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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-53109
"Linux Nommu TREE Manipulation Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nommu: pass NULL argument to vma_iter_prealloc() When deleting a vma entry from a maple tree, it has to pass NULL to vma_iter_prealloc() in order to calculate internal state of the tree, but it passed a wrong argument. As a result, nommu kernels crashed upon accessing a vma iterator, such as acct_collect() reading the size of vma entries after do_munmap(). This commit fixes this issue by passing a right argument to the preallocation call.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 2, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 11, 2024, 8:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
To address the Linux kernel vulnerability, update and reboot the system.
  • Update the Linux kernel to a non-vulnerable version.
  • Reboot the system to apply the updated kernel.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-53109.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/247d720b2c5d22f7281437fd6054a138256986ba Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bbf0ab631cdf1dade6745f137cff98751e6ced7 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aceaf33b7666b72dfb86e0aa977be81e3bcbc727 Patch
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-53109 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 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
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.6 up to (excluding) 6.6.63 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.11.10 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/247d720b2c5d22f7281437fd6054a138256986ba No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/247d720b2c5d22f7281437fd6054a138256986ba Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bbf0ab631cdf1dade6745f137cff98751e6ced7 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bbf0ab631cdf1dade6745f137cff98751e6ced7 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aceaf33b7666b72dfb86e0aa977be81e3bcbc727 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aceaf33b7666b72dfb86e0aa977be81e3bcbc727 Patch
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Dec. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nommu: pass NULL argument to vma_iter_prealloc() When deleting a vma entry from a maple tree, it has to pass NULL to vma_iter_prealloc() in order to calculate internal state of the tree, but it passed a wrong argument. As a result, nommu kernels crashed upon accessing a vma iterator, such as acct_collect() reading the size of vma entries after do_munmap(). This commit fixes this issue by passing a right argument to the preallocation call.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/247d720b2c5d22f7281437fd6054a138256986ba
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bbf0ab631cdf1dade6745f137cff98751e6ced7
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aceaf33b7666b72dfb86e0aa977be81e3bcbc727
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
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