Linux KernelOperating system · Linux

CVE-2024-50155

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-11-07

Fix available

A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.1.115 / 6.6.59 or later.

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80/100

Remediation priority · High

Zero-click Patch available

Official description

NVD · unedited

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: use cond_resched() in nsim_dev_trap_report_work() I am still seeing many syzbot reports hinting that syzbot might fool nsim_dev_trap_report_work() with hundreds of ports [1] Lets use cond_resched(), and system_unbound_wq instead of implicit system_wq. [1] INFO: task syz-executor:20633 blocked for more than 143 seconds. Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2-syzkaller-00205-g1d227fcc7222 #0 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:syz-executor state:D stack:25856 pid:20633 tgid:20633 ppid:1 flags:0x00004006 ... NMI backtrace for cpu 1 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 16760 Comm: kworker/1:0 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2-syzkaller-00205-g1d227fcc7222 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 Workqueue: events nsim_dev_trap_report_work RIP: 0010:__sanitizer_cov_trace_pc+0x0/0x70 kernel/kcov.c:210 Code: 89 fb e8 23 00 00 00 48 8b 3d 04 fb 9c 0c 48 89 de 5b e9 c3 c7 5d 00 0f 1f 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 <f3> 0f 1e fa 48 8b 04 24 65 48 8b 0c 25 c0 d7 03 00 65 8b 15 60 f0 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000a187e8 EFLAGS: 00000246 RAX: 0000000000000100 RBX: ffffc90000a188e0 RCX: ffff888027d3bc00 RDX: ffff888027d3bc00 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffff88804a2e6000 R08: ffffffff8a4bc495 R09: ffffffff89da3577 R10: 0000000000000004 R11: ffffffff8a4bc2b0 R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: ffff88806573b503 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: ffff8880663cca00 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b8700000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fc90a747f98 CR3: 000000000e734000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 000000000000002b DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <NMI> </NMI> <TASK> __local_bh_enable_ip+0x1bb/0x200 kernel/softirq.c:382 spin_unlock_bh include/linux/spinlock.h:396 [inline] nsim_dev_trap_report drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:820 [inline] nsim_dev_trap_report_work+0x75d/0xaa0 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:850 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3229 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xa63/0x1850 kernel/workqueue.c:3310 worker_thread+0x870/0xd30 kernel/workqueue.c:3391 kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 </TASK>

Technical summary

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

Linux KernelOperating system

Affected:>= 6.1.78, < 6.1.115>= 6.6.17, < 6.6.59>= 6.8, < 6.11.6= 6.7.5= 6.12

CVSS breakdown

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

dbcve · scoped

Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.1.115 / 6.6.59 / 6.11.6 or later

Fixed in 6.1.1156.6.596.11.6

Vendor patch git.kernel.org →

Recommended fix High confidence

6.1.115 (for 6.1.x kernels), 6.6.59 (for 6.6.x kernels), 6.11.6 (for 6.8-6.11.x kernels), or 6.7.6 (for 6.7.x kernels)

Identify the currently running Linux kernel version using `uname -r`
Compare the kernel version against the affected ranges: >= 6.1.78 and < 6.1.115, >= 6.6.17 and < 6.6.59, >= 6.8 and < 6.11.6, or exactly 6.7.5
If running an affected version, upgrade to a patched release: 6.1.115 or later, 6.6.59 or later, 6.11.6 or later, or 6.7.6 or later
After kernel upgrade, reboot the system to apply the new kernel
Verify the fix is applied by checking the kernel version post-reboot with `uname -r`

Caveat Standard kernel upgrade risks apply; ensure compatibility with custom modules and system requirements before upgrading production systems

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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At a glance

A fix existsUpgrade to 6.1.115 / 6.6.59 or later

Severity 7.8 High

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.2%

Affects: Linux Kernel

Remediation

A high-priority fix

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Estimated effortfrom ~11 hrs

ComplexityModerate

Typical engagementfrom $1,950

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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.

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