In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: flush all requests after setting CACHEFILES_DEAD In ondemand mode, when the daemon is processing an open request, if the kernel flags the cache as CACHEFILES_DEAD, the cachefiles_daemon_write() will always return -EIO, so the daemon can’t pass the copen to the kernel. Then the kernel process that is waiting for the copen triggers a hung_task. Since the DEAD state is irreversible, it can only be exited by closing /dev/cachefiles. Therefore, after calling cachefiles_io_error() to mark the cache as CACHEFILES_DEAD, if in ondemand mode, flush all requests to avoid the above hungtask. We may still be able to read some of the cached data before closing the fd of /dev/cachefiles. Note that this relies on the patch that adds reference counting to the req, otherwise it may UAF.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
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Debian | 12 | all | linux | < 6.1.99-1 | linux_6.1.99-1_all.deb |
Debian | 11 | all | linux | < 5.10.223-1 | linux_5.10.223-1_all.deb |
Debian | 999 | all | linux | < 6.9.7-1 | linux_6.9.7-1_all.deb |
Debian | 13 | all | linux | < 6.9.7-1 | linux_6.9.7-1_all.deb |