# CVE-2024-49960: ext4: fix timer use-after-free on failed mount

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.237, 5.13, 5.14
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.10.51, fixed in 5.10.237; from 5.12.18, fixed in 5.13; from 5.13.3, fixed in 5.14
- Linux: 5.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix timer use-after-free on failed mount Syzbot has found an ODEBUG bug in ext4_fill_super The del_timer_sync function cancels the s_err_report timer, which reminds about filesystem errors daily. We should guarantee the timer is no longer active before kfree(sbi). When filesystem mounting fails, the flow goes to failed_mount3, where an error occurs when ext4_stop_mmpd is called, causing a read I/O failure. This triggers the ext4_handle_error function that ultimately re-arms the timer, leaving the s_err_report timer active before kfree(sbi) is called. Fix the issue by canceling the s_err_report timer after calling ext4_stop_mmpd.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7aac0c17a8cdf4a3236991c1e60435c6a984076c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22e9b83f0f33bc5a7a3181769d1dccbf021f5b04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf3196e5e2f36cd80dab91ffae402e13935724bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9203817ba46ebba7c865c8de2aba399537b6e891
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa78fb51d396f4f2f80f8e96a3b1516f394258be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b85569585d0154d4db1e4f9e3e6a4731d407feb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ce160c5bdb67081a62293028dc85758a8efb22a

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