{"id":"CVE-2024-53685","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"ceph: give up on paths longer than PATH_MAX","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nceph: give up on paths longer than PATH_MAX\n\nIf the full path to be built by ceph_mdsc_build_path() happens to be\nlonger than PATH_MAX, then this function will enter an endless (retry)\nloop, effectively blocking the whole task.  Most of the machine\nbecomes unusable, making this a very simple and effective DoS\nvulnerability.\n\nI cannot imagine why this retry was ever implemented, but it seems\nrather useless and harmful to me.  Let's remove it and fail with\nENAMETOOLONG instead.","publishedAt":"2025-01-11T12:35:40.252Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T20:53:39.880Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"0f2b2d9e881c90402dbe28f9ba831775b7992e1f","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"d42ad3f161a5a487f81915c406f46943c7187a0a","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"e4b168c64da06954be5d520f6c16469b1cadc069","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"c47ed91156daf328601d02b58d52d9804da54108","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"99a37ab76a315c8307eb5b0dc095d8ad9d8efeaa","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"550f7ca98ee028a606aa75705a7e77b1bd11720f","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/ceph/mds_client.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"2.6.34","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"2.6.34","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.234","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.177","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.125","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.70","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.7","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.13","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/ceph/mds_client.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f2b2d9e881c90402dbe28f9ba831775b7992e1f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d42ad3f161a5a487f81915c406f46943c7187a0a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4b168c64da06954be5d520f6c16469b1cadc069","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c47ed91156daf328601d02b58d52d9804da54108","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99a37ab76a315c8307eb5b0dc095d8ad9d8efeaa","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/550f7ca98ee028a606aa75705a7e77b1bd11720f","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:08:04.920Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2024/53xxx/CVE-2024-53685.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2024-53685","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-01-11T12:35:40.252Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T20:53:39.880Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-01-11T12:34:02.558Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"ceph: give up on paths longer than PATH_MAX","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nceph: give up on paths longer than PATH_MAX\n\nIf the full path to be built by ceph_mdsc_build_path() happens to be\nlonger than PATH_MAX, then this function will enter an endless (retry)\nloop, effectively blocking the whole task.  Most of the machine\nbecomes unusable, making this a very simple and effective DoS\nvulnerability.\n\nI cannot imagine why this retry was ever implemented, but it seems\nrather useless and harmful to me.  Let's remove it and fail with\nENAMETOOLONG instead."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"0f2b2d9e881c90402dbe28f9ba831775b7992e1f","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"d42ad3f161a5a487f81915c406f46943c7187a0a","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"e4b168c64da06954be5d520f6c16469b1cadc069","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"c47ed91156daf328601d02b58d52d9804da54108","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"99a37ab76a315c8307eb5b0dc095d8ad9d8efeaa","versionType":"git"},{"version":"9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f","status":"affected","lessThan":"550f7ca98ee028a606aa75705a7e77b1bd11720f","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/ceph/mds_client.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"2.6.34","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"2.6.34","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.234","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.177","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.125","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.70","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.7","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.13","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/ceph/mds_client.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f2b2d9e881c90402dbe28f9ba831775b7992e1f"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d42ad3f161a5a487f81915c406f46943c7187a0a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4b168c64da06954be5d520f6c16469b1cadc069"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c47ed91156daf328601d02b58d52d9804da54108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99a37ab76a315c8307eb5b0dc095d8ad9d8efeaa"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/550f7ca98ee028a606aa75705a7e77b1bd11720f"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T20:53:39.880Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.34","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.234"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.34","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.177"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.34","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.125"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.34","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.70"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.34","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.7"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.34","versionEndExcluding":"6.13"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}},"adp":[{"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CVE","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","dateUpdated":"2025-11-03T20:48:20.745Z"}}]}}}