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But after reallocating and successfully initializing\nthe path, we don't update *orig_path, in which case the caller gets a\nvalid path but a NULL ppath, and this may cause a NULL pointer dereference\nor a path memory leak. For example:\n\next4_split_extent\n  path = *ppath = 2000\n  ext4_find_extent\n    if (depth > path[0].p_maxdepth)\n      kfree(path = 2000);\n      *orig_path = path = NULL;\n      path = kcalloc() = 3000\n  ext4_split_extent_at(*ppath = NULL)\n    path = *ppath;\n    ex = path[depth].p_ext;\n    // NULL pointer dereference!\n\n==================================================================\nBUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010\nCPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 576 Comm: fsstress Not tainted 6.11.0-rc2-dirty #847\nRIP: 0010:ext4_split_extent_at+0x6d/0x560\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n ext4_split_extent.isra.0+0xcb/0x1b0\n ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized+0x168/0x6c0\n ext4_ext_handle_unwritten_extents+0x325/0x4d0\n ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x520/0xdb0\n ext4_map_blocks+0x2b0/0x690\n ext4_iomap_begin+0x20e/0x2c0\n[...]\n==================================================================\n\nTherefore, *orig_path is updated when the extent lookup succeeds, so that\nthe caller can safely use path or *ppath."}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T20:41:04.019Z","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux"},"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec0c0beb9b777cdd1edd7df9b36e0f3e67e2bdff"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6766937d0327000ac1b87c97bbecdd28b0dd6599"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9fcb1717d75061d3653ed69365c8d45331815cd"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6801ed1298204d16a38571091e31178bfdc3c679"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f55ecc58d07a6c1f6d6d5b5af125c25f8da0bda2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b63481b3a388ee2df9e295f97273226140422a42"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11b230100d6801c014fab2afabc8bdea304c1b96"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b4b2dcace35f618fe361a87bae6f0d13af31bc1"}],"title":"ext4: update orig_path in ext4_find_extent()","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","assignerShortName":"Linux","cveId":"CVE-2024-49881","datePublished":"2024-10-21T18:01:19.478Z","dateReserved":"2024-10-21T12:17:06.021Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-15T00:53:27.992Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2024-10-21 18:15:10","lastModifiedDate":"2026-10-15 01:18:59","problem_types":["CWE-476"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","baseScore":5.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":3.6}],"ssvcV203":[{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","ssvcData":{"timestamp":"2024-10-22T13:45:38.096654Z","id":"CVE-2024-49881","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"3.18","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.227","matchCriteriaId":"5C882E98-F19D-47B6-A807-73BB9ABA763C"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.11","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.168","matchCriteriaId":"4D51C05D-455B-4D8D-89E7-A58E140B864C"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.16","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.113","matchCriteriaId":"D01BD22E-ACD1-4618-9D01-6116570BE1EE"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.2","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.55","matchCriteriaId":"E90B9576-56C4-47BC-AAB0-C5B2D438F5D0"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.7","versionEndExcluding":"6.10.14","matchCriteriaId":"4C16BCE0-FFA0-4599-BE0A-1FD65101C021"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.11","versionEndExcluding":"6.11.3","matchCriteriaId":"54D9C704-D679-41A7-9C40-10A6B1E7FFE9"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2024","CveId":"49881","Ordinal":"1","Title":"ext4: update orig_path in ext4_find_extent()","CVE":"CVE-2024-49881","Year":"2024"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2024","CveId":"49881","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: update orig_path in ext4_find_extent()\n\nIn ext4_find_extent(), if the path is not big enough, we free it and set\n*orig_path to NULL. But after reallocating and successfully initializing\nthe path, we don't update *orig_path, in which case the caller gets a\nvalid path but a NULL ppath, and this may cause a NULL pointer dereference\nor a path memory leak. For example:\n\next4_split_extent\n  path = *ppath = 2000\n  ext4_find_extent\n    if (depth > path[0].p_maxdepth)\n      kfree(path = 2000);\n      *orig_path = path = NULL;\n      path = kcalloc() = 3000\n  ext4_split_extent_at(*ppath = NULL)\n    path = *ppath;\n    ex = path[depth].p_ext;\n    // NULL pointer dereference!\n\n==================================================================\nBUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010\nCPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 576 Comm: fsstress Not tainted 6.11.0-rc2-dirty #847\nRIP: 0010:ext4_split_extent_at+0x6d/0x560\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n ext4_split_extent.isra.0+0xcb/0x1b0\n ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized+0x168/0x6c0\n ext4_ext_handle_unwritten_extents+0x325/0x4d0\n ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x520/0xdb0\n ext4_map_blocks+0x2b0/0x690\n ext4_iomap_begin+0x20e/0x2c0\n[...]\n==================================================================\n\nTherefore, *orig_path is updated when the extent lookup succeeds, so that\nthe caller can safely use path or *ppath.","Type":"Description","Title":"ext4: update orig_path in ext4_find_extent()"}]}}}