Linux KernelOperating system · Linux
CVE-2024-26842
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 · uneditedIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ufs: core: Fix shift issue in ufshcd_clear_cmd() When task_tag >= 32 (in MCQ mode) and sizeof(unsigned int) == 4, 1U << task_tag will out of bounds for a u32 mask. Fix this up to prevent SHIFT_ISSUE (bitwise shifts that are out of bounds for their data type). [name:debug_monitors&]Unexpected kernel BRK exception at EL1 [name:traps&]Internal error: BRK handler: 00000000f2005514 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [name:mediatek_cpufreq_hw&]cpufreq stop DVFS log done [name:mrdump&]Kernel Offset: 0x1ba5800000 from 0xffffffc008000000 [name:mrdump&]PHYS_OFFSET: 0x80000000 [name:mrdump&]pstate: 22400005 (nzCv daif +PAN -UAO) [name:mrdump&]pc : [0xffffffdbaf52bb2c] ufshcd_clear_cmd+0x280/0x288 [name:mrdump&]lr : [0xffffffdbaf52a774] ufshcd_wait_for_dev_cmd+0x3e4/0x82c [name:mrdump&]sp : ffffffc0081471b0 <snip> Workqueue: ufs_eh_wq_0 ufshcd_err_handler Call trace: dump_backtrace+0xf8/0x144 show_stack+0x18/0x24 dump_stack_lvl+0x78/0x9c dump_stack+0x18/0x44 mrdump_common_die+0x254/0x480 [mrdump] ipanic_die+0x20/0x30 [mrdump] notify_die+0x15c/0x204 die+0x10c/0x5f8 arm64_notify_die+0x74/0x13c do_debug_exception+0x164/0x26c el1_dbg+0x64/0x80 el1h_64_sync_handler+0x3c/0x90 el1h_64_sync+0x68/0x6c ufshcd_clear_cmd+0x280/0x288 ufshcd_wait_for_dev_cmd+0x3e4/0x82c ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd+0x5bc/0x9ac ufshcd_verify_dev_init+0x84/0x1c8 ufshcd_probe_hba+0x724/0x1ce0 ufshcd_host_reset_and_restore+0x260/0x574 ufshcd_reset_and_restore+0x138/0xbd0 ufshcd_err_handler+0x1218/0x2f28 process_one_work+0x5fc/0x1140 worker_thread+0x7d8/0xe20 kthread+0x25c/0x468 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
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 analysisThe 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
< 6.6.19>= 6.7, < 6.7.7= 6.8CVSS 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 · scoped6.6.196.7.7
Linux Kernel >= 6.6.19, >= 6.7.7, or >= 6.9 (depending on which version range you currently run)
- Identify the current kernel version using `uname -r` or `cat /proc/version`
- Determine the appropriate upgrade target based on current version: if < 6.6.19, upgrade to 6.6.19 or later; if >= 6.7.x and < 6.7.7, upgrade to 6.7.7 or later; if = 6.8.x, upgrade to 6.9 or later
- Obtain the updated kernel from your Linux distribution's package repository (e.g., apt-get update && apt-get upgrade, yum update, dnf upgrade, or pacman -Syu)
- Reboot the system to load the patched kernel
- Verify the fix is applied by checking the kernel version and confirming the ufshcd_clear_cmd function no longer contains the vulnerable shift operation
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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