatch
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.htmlnvd
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-503939.htmlnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/28c21f0ac5293a4bf19b3e0e32005d6dd31a6c17nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8cfbb8723bd3d3222f360227a1cc15227189ca6nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.htmlnvd
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