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CVE-2024-26742

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-03
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.1.80 / 6.6.19 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: smartpqi: Fix disable_managed_interrupts Correct blk-mq registration issue with module parameter disable_managed_interrupts enabled. When we turn off the default PCI_IRQ_AFFINITY flag, the driver needs to register with blk-mq using blk_mq_map_queues(). The driver is currently calling blk_mq_pci_map_queues() which results in a stack trace and possibly undefined behavior. Stack Trace: [ 7.860089] scsi host2: smartpqi [ 7.871934] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 238 at block/blk-mq-pci.c:52 blk_mq_pci_map_queues+0xca/0xd0 [ 7.889231] Modules linked in: sd_mod t10_pi sg uas smartpqi(+) crc32c_intel scsi_transport_sas usb_storage dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod ipmi_devintf ipmi_msghandler fuse [ 7.924755] CPU: 0 PID: 238 Comm: kworker/0:3 Not tainted 4.18.0-372.88.1.el8_6_smartpqi_test.x86_64 #1 [ 7.944336] Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10/ProLiant DL380 Gen10, BIOS U30 03/08/2022 [ 7.963026] Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn [ 7.978275] RIP: 0010:blk_mq_pci_map_queues+0xca/0xd0 [ 7.978278] Code: 48 89 de 89 c7 e8 f6 0f 4f 00 3b 05 c4 b7 8e 01 72 e1 5b 31 c0 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f e9 7d df 73 00 31 c0 e9 76 df 73 00 <0f> 0b eb bc 90 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 41 57 49 89 ff 41 56 41 55 41 54 [ 7.978280] RSP: 0018:ffffa95fc3707d50 EFLAGS: 00010216 [ 7.978283] RAX: 00000000ffffffff RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000010 [ 7.978284] RDX: 0000000000000004 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff9190c32d4310 [ 7.978286] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffa95fc3707d38 R09: ffff91929b81ac00 [ 7.978287] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffffa95fc3707ac0 R12: 0000000000000000 [ 7.978288] R13: ffff9190c32d4000 R14: 00000000ffffffff R15: ffff9190c4c950a8 [ 7.978290] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9193efc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 7.978292] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 8.172814] CR2: 000055d11166c000 CR3: 00000002dae10002 CR4: 00000000007706f0 [ 8.172816] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 8.172817] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 8.172818] PKRU: 55555554 [ 8.172819] Call Trace: [ 8.172823] blk_mq_alloc_tag_set+0x12e/0x310 [ 8.264339] scsi_add_host_with_dma.cold.9+0x30/0x245 [ 8.279302] pqi_ctrl_init+0xacf/0xc8e [smartpqi] [ 8.294085] ? pqi_pci_probe+0x480/0x4c8 [smartpqi] [ 8.309015] pqi_pci_probe+0x480/0x4c8 [smartpqi] [ 8.323286] local_pci_probe+0x42/0x80 [ 8.337855] work_for_cpu_fn+0x16/0x20 [ 8.351193] process_one_work+0x1a7/0x360 [ 8.364462] ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0 [ 8.379252] worker_thread+0x1ce/0x390 [ 8.392623] ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0 [ 8.406295] kthread+0x10a/0x120 [ 8.418428] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 [ 8.431532] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40 [ 8.444137] ---[ end trace 1bf0173d39354506 ]---

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-787

The program writes past the bounds of a buffer, overwriting adjacent memory an attacker can turn to their advantage. Crafted input can overwrite control data and redirect execution. Remediation is validating every index and length before a write, plus modern memory-safety mitigations.

General guidance for the out-of-bounds write class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 6.0, < 6.1.80>= 6.2, < 6.6.19>= 6.7, < 6.7.7= 6.8

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.1.80 / 6.6.19 / 6.7.7 or later
Fixed in 6.1.806.6.196.7.7
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to kernel 6.1.80+, 6.6.19+, 6.7.7+, or 6.8.1+ (or the latest stable kernel in your distribution's repository)

  1. Identify the currently running kernel version using 'uname -r'
  2. Check if the version falls within the affected range: >= 6.0 and < 6.1.80, >= 6.2 and < 6.6.19, >= 6.7 and < 6.7.7, or exactly 6.8
  3. Upgrade the Linux kernel to a patched version: 6.1.80 or later, 6.6.19 or later, 6.7.7 or later, or 6.8.1 or later
  4. Update boot loader configuration if necessary (e.g., update-grub for GRUB)
  5. Reboot the system to load the patched kernel
  6. Verify the new kernel version is running using 'uname -r'
  7. Ensure the smartpqi module loads correctly with 'lsmod | grep smartpqi'
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require updating third-party drivers or custom modules; ensure compatibility with your specific hardware configuration before upgrading

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