CVE-2024-42251

MEDIUM
Published Aug 8, 2024 Modified Sep 6, 2024 CWE-617

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: page_ref: remove folio_try_get_rcu() The below bug was reported on a non-SMP kernel: [ 275.267158][ T4335] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 275.267949][ T4335] kernel BUG at include/linux/page_ref.h:275! [ 275.268526][ T4335] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] KASAN PTI [ 275.269001][ T4335] CPU: 0 PID: 4335 Comm: trinity-c3 Not tainted 6.7.0-rc4-00061-gefa7df3e3bb5 #1 [ 275.269787][ T4335] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014 [ 275.270679][ T4335] RIP: 0010:try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.272813][ T4335] RSP: 0018:ffffc90005dcf650 EFLAGS: 00010202 [ 275.273346][ T4335] RAX: 0000000000000246 RBX: ffffea00066e0000 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 275.274032][ T4335] RDX: fffff94000cdc007 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: ffffea00066e0034 [ 275.274719][ T4335] RBP: ffffea00066e0000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: fffff94000cdc006 [ 275.275404][ T4335] R10: ffffea00066e0037 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000136 [ 275.276106][ T4335] R13: ffffea00066e0034 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: ffffea00066e0008 [ 275.276790][ T4335] FS: 00007fa2f9b61740(0000) GS:ffffffff89d0d000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 275.277570][ T4335] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 275.278143][ T4335] CR2: 00007fa2f6c00000 CR3: 0000000134b04000 CR4: 00000000000406f0 [ 275.278833][ T4335] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 275.279521][ T4335] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 275.280201][ T4335] Call Trace: [ 275.280499][ T4335] <TASK> [ 275.280751][ T4335] ? die (arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:421 arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:434 arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:447) [ 275.281087][ T4335] ? do_trap (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:112 arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:153) [ 275.281463][ T4335] ? try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.281884][ T4335] ? try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.282300][ T4335] ? do_error_trap (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:174) [ 275.282711][ T4335] ? try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.283129][ T4335] ? handle_invalid_op (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:212) [ 275.283561][ T4335] ? try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.283990][ T4335] ? exc_invalid_op (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:264) [ 275.284415][ T4335] ? asm_exc_invalid_op (arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:568) [ 275.284859][ T4335] ? try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.285278][ T4335] try_grab_folio (mm/gup.c:148) [ 275.285684][ T4335] __get_user_pages (mm/gup.c:1297 (discriminator 1)) [ 275.286111][ T4335] ? __pfx___get_user_pages (mm/gup.c:1188) [ 275.286579][ T4335] ? __pfx_validate_chain (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825) [ 275.287034][ T4335] ? mark_lock (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4656 (discriminator 1)) [ 275.287416][ T4335] __gup_longterm_locked (mm/gup.c:1509 mm/gup.c:2209) [ 275.288192][ T4335] ? __pfx___gup_longterm_locked (mm/gup.c:2204) [ 275.288697][ T4335] ? __pfx_lock_acquire (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5722) [ 275.289135][ T4335] ? __pfx___might_resched (kernel/sched/core.c:10106) [ 275.289595][ T4335] pin_user_pages_remote (mm/gup.c:3350) [ 275.290041][ T4335] ? __pfx_pin_user_pages_remote (mm/gup.c:3350) [ 275.290545][ T4335] ? find_held_lock (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5244 (discriminator 1)) [ 275.290961][ T4335] ? mm_access (kernel/fork.c:1573) [ 275.291353][ T4335] process_vm_rw_single_vec+0x142/0x360 [ 275.291900][ T4335] ? __pfx_process_vm_rw_single_vec+0x10/0x10 [ 275.292471][ T4335] ? mm_access (kernel/fork.c:1573) [ 275.292859][ T4335] process_vm_rw_core+0x272/0x4e0 [ 275.293384][ T4335] ? hlock_class (a ---truncated---

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-617 CWE-617

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-42251? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: page_ref: remove folio_try_get_rcu() The below bug was reported on a non-SMP kernel: [ 275.267158][ T4335] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 275.267949][ T4335] kernel BUG at include/linux/page_ref.h:275! [ 275.268526][ T4335] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] KASAN PTI [ 275.269001][ T4335] CPU: 0 PID: 4335 Comm: trinity-c3 Not tainted 6.7.0-rc4-00061-gefa7df3e3bb5 #1 [ 275.269787][ T4335] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014 [ 275.270679][ T4335] RIP: 0010:try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.272813][ T4335] RSP: 0018:ffffc90005dcf650 EFLAGS: 00010202 [ 275.273346][ T4335] RAX: 0000000000000246 RBX: ffffea00066e0000 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 275.274032][ T4335] RDX: fffff94000cdc007 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: ffffea00066e0034 [ 275.274719][ T4335] RBP: ffffea00066e0000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: fffff94000cdc006 [ 275.275404][ T4335] R10: ffffea00066e0037 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000136 [ 275.276106][ T4335] R13: ffffea00066e0034 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: ffffea00066e0008 [ 275.276790][ T4335] FS: 00007fa2f9b61740(0000) GS:ffffffff89d0d000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 275.277570][ T4335] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 275.278143][ T4335] CR2: 00007fa2f6c00000 CR3: 0000000134b04000 CR4: 00000000000406f0 [ 275.278833][ T4335] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 275.279521][ T4335] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 275.280201][ T4335] Call Trace: [ 275.280499][ T4335] <TASK> [ 275.280751][ T4335] ? die (arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:421 arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:434 arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c:447) [ 275.281087][ T4335] ? do_trap (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:112 arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:153) [ 275.281463][ T4335] ? try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.281884][ T4335] ? try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.282300][ T4335] ? do_error_trap (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:174) [ 275.282711][ T4335] ? try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.283129][ T4335] ? handle_invalid_op (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:212) [ 275.283561][ T4335] ? try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.283990][ T4335] ? exc_invalid_op (arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:264) [ 275.284415][ T4335] ? asm_exc_invalid_op (arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:568) [ 275.284859][ T4335] ? try_get_folio (include/linux/page_ref.h:275 (discriminator 3) mm/gup.c:79 (discriminator 3)) [ 275.285278][ T4335] try_grab_folio (mm/gup.c:148) [ 275.285684][ T4335] __get_user_pages (mm/gup.c:1297 (discriminator 1)) [ 275.286111][ T4335] ? __pfx___get_user_pages (mm/gup.c:1188) [ 275.286579][ T4335] ? __pfx_validate_chain (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825) [ 275.287034][ T4335] ? mark_lock (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4656 (discriminator 1)) [ 275.287416][ T4335] __gup_longterm_locked (mm/gup.c:1509 mm/gup.c:2209) [ 275.288192][ T4335] ? __pfx___gup_longterm_locked (mm/gup.c:2204) [ 275.288697][ T4335] ? __pfx_lock_acquire (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5722) [ 275.289135][ T4335] ? __pfx___might_resched (kernel/sched/core.c:10106) [ 275.289595][ T4335] pin_user_pages_remote (mm/gup.c:3350) [ 275.290041][ T4335] ? __pfx_pin_user_pages_remote (mm/gup.c:3350) [ 275.290545][ T4335] ? find_held_lock (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5244 (discriminator 1)) [ 275.290961][ T4335] ? mm_access (kernel/fork.c:1573) [ 275.291353][ T4335] process_vm_rw_single_vec+0x142/0x360 [ 275.291900][ T4335] ? __pfx_process_vm_rw_single_vec+0x10/0x10 [ 275.292471][ T4335] ? mm_access (kernel/fork.c:1573) [ 275.292859][ T4335] process_vm_rw_core+0x272/0x4e0 [ 275.293384][ T4335] ? hlock_class (a ---truncated--- It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2024-42251? +
CVE-2024-42251 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-42251? +
CVE-2024-42251 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-42251? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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