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CVE-2024-26984

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published May 1, 2024 linux CWE-362 EPSS 0.20% (10th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-26984 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:

nouveau: fix instmem race condition around ptr stores

Running a lot of VK CTS in parallel against nouveau, once every

few hours you might see something like this crash.

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008

PGD 8000000114e6e067 P4D 8000000114e6e067 PUD 109046067 PMD 0

Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI

CPU: 7 PID: 53891 Comm: deqp-vk Not tainted 6.8.0-rc6+ #27

Hardware name: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z390 I AORUS PRO WIFI/Z390 I AORUS PRO WIFI-CF, BIOS F8 11/05/2021

RIP: 0010:gp100_vmm_pgt_mem+0xe3/0x180 [nouveau]

Code: c7 48 01 c8 49 89 45 58 85 d2 0f 84 95 00 00 00 41 0f b7 46 12 49 8b 7e 08 89 da 42 8d 2c f8 48 8b 47 08 41 83 c7 01 48 89 ee <48> 8b 40 08 ff d0 0f 1f 00 49 8b 7e 08 48 89 d9 48 8d 75 04 48 c1

RSP: 0000:ffffac20c5857838 EFLAGS: 00010202

RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000004d8001 RCX: 0000000000000001

RDX: 00000000004d8001 RSI: 00000000000006d8 RDI: ffffa07afe332180

RBP: 0

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 >= 4.15, < 4.19.313 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-26984?

CVE-2024-26984 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-2024-26984?

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-2024-26984?

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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-26984?

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