Vulnerability CVE-2024-46801


Published: 2024-09-18

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

libfs: fix get_stashed_dentry()

get_stashed_dentry() tries to optimistically retrieve a stashed dentry
from a provided location. It needs to ensure to hold rcu lock before it
dereference the stashed location to prevent UAF issues. Use
rcu_dereference() instead of READ_ONCE() it's effectively equivalent
with some lockdep bells and whistles and it communicates clearly that
this expects rcu protection.

 References:
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03e2a1209a83a380df34a72f7d6d1bc6c74132c7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e32c25b58b945f976435bbe51f39b32d714052e

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