# CVE-2024-53112: ocfs2: uncache inode which has failed entering the group

> A local attacker can trigger a kernel BUG and crash the system by repeatedly calling a specific ioctl on an OCFS2 inode.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-54143, AZL-54174, BELL-CVE-2024-53112, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53112, GHSA-gh2q-9gh5-p9fx, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53112

## What is CVE-2024-53112?

CVE-2024-53112 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

ocfs2: uncache inode which has failed entering the group

Syzbot has reported the following BUG:

kernel BUG at fs/ocfs2/uptodate.c:509!
...
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 ? __die_body+0x5f/0xb0
 ? die+0x9e/0xc0
 ? do_trap+0x15a/0x3a0
 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x145/0x160
 ? do_error_trap+0x1dc/0x2c0
 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x145/0x160
 ? __pfx_do_error_trap+0x10/0x10
 ? handle_invalid_op+0x34/0x40
 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x145/0x160
 ? exc_invalid_op+0x38/0x50
 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x2e/0x160
 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x144/0x160
 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x145/0x160
 ocfs2_group_add+0x39f/0x15a0
 ? __pfx_ocfs2_group_add+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
 ? mnt_get_write_access+0x68/0x2b0
 ? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10
 ? rcu_read_lock_any_held+0xb7/0x160
 ? __pfx_rcu_read_lock_any_held+0x10/0x10
 ? smack_log+0x123/0x540
 ? mnt_get_write_access+0x68/0x2b0
 ? mnt_get_write_access+0x68/0x2b0
 ? mnt_get_write_access+0x226/0x2b0
 ocfs2_ioctl+0x65e/0x7d0
 ? __pfx_ocfs2_ioctl+0x10/0x10
 ? smack_file_ioctl+0x29e/0x3a0
 ? __pfx_smack_file_ioctl+0x10/0x10
 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x43d/0x780
 ? __pfx_lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx_ocfs2_ioctl+0x10/0x10
 __se_sys_ioctl+0xfb/0x170
 do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
...
 </TASK>

When 'ioctl(OCFS2_IOC_GROUP_ADD, ...)' has failed for the particular
inode in 'ocfs2_verify_group_and_input()', corresponding buffer head
remains cached and subsequent call to the same 'ioctl()' for the same
inode issues the BUG() in 'ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate()' (trying
to cache the same buffer head of that inode). Fix this by uncaching
the buffer head with 'ocfs2_remove_from_cache()' on error path in
'ocfs2_group_add()'.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53112?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53112?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-53112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53112 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53112 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53112/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53112/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53112
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53112
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53112

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