CVE-2024-26941

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published May 1, 2024 linux CWE-369 EPSS 0.19% (9th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-26941 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 1, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/dp: Fix divide-by-zero regression on DP MST unplug with nouveau

Fix a regression when using nouveau and unplugging a StarTech MSTDP122DP

DisplayPort 1.2 MST hub (the same regression does not appear when using

a Cable Matters DisplayPort 1.4 MST hub). Trace:

divide error: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI

CPU: 7 PID: 2962 Comm: Xorg Not tainted 6.8.0-rc3+ #744

Hardware name: Razer Blade/DANA_MB, BIOS 01.01 08/31/2018

RIP: 0010:drm_dp_bw_overhead+0xb4/0x110 [drm_display_helper]

Code: c6 b8 01 00 00 00 75 61 01 c6 41 0f af f3 41 0f af f1 c1 e1 04 48 63 c7 31 d2 89 ff 48 8b 5d f8 c9 48 0f af f1 48 8d 44 06 ff <48> f7 f7 31 d2 31 c9 31 f6 31 ff 45 31 c0 45 31 c9 45 31 d2 45 31

RSP: 0018:ffffb2c5c211fa30 EFLAGS: 00010206

RAX: ffffffffffffffff RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000f59b00

RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000

RBP: ffffb2c5c211fa48 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000020

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 6.8, < 6.8.3	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/828862071a6ca0c52655e6e62ac7abfef3e5c578 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cbd1dae842737bfafa4b10a87909fa209dde250 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/828862071a6ca0c52655e6e62ac7abfef3e5c578 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cbd1dae842737bfafa4b10a87909fa209dde250

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-26941?

CVE-2024-26941 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 1, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-26941?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-26941?

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