CVE-2024-56583

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Dec 27, 2024 linux EPSS 0.23% (14th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-56583 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on December 27, 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:

sched/deadline: Fix warning in migrate_enable for boosted tasks

When running the following command:

while true; do

stress-ng --cyclic 30 --timeout 30s --minimize --quiet

done

a warning is eventually triggered:

WARNING: CPU: 43 PID: 2848 at kernel/sched/deadline.c:794

setup_new_dl_entity+0x13e/0x180

...

Call Trace:

<TASK>

? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df

? enqueue_dl_entity+0x631/0x6e0

? setup_new_dl_entity+0x13e/0x180

? __warn+0x7e/0xd0

? report_bug+0x11a/0x1a0

? handle_bug+0x3c/0x70

? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x70

? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20

enqueue_dl_entity+0x631/0x6e0

enqueue_task_dl+0x7d/0x120

__do_set_cpus_allowed+0xe3/0x280

__set_cpus_allowed_ptr_locked+0x140/0x1d0

__set_cpus_allowed_ptr+0x54/0xa0

migrate_enable+0x7e/0x150

rt_spin_unlock+0x1c/0x90

group_send_sig_info+0xf7/0x1a0

? kill_pid_info+0x1f/0x1d0

kill_pid_info+0x78/0x1d0

kill_proc_info+0x5b/0x110

__x64_sys_kill+0x93/0xc0

do_s

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	>= 4.14.70, < 6.6.66	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/0664e2c311b9fa43b33e3e81429cd0c2d7f9c638 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/b600d30402854415aa57548a6b53dc6478f65517 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/e41074904d9ed3fe582d6e544c77b40c22043c82

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-56583?

CVE-2024-56583 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on December 27, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-56583?

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-2024-56583?

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