Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hfs: fix to initialize fields of hfs_inode_info after hfs_alloc_inode()

Syzbot reports uninitialized value access issue as below:

loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 64
=====================================================
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hfs_revalidate_dentry+0x307/0x3f0 fs/hfs/sysdep.c:30
hfs_revalidate_dentry+0x307/0x3f0 fs/hfs/sysdep.c:30
d_revalidate fs/namei.c:862 [inline]
lookup_fast+0x89e/0x8e0 fs/namei.c:1649
walk_component fs/namei.c:2001 [inline]
link_path_walk+0x817/0x1480 fs/namei.c:2332
path_lookupat+0xd9/0x6f0 fs/namei.c:2485
filename_lookup+0x22e/0x740 fs/namei.c:2515
user_path_at_empty+0x8b/0x390 fs/namei.c:2924
user_path_at include/linux/namei.h:57 [inline]
do_mount fs/namespace.c:3689 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3898 [inline]
__se_sys_mount+0x66b/0x810 fs/namespace.c:3875
__x64_sys_mount+0xe4/0x140 fs/namespace.c:3875
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcf/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hfs_ext_read_extent fs/hfs/extent.c:196 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hfs_get_block+0x92d/0x1620 fs/hfs/extent.c:366
hfs_ext_read_extent fs/hfs/extent.c:196 [inline]
hfs_get_block+0x92d/0x1620 fs/hfs/extent.c:366
block_read_full_folio+0x4ff/0x11b0 fs/buffer.c:2271
hfs_read_folio+0x55/0x60 fs/hfs/inode.c:39
filemap_read_folio+0x148/0x4f0 mm/filemap.c:2426
do_read_cache_folio+0x7c8/0xd90 mm/filemap.c:3553
do_read_cache_page mm/filemap.c:3595 [inline]
read_cache_page+0xfb/0x2f0 mm/filemap.c:3604
read_mapping_page include/linux/pagemap.h:755 [inline]
hfs_btree_open+0x928/0x1ae0 fs/hfs/btree.c:78
hfs_mdb_get+0x260c/0x3000 fs/hfs/mdb.c:204
hfs_fill_super+0x1fb1/0x2790 fs/hfs/super.c:406
mount_bdev+0x628/0x920 fs/super.c:1359
hfs_mount+0xcd/0xe0 fs/hfs/super.c:456
legacy_get_tree+0x167/0x2e0 fs/fs_context.c:610
vfs_get_tree+0xdc/0x5d0 fs/super.c:1489
do_new_mount+0x7a9/0x16f0 fs/namespace.c:3145
path_mount+0xf98/0x26a0 fs/namespace.c:3475
do_mount fs/namespace.c:3488 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3697 [inline]
__se_sys_mount+0x919/0x9e0 fs/namespace.c:3674
__ia32_sys_mount+0x15b/0x1b0 fs/namespace.c:3674
do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/common.c:112 [inline]
__do_fast_syscall_32+0xa2/0x100 arch/x86/entry/common.c:178
do_fast_syscall_32+0x37/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:203
do_SYSENTER_32+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/common.c:246
entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x70/0x82

Uninit was created at:
__alloc_pages+0x9a6/0xe00 mm/page_alloc.c:4590
__alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:238 [inline]
alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:261 [inline]
alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2190 [inline]
allocate_slab mm/slub.c:2354 [inline]
new_slab+0x2d7/0x1400 mm/slub.c:2407
___slab_alloc+0x16b5/0x3970 mm/slub.c:3540
__slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3625 [inline]
__slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3678 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3850 [inline]
kmem_cache_alloc_lru+0x64d/0xb30 mm/slub.c:3879
alloc_inode_sb include/linux/fs.h:3018 [inline]
hfs_alloc_inode+0x5a/0xc0 fs/hfs/super.c:165
alloc_inode+0x83/0x440 fs/inode.c:260
new_inode_pseudo fs/inode.c:1005 [inline]
new_inode+0x38/0x4f0 fs/inode.c:1031
hfs_new_inode+0x61/0x1010 fs/hfs/inode.c:186
hfs_mkdir+0x54/0x250 fs/hfs/dir.c:228
vfs_mkdir+0x49a/0x700 fs/namei.c:4126
do_mkdirat+0x529/0x810 fs/namei.c:4149
__do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4164 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4162 [inline]
__x64_sys_mkdirat+0xc8/0x120 fs/namei.c:4162
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcf/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b

It missed to initialize .tz_secondswest, .cached_start and .cached_blocks
fields in struct hfs_inode_info after hfs_alloc_inode(), fix it.
Published: 2024-08-17
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3912-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4008-1 linux-6.1 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7100-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7100-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7119-1 Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7123-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7144-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7154-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7155-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7156-1 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7154-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7194-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7196-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7233-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7233-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7233-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7262-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7262-2 Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0000


Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-908
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 19 Aug 2024 04:45:00 +0000


Sat, 17 Aug 2024 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfs: fix to initialize fields of hfs_inode_info after hfs_alloc_inode() Syzbot reports uninitialized value access issue as below: loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 64 ===================================================== BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hfs_revalidate_dentry+0x307/0x3f0 fs/hfs/sysdep.c:30 hfs_revalidate_dentry+0x307/0x3f0 fs/hfs/sysdep.c:30 d_revalidate fs/namei.c:862 [inline] lookup_fast+0x89e/0x8e0 fs/namei.c:1649 walk_component fs/namei.c:2001 [inline] link_path_walk+0x817/0x1480 fs/namei.c:2332 path_lookupat+0xd9/0x6f0 fs/namei.c:2485 filename_lookup+0x22e/0x740 fs/namei.c:2515 user_path_at_empty+0x8b/0x390 fs/namei.c:2924 user_path_at include/linux/namei.h:57 [inline] do_mount fs/namespace.c:3689 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3898 [inline] __se_sys_mount+0x66b/0x810 fs/namespace.c:3875 __x64_sys_mount+0xe4/0x140 fs/namespace.c:3875 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcf/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hfs_ext_read_extent fs/hfs/extent.c:196 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hfs_get_block+0x92d/0x1620 fs/hfs/extent.c:366 hfs_ext_read_extent fs/hfs/extent.c:196 [inline] hfs_get_block+0x92d/0x1620 fs/hfs/extent.c:366 block_read_full_folio+0x4ff/0x11b0 fs/buffer.c:2271 hfs_read_folio+0x55/0x60 fs/hfs/inode.c:39 filemap_read_folio+0x148/0x4f0 mm/filemap.c:2426 do_read_cache_folio+0x7c8/0xd90 mm/filemap.c:3553 do_read_cache_page mm/filemap.c:3595 [inline] read_cache_page+0xfb/0x2f0 mm/filemap.c:3604 read_mapping_page include/linux/pagemap.h:755 [inline] hfs_btree_open+0x928/0x1ae0 fs/hfs/btree.c:78 hfs_mdb_get+0x260c/0x3000 fs/hfs/mdb.c:204 hfs_fill_super+0x1fb1/0x2790 fs/hfs/super.c:406 mount_bdev+0x628/0x920 fs/super.c:1359 hfs_mount+0xcd/0xe0 fs/hfs/super.c:456 legacy_get_tree+0x167/0x2e0 fs/fs_context.c:610 vfs_get_tree+0xdc/0x5d0 fs/super.c:1489 do_new_mount+0x7a9/0x16f0 fs/namespace.c:3145 path_mount+0xf98/0x26a0 fs/namespace.c:3475 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3488 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3697 [inline] __se_sys_mount+0x919/0x9e0 fs/namespace.c:3674 __ia32_sys_mount+0x15b/0x1b0 fs/namespace.c:3674 do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/common.c:112 [inline] __do_fast_syscall_32+0xa2/0x100 arch/x86/entry/common.c:178 do_fast_syscall_32+0x37/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:203 do_SYSENTER_32+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/common.c:246 entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x70/0x82 Uninit was created at: __alloc_pages+0x9a6/0xe00 mm/page_alloc.c:4590 __alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:238 [inline] alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:261 [inline] alloc_slab_page mm/slub.c:2190 [inline] allocate_slab mm/slub.c:2354 [inline] new_slab+0x2d7/0x1400 mm/slub.c:2407 ___slab_alloc+0x16b5/0x3970 mm/slub.c:3540 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3625 [inline] __slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3678 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3850 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_lru+0x64d/0xb30 mm/slub.c:3879 alloc_inode_sb include/linux/fs.h:3018 [inline] hfs_alloc_inode+0x5a/0xc0 fs/hfs/super.c:165 alloc_inode+0x83/0x440 fs/inode.c:260 new_inode_pseudo fs/inode.c:1005 [inline] new_inode+0x38/0x4f0 fs/inode.c:1031 hfs_new_inode+0x61/0x1010 fs/hfs/inode.c:186 hfs_mkdir+0x54/0x250 fs/hfs/dir.c:228 vfs_mkdir+0x49a/0x700 fs/namei.c:4126 do_mkdirat+0x529/0x810 fs/namei.c:4149 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4164 [inline] __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4162 [inline] __x64_sys_mkdirat+0xc8/0x120 fs/namei.c:4162 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcf/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b It missed to initialize .tz_secondswest, .cached_start and .cached_blocks fields in struct hfs_inode_info after hfs_alloc_inode(), fix it.
Title hfs: fix to initialize fields of hfs_inode_info after hfs_alloc_inode()
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:29:57.113Z

Reserved: 2024-07-30T07:40:12.277Z

Link: CVE-2024-42311

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:04:27.025Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-08-17T09:15:11.147

Modified: 2025-11-03T22:18:01.857

Link: CVE-2024-42311

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-08-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-42311 - Bugzilla

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