Google: sys-kernel/lakitu-kernel-6_1: security update to 18244.236.5

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 451435

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: do not create EA inode under
buffer lock ext4_xattr_set_entry() creates new EA inodes while holding buffer lock on the external xattr
block. This is problematic as it nests all the allocation locking (which acquires locks on other buffers)
under the buffer lock. This can even deadlock when the filesystem is corrupted and e.g. quota file is
setup to contain xattr block as data block. Move the allocation of EA inode out of ext4_xattr_set_entry()
into the callers. (CVE-2024-40972)

Solution

Update the sys-kernel/lakitu-kernel-6_1 library and its related packages to version 18244.236.5 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 451435

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Google COS Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-40972

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-40972

Detections

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