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CVE-2024-56589

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: hisi_sas: Add cond_resched() for no forced preemption model For no forced preemption model kernel, in the scenario where…

Published Dec 27, 2024EPSS 0.24%

Overview

CVE-2024-56589 is a medium-severity vulnerability. 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:

scsi: hisi_sas: Add cond_resched() for no forced preemption model

For no forced preemption model kernel, in the scenario where the

expander is connected to 12 high performance SAS SSDs, the following

call trace may occur:

[ 214.409199][ C240] watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#240 stuck for 22s! [irq/149-hisi_sa:3211]

[ 214.568533][ C240] pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO BTYPE=--)

[ 214.575224][ C240] pc : fput_many+0x8c/0xdc

[ 214.579480][ C240] lr : fput+0x1c/0xf0

[ 214.583302][ C240] sp : ffff80002de2b900

[ 214.587298][ C240] x29: ffff80002de2b900 x28: ffff1082aa412000

[ 214.593291][ C240] x27: ffff3062a0348c08 x26: ffff80003a9f6000

[ 214.599284][ C240] x25: ffff1062bbac5c40 x24: 0000000000001000

[ 214.605277][ C240] x23: 000000000000000a x22: 0000000000000001

[ 214.611270][ C240] x21: 0000000000001000 x20: 0000000000000000

[ 214.617262][ C240] x19: ffff3062a41ae580 x18: 000000000001

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56589?

CVE-2024-56589 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 27, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-56589?

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-2024-56589?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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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