CVE-2024-41036
7.5 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2024-41036 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 29, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ks8851: Fix deadlock with the SPI chip variant
When SMP is enabled and spinlocks are actually functional then there is
a deadlock with the 'statelock' spinlock between ks8851_start_xmit_spi
and ks8851_irq:
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 27s!
call trace:
queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x100/0x284
do_raw_spin_lock+0x34/0x44
ks8851_start_xmit_spi+0x30/0xb8
ks8851_start_xmit+0x14/0x20
netdev_start_xmit+0x40/0x6c
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x6c/0xbc
sch_direct_xmit+0xa4/0x22c
__qdisc_run+0x138/0x3fc
qdisc_run+0x24/0x3c
net_tx_action+0xf8/0x130
handle_softirqs+0x1ac/0x1f0
__do_softirq+0x14/0x20
____do_softirq+0x10/0x1c
call_on_irq_stack+0x3c/0x58
do_softirq_own_stack+0x1c/0x28
__irq_exit_rcu+0x54/0x9c
irq_exit_rcu+0x10/0x1c
el1_interrupt+0x38/0x50
el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x24
el1h_64_irq+
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 | >= 6.1.70, < 6.1.100 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2024-41036?
CVE-2024-41036 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 29, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2024-41036?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-41036?
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.
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