CVE-2024-53136

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved. The issue was in the mm module, specifically regarding shmem, and was causing deadlocks when accessing tmpfs over NFS. The change was meant to fix a data-race in shmem getattr(), but it was reverted as suggested by Chuck. As Hugh commented, the change was added just to silence a syzbot sanitizer splat, and it was added where there has never been any practical problem.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.