Linux Kernel up to 5.15.160/6.1.92/6.6.32/6.9.3 topology.h cpumask_of_node array index

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.160/6.1.92/6.6.32/6.9.3. This affects the function cpumask_of_node in the library /arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h. This manipulation causes array index. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-39277. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.160/6.1.92/6.6.32/6.9.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cpumask_of_node in the library /arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a array index vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-129. The product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dma-mapping: benchmark: handle NUMA_NO_NODE correctly cpumask_of_node() can be called for NUMA_NO_NODE inside do_map_benchmark() resulting in the following sanitizer report: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in ./arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h:72:28 index -1 is out of range for type 'cpumask [64][1]' CPU: 1 PID: 990 Comm: dma_map_benchma Not tainted 6.9.0-rc6 #29 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:117) ubsan_epilogue (lib/ubsan.c:232) __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds (lib/ubsan.c:429) cpumask_of_node (arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h:72) [inline] do_map_benchmark (kernel/dma/map_benchmark.c:104) map_benchmark_ioctl (kernel/dma/map_benchmark.c:246) full_proxy_unlocked_ioctl (fs/debugfs/file.c:333) __x64_sys_ioctl (fs/ioctl.c:890) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:83) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130) Use cpumask_of_node() in place when binding a kernel thread to a cpuset of a particular node. Note that the provided node id is checked inside map_benchmark_ioctl(). It's just a NUMA_NO_NODE case which is not handled properly later. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org).

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-39277 since 06/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/30/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207738 (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7009-2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33 or 6.9.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch b41b0018e8ca/8e1ba9df9a35/5a91116b0031/50ee21bfc005/e64746e74f71 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (207738). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Operating System

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• Linux

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• Kernel

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• 6.1.0
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• 6.9.0
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• 6.9.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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