Linux Kernel up to 6.1.119/6.6.63/6.11.10/6.12.1 ipc msg_init_ns allocation of resources

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.119/6.6.63/6.11.10/6.12.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function msg_init_ns of the component ipc. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-53175. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.119/6.6.63/6.11.10/6.12.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function msg_init_ns of the component ipc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipc: fix memleak if msg_init_ns failed in create_ipc_ns Percpu memory allocation may failed during create_ipc_ns however this fail is not handled properly since ipc sysctls and mq sysctls is not released properly. Fix this by release these two resource when failure. Here is the kmemleak stack when percpu failed: unreferenced object 0xffff88819de2a600 (size 512): comm "shmem_2nstest", pid 120711, jiffies 4300542254 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 60 aa 9d 84 ff ff ff ff fc 18 48 b2 84 88 ff ff `.........H..... 04 00 00 00 a4 01 00 00 20 e4 56 81 ff ff ff ff ........ .V..... backtrace (crc be7cba35): [] __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x333/0x420 [] kmemdup_noprof+0x26/0x50 [] setup_mq_sysctls+0x57/0x1d0 [] copy_ipcs+0x29c/0x3b0 [] create_new_namespaces+0x1d0/0x920 [] copy_namespaces+0x2e9/0x3e0 [] copy_process+0x29f3/0x7ff0 [] kernel_clone+0xc0/0x650 [] __do_sys_clone+0xa1/0xe0 [] do_syscall_64+0xbf/0x1c0 [] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-53175 since 11/19/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214901 (SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.11.11 or 6.12.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3d230cfd4b9b0558c7b2039ba1def2ce6b6cd158/10209665b5bf199f8065b2e7d2b2dc6cdf227117/8fed302872e26c7bf44d855c53a1cde747172d58/928de5fcd462498b8334107035da8ab85e316d8a/bc8f5921cd69188627c08041276238de222ab466 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 (214901). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.119
• 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
• 6.6.28
• 6.6.29
• 6.6.30
• 6.6.31
• 6.6.32
• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
• 6.6.43
• 6.6.44
• 6.6.45
• 6.6.46
• 6.6.47
• 6.6.48
• 6.6.49
• 6.6.50
• 6.6.51
• 6.6.52
• 6.6.53
• 6.6.54
• 6.6.55
• 6.6.56
• 6.6.57
• 6.6.58
• 6.6.59
• 6.6.60
• 6.6.61
• 6.6.62
• 6.6.63
• 6.11.0
• 6.11.1
• 6.11.2
• 6.11.3
• 6.11.4
• 6.11.5
• 6.11.6
• 6.11.7
• 6.11.8
• 6.11.9
• 6.11.10
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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