CVE-2024-26757 Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELDOC-8398892
  • published20 Nov 2024
  • disclosed3 Apr 2024

Introduced: 3 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-26757  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-doc to version 0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-9315.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

md: Don't ignore read-only array in md_check_recovery()

Usually if the array is not read-write, md_check_recovery() won't register new sync_thread in the first place. And if the array is read-write and sync_thread is registered, md_set_readonly() will unregister sync_thread before setting the array read-only. md/raid follow this behavior hence there is no problem.

After commit f52f5c71f3d4 ("md: fix stopping sync thread"), following hang can be triggered by test shell/integrity-caching.sh:

  1. array is read-only. dm-raid update super block: rs_update_sbs ro = mddev->ro mddev->ro = 0 -> set array read-write md_update_sb

  2. register new sync thread concurrently.

  3. dm-raid set array back to read-only: rs_update_sbs mddev->ro = ro

  4. stop the array: raid_dtr md_stop stop_sync_thread set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery); md_wakeup_thread_directly(mddev->sync_thread); wait_event(..., !test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery))

  5. sync thread done: md_do_sync set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_DONE, &mddev->recovery); md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);

  6. daemon thread can't unregister sync thread: md_check_recovery if (!md_is_rdwr(mddev) && !test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery)) return; -> -> MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING can't be cleared, hence step 4 hang;

The root cause is that dm-raid manipulate 'mddev->ro' by itself, however, dm-raid really should stop sync thread before setting the array read-only. Unfortunately, I need to read more code before I can refacter the handler of 'mddev->ro' in dm-raid, hence let's fix the problem the easy way for now to prevent dm-raid regression.

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