CVE-2024-35787: md/md-bitmap: fix incorrect usage for sb_index

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-17 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/md-bitmap: fix incorrect usage for sb_index Commit d7038f951828 ("md-bitmap: don't use ->index for pages backing the bitmap file") removed page->index from bitmap code, but left wrong code logic for clustered-md. current code never set slot offset for cluster nodes, will sometimes cause crash in clustered env. Call trace (partly): md_bitmap_file_set_bit+0x110/0x1d8 [md_mod] md_bitmap_startwrite+0x13c/0x240 [md_mod] raid1_make_request+0x6b0/0x1c08 [raid1] md_handle_request+0x1dc/0x368 [md_mod] md_submit_bio+0x80/0xf8 [md_mod] __submit_bio+0x178/0x300 submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x11c/0x338 submit_bio_noacct+0x134/0x614 submit_bio+0x28/0xdc submit_bh_wbc+0x130/0x1cc submit_bh+0x1c/0x28

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.6 before 6.6.24; from 6.7 before 6.7.12; from 6.8 before 6.8.3 — fixed in 6.6.24, 6.7.12, 6.8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.6.24, 6.7.12, 6.8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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