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

cachefiles: add missing lock protection when polling

Add missing lock protection in poll routine when iterating xarray,
otherwise:

Even with RCU read lock held, only the slot of the radix tree is
ensured to be pinned there, while the data structure (e.g. struct
cachefiles_req) stored in the slot has no such guarantee. The poll
routine will iterate the radix tree and dereference cachefiles_req
accordingly. Thus RCU read lock is not adequate in this case and
spinlock is needed here.

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Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0000

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Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 08 Aug 2024 21:30:00 +0000


Thu, 08 Aug 2024 21:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-667
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: add missing lock protection when polling Add missing lock protection in poll routine when iterating xarray, otherwise: Even with RCU read lock held, only the slot of the radix tree is ensured to be pinned there, while the data structure (e.g. struct cachefiles_req) stored in the slot has no such guarantee. The poll routine will iterate the radix tree and dereference cachefiles_req accordingly. Thus RCU read lock is not adequate in this case and spinlock is needed here.
Title cachefiles: add missing lock protection when polling
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:02:51.030Z

Reserved: 2024-07-30T07:40:12.256Z

Link: CVE-2024-42250

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:02:51.030Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-08-07T16:15:47.567

Modified: 2025-11-03T22:17:50.350

Link: CVE-2024-42250

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-08-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-42250 - Bugzilla

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