Use After Free Affecting kernel-core package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL9-KERNELCORE-7729321
- published 21 Aug 2024
- disclosed 19 Jun 2024
Introduced: 19 Jun 2024
CVE-2024-38555 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-core to version 0:5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:5364.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5: Discard command completions in internal error
Fix use after free when FW completion arrives while device is in internal error state. Avoid calling completion handler in this case, since the device will flush the command interface and trigger all completions manually.
Kernel log: ------------[ cut here ]------------ refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. ... RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0 ... Call Trace: <IRQ> ? __warn+0x79/0x120 ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0 ? report_bug+0x17c/0x190 ? handle_bug+0x3c/0x60 ? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x70 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0 cmd_ent_put+0x13b/0x160 [mlx5_core] mlx5_cmd_comp_handler+0x5f9/0x670 [mlx5_core] cmd_comp_notifier+0x1f/0x30 [mlx5_core] notifier_call_chain+0x35/0xb0 atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20 mlx5_eq_async_int+0xf6/0x290 [mlx5_core] notifier_call_chain+0x35/0xb0 atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20 irq_int_handler+0x19/0x30 [mlx5_core] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x4b/0x160 handle_irq_event+0x2e/0x80 handle_edge_irq+0x98/0x230 __common_interrupt+0x3b/0xa0 common_interrupt+0x7b/0xa0 </IRQ> <TASK> asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38555
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1337ec94bc5a9eed250e33f5f5c89a28a6bfabdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d5dce5e92a70274de67a59e1e674c3267f94cd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cb92b0ad73d3f1734e812054e698d655e9581b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ac4c69c34240c6de820492c0a28a0bd1494265a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf8aaf0ae01c27ae3c06aa8610caf91e50393396
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db9b31aa9bc56ff0d15b78f7e827d61c4a096e40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6fbb8535e990f844371086ab2c1221f71f993d3