Memory Leak Affecting kernel-uek-debug-core package, versions <0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDEBUGCORE-8539583
  • published20 Dec 2024
  • disclosed21 Oct 2024

Introduced: 21 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-50041  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-debug-core to version 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12887.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug-core package and not the kernel-uek-debug-core package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i40e: Fix macvlan leak by synchronizing access to mac_filter_hash

This patch addresses a macvlan leak issue in the i40e driver caused by concurrent access to vsi->mac_filter_hash. The leak occurs when multiple threads attempt to modify the mac_filter_hash simultaneously, leading to inconsistent state and potential memory leaks.

To fix this, we now wrap the calls to i40e_del_mac_filter() and zeroing vf->default_lan_addr.addr with spin_lock/unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock), ensuring atomic operations and preventing concurrent access.

Additionally, we add lockdep_assert_held(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock) in i40e_add_mac_filter() to help catch similar issues in the future.

Reproduction steps:

  1. Spawn VFs and configure port vlan on them.
  2. Trigger concurrent macvlan operations (e.g., adding and deleting portvlan and/or mac filters).
  3. Observe the potential memory leak and inconsistent state in the mac_filter_hash.

This synchronization ensures the integrity of the mac_filter_hash and prevents the described leak.

CVSS Base Scores

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