Linux Kernel up to 6.6.27/6.8.6 block blkcg_init_disk initialization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.27/6.8.6. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is the function blkcg_init_disk of the component block. This manipulation causes initialization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-35974. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.27/6.8.6. Affected by this vulnerability is the function blkcg_init_disk of the component block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a initialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-665. The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix q->blkg_list corruption during disk rebind Multiple gendisk instances can allocated/added for single request queue in case of disk rebind. blkg may still stay in q->blkg_list when calling blkcg_init_disk() for rebind, then q->blkg_list becomes corrupted. Fix the list corruption issue by: - add blkg_init_queue() to initialize q->blkg_list & q->blkcg_mutex only - move calling blkg_init_queue() into blk_alloc_queue() The list corruption should be started since commit f1c006f1c685 ("blk-cgroup: synchronize pd_free_fn() from blkg_free_workfn() and blkcg_deactivate_policy()") which delays removing blkg from q->blkg_list into blkg_free_workfn().

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-35974 since 05/17/2024. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 6.6.28 or 6.8.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 740ffad95ca8/858c489d81d6/8b8ace080319 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.6.24
• 6.6.25
• 6.6.26
• 6.6.27
• 6.8.0
• 6.8.1
• 6.8.2
• 6.8.3
• 6.8.4
• 6.8.5
• 6.8.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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