CVE-2024-56686 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2024-56686
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2024-56686 Details

Status: Received on 28 Dec 2024, 10:15 UTC

Published on: 28 Dec 2024, 10:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2024-56686 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-56686: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix race in buffer_head read fault injection When I enabled ext4 debug for fault injection testing, I encountered the following warning: EXT4-fs error (device sda): ext4_read_inode_bitmap:201: comm fsstress: Cannot read inode bitmap - block_group = 8, inode_bitmap = 1051 WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 511 at fs/buffer.c:1181 mark_buffer_dirty+0x1b3/0x1d0 The root cause of the issue lies in the improper implementation of ext4's buffer_head read fault injection. The actual completion of buffer_head read and the buffer_head fault injection are not atomic, which can lead to the uptodate flag being cleared on normally used buffer_heads in race conditions. [CPU0] [CPU1] [CPU2] ext4_read_inode_bitmap ext4_read_bh() <bh read complete> ext4_read_inode_bitmap if (buffer_uptodate(bh)) return bh jbd2_journal_commit_transaction __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer __jbd2_journal_unfile_buffer __jbd2_journal_temp_unlink_buffer ext4_simulate_fail_bh() clear_buffer_uptodate mark_buffer_dirty <report warning> WARN_ON_ONCE(!buffer_uptodate(bh)) The best approach would be to perform fault injection in the IO completion callback function, rather than after IO completion. However, the IO completion callback function cannot get the fault injection code in sb. Fix it by passing the result of fault injection into the bh read function, we simulate faults within the bh read function itself. This requires adding an extra parameter to the bh read functions that need fault injection.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2024-56686

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2024-56686 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2024-56686

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2024-56686.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2024-56686, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2024-56686, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2024-56686 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2024-56686 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2024-56686 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.043% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 12.0% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 88.0% of others.

CVE-2024-56686 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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