CVE-2024-57941 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfs component, specifically affecting how it handles caching when temporarily disabled. The flaw occurs when netfslib uses the deprecated PG_private_2 method, leading to improper cancellation of copy operations and leaving folios in an inconsistent state, potentially causing system hangs. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), this local vulnerability requires low privileges and local access to exploit, resulting in a high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.12, < 6.12.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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