CVE-2024-53685

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Jan 11, 2025 linux CWE-835 EPSS 0.22% (13th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-53685 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 11, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ceph: give up on paths longer than PATH_MAX

If the full path to be built by ceph_mdsc_build_path() happens to be

longer than PATH_MAX, then this function will enter an endless (retry)

loop, effectively blocking the whole task. Most of the machine

becomes unusable, making this a very simple and effective DoS

vulnerability.

I cannot imagine why this retry was ever implemented, but it seems

rather useless and harmful to me. Let's remove it and fail with

ENAMETOOLONG instead.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 2.6.35, < 5.10.234	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f2b2d9e881c90402dbe28f9ba831775b7992e1f Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/550f7ca98ee028a606aa75705a7e77b1bd11720f Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/99a37ab76a315c8307eb5b0dc095d8ad9d8efeaa Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/c47ed91156daf328601d02b58d52d9804da54108 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/d42ad3f161a5a487f81915c406f46943c7187a0a Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4b168c64da06954be5d520f6c16469b1cadc069 Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-53685?

CVE-2024-53685 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on January 11, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-53685?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-53685?

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