Medium severity · published Aug 26, 2024
CVE-2024-43890
tracing: Fix overflow in get_free_elt()
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tracing: Fix overflow in get_free_elt()
"tracing_map->next_elt" in get_free_elt() is at risk of overflowing.
Once it overflows, new elements can still be inserted into the tracing_map
even though the maximum number of elements (`max_elts`) has been reached.
Continuing to insert elements after the overflow could result in the
tracing_map containing "tracing_map->max_size" elements, leaving no empty
entries.
If any attempt is made to insert an element into a full tracing_map using
`__tracing_map_insert()`, it will cause an infinite loop with preemption
disabled, leading to a CPU hang problem.
Fix this by preventing any further increments to "tracing_map->next_elt"
once it reaches "tracing_map->max_elt".
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.7 before 4.19.320; 4.20 before 5.4.282; 5.5 before 5.10.224; 5.11 before 5.15.165; 5.16 before 6.1.105; 6.2 before 6.6.46; +3 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
08d43a5fa063e03c860f2f391a30c388bcbc948e before 302ceb625d7b990db205a15e371f9a71238de91c; 08d43a5fa063e03c860f2f391a30c388bcbc948e before d3e4dbc2858fe85d1dbd2e72a9fc5dea988b5c18; 08d43a5fa063e03c860f2f391a30c388bcbc948e before eb223bf01e688dfe37e813c8988ee11c8c9f8d0a; 08d43a5fa063e03c860f2f391a30c388bcbc948e before cd10d186a5409a1fe6e976df82858e9773a698da; 08d43a5fa063e03c860f2f391a30c388bcbc948e before 788ea62499b3c18541fd6d621964d8fafbc4aec5; 08d43a5fa063e03c860f2f391a30c388bcbc948e before a172c7b22bc2feaf489cfc6d6865f7237134fdf8; +3 more · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM RST2428P · Siemens
before V3.1 · source: CISA
SX
SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family · Siemens
before V3.1 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
before V1.1.1 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43890
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43890
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/236bb4690773ab6869b40bedc7bc8d889e36f9d6
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/302ceb625d7b990db205a15e371f9a71238de91c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/788ea62499b3c18541fd6d621964d8fafbc4aec5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a172c7b22bc2feaf489cfc6d6865f7237134fdf8
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcf86c01ca4676316557dd482c8416ece8c2e143
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd10d186a5409a1fe6e976df82858e9773a698da
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