CVE-2024-41084
"Linux Cxl Region Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability"
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region: Avoid null pointer dereference in region lookup cxl_dpa_to_region() looks up a region based on a memdev and DPA. It wrongly assumes an endpoint found mapping the DPA is also of a fully assembled region. When not true it leads to a null pointer dereference looking up the region name. This appears during testing of region lookup after a failure to assemble a BIOS defined region or if the lookup raced with the assembly of the BIOS defined region. Failure to clean up BIOS defined regions that fail assembly is an issue in itself and a fix to that problem will alleviate some of the impact. It will not alleviate the race condition so let's harden this path. The behavior change is that the kernel oops due to a null pointer dereference is replaced with a dev_dbg() message noting that an endpoint was mapped. Additional comments are added so that future users of this function can more clearly understand what it provides.
INFO
Published Date :
July 29, 2024, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 9:32 a.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285f2a08841432fc3e498b1cd00cce5216cdf189 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e099e29e925f8b31cfe53e8a786b9796f8e453 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8a40a6dbfb0150c1081384caa9bbe28ce5d5060 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285f2a08841432fc3e498b1cd00cce5216cdf189 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285f2a08841432fc3e498b1cd00cce5216cdf189 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e099e29e925f8b31cfe53e8a786b9796f8e453 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e099e29e925f8b31cfe53e8a786b9796f8e453 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8a40a6dbfb0150c1081384caa9bbe28ce5d5060 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8a40a6dbfb0150c1081384caa9bbe28ce5d5060 Patch Added CWE NIST CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.4 up to (excluding) 6.6.37 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.9.8 -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region: Avoid null pointer dereference in region lookup cxl_dpa_to_region() looks up a region based on a memdev and DPA. It wrongly assumes an endpoint found mapping the DPA is also of a fully assembled region. When not true it leads to a null pointer dereference looking up the region name. This appears during testing of region lookup after a failure to assemble a BIOS defined region or if the lookup raced with the assembly of the BIOS defined region. Failure to clean up BIOS defined regions that fail assembly is an issue in itself and a fix to that problem will alleviate some of the impact. It will not alleviate the race condition so let's harden this path. The behavior change is that the kernel oops due to a null pointer dereference is replaced with a dev_dbg() message noting that an endpoint was mapped. Additional comments are added so that future users of this function can more clearly understand what it provides. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e099e29e925f8b31cfe53e8a786b9796f8e453 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8a40a6dbfb0150c1081384caa9bbe28ce5d5060 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285f2a08841432fc3e498b1cd00cce5216cdf189 [No types assigned]
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