vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-38580: ELSA-2024-4928: kernel security update (MODERATE)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 19, 2024 | Aug 16, 2024 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 19, 2024
Added
Aug 16, 2024
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
epoll: be better about file lifetimes
epoll can call out to vfs_poll() with a file pointer that may race with
the last 'fput()'. That would make f_count go down to zero, and while
the ep->mtx locking means that the resulting file pointer tear-down will
be blocked until the poll returns, it means that f_count is already
dead, and any use of it won't actually get a reference to the file any
more: it's dead regardless.
Make sure we have a valid ref on the file pointer before we call down to
vfs_poll() from the epoll routines.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. Inappropriate file lifetime handling may lead to availability issues.
epoll: be better about file lifetimes
epoll can call out to vfs_poll() with a file pointer that may race with
the last 'fput()'. That would make f_count go down to zero, and while
the ep->mtx locking means that the resulting file pointer tear-down will
be blocked until the poll returns, it means that f_count is already
dead, and any use of it won't actually get a reference to the file any
more: it's dead regardless.
Make sure we have a valid ref on the file pointer before we call down to
vfs_poll() from the epoll routines.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. Inappropriate file lifetime handling may lead to availability issues.
Solution
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
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