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CVE-2024-34777

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.15.161 / 6.1.93 or later.
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73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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: dma-mapping: benchmark: fix node id validation While validating node ids in map_benchmark_ioctl(), node_possible() may be provided with invalid argument outside of [0,MAX_NUMNODES-1] range leading to: BUG: KASAN: wild-memory-access in map_benchmark_ioctl (kernel/dma/map_benchmark.c:214) Read of size 8 at addr 1fffffff8ccb6398 by task dma_map_benchma/971 CPU: 7 PID: 971 Comm: dma_map_benchma Not tainted 6.9.0-rc6 #37 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:117) kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:603) kasan_check_range (mm/kasan/generic.c:189) variable_test_bit (arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:227) [inline] arch_test_bit (arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:239) [inline] _test_bit at (include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:142) [inline] node_state (include/linux/nodemask.h:423) [inline] map_benchmark_ioctl (kernel/dma/map_benchmark.c:214) full_proxy_unlocked_ioctl (fs/debugfs/file.c:333) __x64_sys_ioctl (fs/ioctl.c:890) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:83) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130) Compare node ids with sane bounds first. NUMA_NO_NODE is considered a special valid case meaning that benchmarking kthreads won't be bound to a cpuset of a given node. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org).

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-125

The code reads past the end (or before the start) of a buffer, returning memory that was never meant to be exposed. Attackers use it to leak secrets like keys or to defeat memory-protection defences. Remediation is validating indices and lengths before every read.

General guidance for the out-of-bounds read 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:>= 5.11, < 5.15.161>= 5.16, < 6.1.93>= 6.2, < 6.6.33>= 6.7, < 6.9.4= 6.10

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
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 5.15.161 / 6.1.93 / 6.6.33 or later
Fixed in 5.15.1616.1.936.6.33
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, or 6.9.4 (depending on which branch you are on)

  1. 1. Check current kernel version using `uname -r`
  2. 2. Identify which version branch your current kernel is on (e.g., 5.15.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.7.x, 6.8.x, or 6.9.x)
  3. 3. If running >= 5.11 and < 5.15.161: upgrade to 5.15.161 or later
  4. 4. If running >= 5.16 and < 6.1.93: upgrade to 6.1.93 or later
  5. 5. If running >= 6.2 and < 6.6.33: upgrade to 6.6.33 or later
  6. 6. If running >= 6.7 and < 6.9.4: upgrade to 6.9.4 or later
  7. 7. Reboot into the new kernel
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require rebuilding out-of-tree kernel modules; ensure driver compatibility with the new version before upgrading

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