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CVE-2024-50179: ceph: remove the incorrect Fw reference check when dirtying pages

Description

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

ceph: remove the incorrect Fw reference check when dirtying pages

When doing the direct-io reads it will also try to mark pages dirty,
but for the read path it won't hold the Fw caps and there is case
will it get the Fw reference.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-50179

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 7.26% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-02 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50179
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c26c5ec832dd9e9dcd0a0a892a485c99889b68f0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/126b567a2ef65fc38a71d832bf1216c56816f231
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f55e003d261baa7c57d51ae5c8ec1f5c26a35c89
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f863bfd0a2c6c99011c62ea71ac04f8e78707da9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea98284fc4fb05f276737d2043b02b62be5a8dfb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11ab19d48ab877430eed0c7d83810970bbcbc4f6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d4f619153bab7fa59736462967821d6521a38cb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74b302ebad5b43ac17460fa58092d892a3cba6eb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c08dfb1b49492c09cf13838c71897493ea3b424e

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