# CVE-2024-57875: block: RCU protect disk-\>conv\_zones\_bitmap

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.5
- Published: 2025-01-11 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from dd291d77cc90eb6a86e9860ba8e6e38eebd57d12, fixed in 493326c4f10cc71a42c27fdc97ce112182ee4cbc; from dd291d77cc90eb6a86e9860ba8e6e38eebd57d12, fixed in d7cb6d7414ea1b33536fa6d11805cb8dceec1f97
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: RCU protect disk->conv_zones_bitmap Ensure that a disk revalidation changing the conventional zones bitmap of a disk does not cause invalid memory references when using the disk_zone_is_conv() helper by RCU protecting the disk->conv_zones_bitmap pointer. disk_zone_is_conv() is modified to operate under the RCU read lock and the function disk_set_conv_zones_bitmap() is added to update a disk conv_zones_bitmap pointer using rcu_replace_pointer() with the disk zone_wplugs_lock spinlock held. disk_free_zone_resources() is modified to call disk_update_zone_resources() with a NULL bitmap pointer to free the disk conv_zones_bitmap. disk_set_conv_zones_bitmap() is also used in disk_update_zone_resources() to set the new (revalidated) bitmap and free the old one.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/493326c4f10cc71a42c27fdc97ce112182ee4cbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7cb6d7414ea1b33536fa6d11805cb8dceec1f97

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