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CVE-2024-26907

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.10.214 / 5.15.153 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: RDMA/mlx5: Fix fortify source warning while accessing Eth segment ------------[ cut here ]------------ memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 56) of single field "eseg->inline_hdr.start" at /var/lib/dkms/mlnx-ofed-kernel/5.8/build/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/wr.c:131 (size 2) WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 293779 at /var/lib/dkms/mlnx-ofed-kernel/5.8/build/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/wr.c:131 mlx5_ib_post_send+0x191b/0x1a60 [mlx5_ib] Modules linked in: 8021q garp mrp stp llc rdma_ucm(OE) rdma_cm(OE) iw_cm(OE) ib_ipoib(OE) ib_cm(OE) ib_umad(OE) mlx5_ib(OE) ib_uverbs(OE) ib_core(OE) mlx5_core(OE) pci_hyperv_intf mlxdevm(OE) mlx_compat(OE) tls mlxfw(OE) psample nft_fib_inet nft_fib_ipv4 nft_fib_ipv6 nft_fib nft_reject_inet nf_reject_ipv4 nf_reject_ipv6 nft_reject nft_ct nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_set nf_tables libcrc32c nfnetlink mst_pciconf(OE) knem(OE) vfio_pci vfio_pci_core vfio_iommu_type1 vfio iommufd irqbypass cuse nfsv3 nfs fscache netfs xfrm_user xfrm_algo ipmi_devintf ipmi_msghandler binfmt_misc crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul polyval_clmulni polyval_generic ghash_clmulni_intel sha512_ssse3 snd_pcsp aesni_intel crypto_simd cryptd snd_pcm snd_timer joydev snd soundcore input_leds serio_raw evbug nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl lockd grace sch_fq_codel sunrpc drm efi_pstore ip_tables x_tables autofs4 psmouse virtio_net net_failover failover floppy [last unloaded: mlx_compat(OE)] CPU: 0 PID: 293779 Comm: ssh Tainted: G OE 6.2.0-32-generic #32~22.04.1-Ubuntu Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011 RIP: 0010:mlx5_ib_post_send+0x191b/0x1a60 [mlx5_ib] Code: 0c 01 00 a8 01 75 25 48 8b 75 a0 b9 02 00 00 00 48 c7 c2 10 5b fd c0 48 c7 c7 80 5b fd c0 c6 05 57 0c 03 00 01 e8 95 4d 93 da <0f> 0b 44 8b 4d b0 4c 8b 45 c8 48 8b 4d c0 e9 49 fb ff ff 41 0f b7 RSP: 0018:ffffb5b48478b570 EFLAGS: 00010046 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffb5b48478b628 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffb5b48478b5e8 R13: ffff963a3c609b5e R14: ffff9639c3fbd800 R15: ffffb5b480475a80 FS: 00007fc03b444c80(0000) GS:ffff963a3dc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000556f46bdf000 CR3: 0000000006ac6003 CR4: 00000000003706f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> ? show_regs+0x72/0x90 ? mlx5_ib_post_send+0x191b/0x1a60 [mlx5_ib] ? __warn+0x8d/0x160 ? mlx5_ib_post_send+0x191b/0x1a60 [mlx5_ib] ? report_bug+0x1bb/0x1d0 ? handle_bug+0x46/0x90 ? exc_invalid_op+0x19/0x80 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20 ? mlx5_ib_post_send+0x191b/0x1a60 [mlx5_ib] mlx5_ib_post_send_nodrain+0xb/0x20 [mlx5_ib] ipoib_send+0x2ec/0x770 [ib_ipoib] ipoib_start_xmit+0x5a0/0x770 [ib_ipoib] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x8e/0x1e0 ? validate_xmit_skb_list+0x4d/0x80 sch_direct_xmit+0x116/0x3a0 __dev_xmit_skb+0x1fd/0x580 __dev_queue_xmit+0x284/0x6b0 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0xe/0x50 ? __flush_work.isra.0+0x20d/0x370 ? push_pseudo_header+0x17/0x40 [ib_ipoib] neigh_connected_output+0xcd/0x110 ip_finish_output2+0x179/0x480 ? __smp_call_single_queue+0x61/0xa0 __ip_finish_output+0xc3/0x190 ip_finish_output+0x2e/0xf0 ip_output+0x78/0x110 ? __pfx_ip_finish_output+0x10/0x10 ip_local_out+0x64/0x70 __ip_queue_xmit+0x18a/0x460 ip_queue_xmit+0x15/0x30 __tcp_transmit_skb+0x914/0x9c0 tcp_write_xmit+0x334/0x8d0 tcp_push_one+0x3c/0x60 tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x2e1/0xac0 tcp_sendmsg+0x2d/0x50 inet_sendmsg+0x43/0x90 sock_sendmsg+0x68/0x80 sock_write_iter+0x93/0x100 vfs_write+0x326/0x3c0 ksys_write+0xbd/0xf0 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x30 do_syscall_ ---truncated---

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-416

Memory is used after it has been freed, so its contents — now potentially attacker-controlled — drive the program's behaviour. With careful heap grooming this becomes code execution. The fix requires disciplined ownership of memory and often a targeted rework of the object lifecycle.

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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:< 5.10.214>= 5.11, < 5.15.153>= 5.16, < 6.1.83>= 6.2, < 6.6.23>= 6.7, < 6.7.11

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 5.10.214 / 5.15.153 / 6.1.83 or later
Fixed in 5.10.2145.15.1536.1.83
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to kernel version 5.10.215+ (for 5.10.x), 5.15.153+ (for 5.11-5.15.x), 6.1.83+ (for 5.16-6.1.x), or 6.6.23+ (for 6.2+ kernels)

  1. Identify the currently running kernel version using 'uname -r'
  2. Check if your kernel version falls within one of the affected ranges: < 5.10.214, >= 5.11 and < 5.15.153, >= 5.16 and < 6.1.83, or >= 6.2 and < 6.6.23
  3. If affected, upgrade the Linux kernel to a fixed version: 5.10.215 or later, 5.15.153 or later, 6.1.83 or later, or 6.6.23 or later
  4. Reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
  5. Verify the kernel version after reboot using 'uname -r'
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require rebooting and could have compatibility implications with custom modules or specific hardware configurations

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