Security Advisory
CVE-2024-53136
4.7
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm: revert "mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()"
Revert d949d1d14fa2 ("mm: shmem: fix data-race in shmem_getattr()") as
suggested by Chuck [1]. It is causing deadlocks when accessing tmpfs over
NFS.
As Hugh commented, "added just to silence a syzbot sanitizer splat: added
where there has never been any practical problem".
Published Date
December 4, 2024
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory