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

btrfs: clean up our handling of refs == 0 in snapshot delete

In reada we BUG_ON(refs == 0), which could be unkind since we aren't
holding a lock on the extent leaf and thus could get a transient
incorrect answer. In walk_down_proc we also BUG_ON(refs == 0), which
could happen if we have extent tree corruption. Change that to return
-EUCLEAN. In do_walk_down() we catch this case and handle it correctly,
however we return -EIO, which -EUCLEAN is a more appropriate error code.
Finally in walk_up_proc we have the same BUG_ON(refs == 0), so convert
that to proper error handling. Also adjust the error message so we can
actually do something with the information.

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Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0000


Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00035}

epss

{'score': 0.00037}


Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-415

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Sat, 28 Sep 2024 01:15:00 +0000

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None

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'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: clean up our handling of refs == 0 in snapshot delete In reada we BUG_ON(refs == 0), which could be unkind since we aren't holding a lock on the extent leaf and thus could get a transient incorrect answer. In walk_down_proc we also BUG_ON(refs == 0), which could happen if we have extent tree corruption. Change that to return -EUCLEAN. In do_walk_down() we catch this case and handle it correctly, however we return -EIO, which -EUCLEAN is a more appropriate error code. Finally in walk_up_proc we have the same BUG_ON(refs == 0), so convert that to proper error handling. Also adjust the error message so we can actually do something with the information.
Title btrfs: clean up our handling of refs == 0 in snapshot delete
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-05T10:53:35.228Z

Reserved: 2024-09-11T15:12:18.288Z

Link: CVE-2024-46840

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:19:28.536Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-09-27T13:15:16.057

Modified: 2025-11-03T23:16:07.230

Link: CVE-2024-46840

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-09-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-46840 - Bugzilla

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