CVE-2024-56548hfsplus: don't query the device logical block size multiple times
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 0.25%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 84% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfsplus: don't query the device logical block size multiple times Devices block sizes may change. One of these cases is a loop device by using ioctl LOOP_SET_BLOCK_SIZE. While this may cause other issues like IO being rejected, in the case of hfsplus, it will allocate a block by using that size and potentially write out-of-bounds when hfsplus_read_wrapper calls hfsplus_submit_bio and the latter function reads a different io_size. Using a new min_io_size initally set to sb_min_blocksize works for the purposes of the original fix, since it will be set to the max between HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE and the first seen logical block size. We still use the max between HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE and min_io_size in case the latter is not initialized. Tested by mounting an hfsplus filesystem with loop block sizes 512, 1024 and 4096. The produced KASAN report before the fix looks like this: [ 419.944641] ================================================================== [ 419.945655] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x659/0xa0a [ 419.946703] Read of size 2 at addr ffff88800721fc00 by task repro/10678 [ 419.947612] [ 419.947846] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 10678 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.12.0-rc5-00008-gdf56e0f2f3ca #84 [ 419.949007] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 [ 419.950035] Call Trace: [ 419.950384] <TASK> [ 419.950676] dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x78 [ 419.951212] ? hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x659/0xa0a [ 419.951830] print_report+0x14c/0x49e [ 419.952361] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x267/0x278 [ 419.952979] ? kmem_cache_debug_flags+0xc/0x1d [ 419.953561] ? hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x659/0xa0a [ 419.954231] kasan_report+0x89/0xb0 [ 419.954748] ? hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x659/0xa0a [ 419.955367] hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x659/0xa0a [ 419.955948] ? __pfx_hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x10/0x10 [ 419.956618] ? do_raw_spin_unlock+0x59/0x1a9 [ 419.957214] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x1a/0x2e [ 419.957772] hfsplus_fill_super+0x348/0x1590 [ 419.958355] ? hlock_class+0x4c/0x109 [ 419.958867] ? __pfx_hfsplus_fill_super+0x10/0x10 [ 419.959499] ? __pfx_string+0x10/0x10 [ 419.960006] ? lock_acquire+0x3e2/0x454 [ 419.960532] ? bdev_name.constprop.0+0xce/0x243 [ 419.961129] ? __pfx_bdev_name.constprop.0+0x10/0x10 [ 419.961799] ? pointer+0x3f0/0x62f [ 419.962277] ? __pfx_pointer+0x10/0x10 [ 419.962761] ? vsnprintf+0x6c4/0xfba [ 419.963178] ? __pfx_vsnprintf+0x10/0x10 [ 419.963621] ? setup_bdev_super+0x376/0x3b3 [ 419.964029] ? snprintf+0x9d/0xd2 [ 419.964344] ? __pfx_snprintf+0x10/0x10 [ 419.964675] ? lock_acquired+0x45c/0x5e9 [ 419.965016] ? set_blocksize+0x139/0x1c1 [ 419.965381] ? sb_set_blocksize+0x6d/0xae [ 419.965742] ? __pfx_hfsplus_fill_super+0x10/0x10 [ 419.966179] mount_bdev+0x12f/0x1bf [ 419.966512] ? __pfx_mount_bdev+0x10/0x10 [ 419.966886] ? vfs_parse_fs_string+0xce/0x111 [ 419.967293] ? __pfx_vfs_parse_fs_string+0x10/0x10 [ 419.967702] ? __pfx_hfsplus_mount+0x10/0x10 [ 419.968073] legacy_get_tree+0x104/0x178 [ 419.968414] vfs_get_tree+0x86/0x296 [ 419.968751] path_mount+0xba3/0xd0b [ 419.969157] ? __pfx_path_mount+0x10/0x10 [ 419.969594] ? kmem_cache_free+0x1e2/0x260 [ 419.970311] do_mount+0x99/0xe0 [ 419.970630] ? __pfx_do_mount+0x10/0x10 [ 419.971008] __do_sys_mount+0x199/0x1c9 [ 419.971397] do_syscall_64+0xd0/0x135 [ 419.971761] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [ 419.972233] RIP: 0033:0x7c3cb812972e [ 419.972564] Code: 48 8b 0d f5 46 0d 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 f3 0f 1e fa 49 89 ca b8 a5 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d c2 46 0d 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 [ 419.974371] RSP: 002b:00007ffe30632548 EFLAGS: 00000286 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a5 [ 419.975048] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffe306328d8 RCX: 00007c3cb812972e [ 419.975701] RDX: 0000000020000000 RSI: 0000000020000c80 RDI: ---truncated---
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Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinuxCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.25% · top 84% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
- affected 6596528e391ad978a6a120142cba97a1d7324cb6 – < baccb5e12577b7a9eff54ffba301fdaa0f3ee5a8
- affected 6596528e391ad978a6a120142cba97a1d7324cb6 – < f57725bcc5816425e25218fdf5fb6923bc578cdf
- affected 6596528e391ad978a6a120142cba97a1d7324cb6 – < e8a2b1c1c2ea85e9a5a2d0c5a5a7e7c639feb866
- affected 6596528e391ad978a6a120142cba97a1d7324cb6 – < 06cbfbb13ac88f4154c2eb4bc4176f9d10139847
- affected 6596528e391ad978a6a120142cba97a1d7324cb6 – < 3d7bda75e1a6239db053c73acde17ca146317824
- affected 6596528e391ad978a6a120142cba97a1d7324cb6 – < 21900e8478126ff6afe3b66679f676e74d1f8830
- affected 6596528e391ad978a6a120142cba97a1d7324cb6 – < 2667c9b7b76efcbc7adbfea249892f20c313b0da
- affected 6596528e391ad978a6a120142cba97a1d7324cb6 – < bfeecda050aa9376f642d5b2a71c4112cc6c8216
- affected 6596528e391ad978a6a120142cba97a1d7324cb6 – < 1c82587cb57687de3f18ab4b98a8850c789bedcf
- affected c53c89aba3ebdfc3e9acdb18bb5ee9d2f8a328d0
- affected 3.0.8 – < 3.1
- affected 3.1
- unaffected < 3.1
- unaffected 4.19.325 – ≤ 4.19.*
- unaffected 5.4.287 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.231 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.174 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.120 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.6.64 – ≤ 6.6.*
- unaffected 6.11.11 – ≤ 6.11.*
- unaffected 6.12.2 – ≤ 6.12.*
- unaffected 6.13 – ≤ *
References
References11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baccb5e12577b7a9eff54ffba301fdaa0f3ee5a8 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57725bcc5816425e25218fdf5fb6923bc578cdf (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8a2b1c1c2ea85e9a5a2d0c5a5a7e7c639feb866 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06cbfbb13ac88f4154c2eb4bc4176f9d10139847 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d7bda75e1a6239db053c73acde17ca146317824 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21900e8478126ff6afe3b66679f676e74d1f8830 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2667c9b7b76efcbc7adbfea249892f20c313b0da (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfeecda050aa9376f642d5b2a71c4112cc6c8216 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c82587cb57687de3f18ab4b98a8850c789bedcf (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2024-53196 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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