CVE-2024-27004

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published May 1, 2024 linux CWE-667 EPSS 0.21% (11th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-27004 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:

clk: Get runtime PM before walking tree during disable_unused

Doug reported [1] the following hung task:

INFO: task swapper/0:1 blocked for more than 122 seconds.

Not tainted 5.15.149-21875-gf795ebc40eb8 #1

"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.

task:swapper/0 state:D stack: 0 pid: 1 ppid: 0 flags:0x00000008

Call trace:

__switch_to+0xf4/0x1f4

__schedule+0x418/0xb80

schedule+0x5c/0x10c

rpm_resume+0xe0/0x52c

rpm_resume+0x178/0x52c

__pm_runtime_resume+0x58/0x98

clk_pm_runtime_get+0x30/0xb0

clk_disable_unused_subtree+0x58/0x208

clk_disable_unused_subtree+0x38/0x208

clk_disable_unused+0x4c/0xe4

do_one_initcall+0xcc/0x2d8

do_initcall_level+0xa4/0x148

do_initcalls+0x5c/0x9c

do_basic_setup+0x24/0x30

kernel_init_free

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, < 5.4.275	Affected

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-27004?

CVE-2024-27004 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-2024-27004?

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-2024-27004?

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