CVE-2024-38598

CVE Details

Release Date:	2024-06-19
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nmd: fix resync softlockup when bitmap size is less than array size\nIs is reported that for dm-raid10, lvextend + lvchange --syncaction will\ntrigger following softlockup:\nkernel:watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#3 stuck for 26s! [mdX_resync:6976]\nCPU: 7 PID: 3588 Comm: mdX_resync Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.9.0-rc4-next-20240419 #1\nRIP: 0010:_raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x13/0x30\nCall Trace:\n\nmd_bitmap_start_sync+0x6b/0xf0\nraid10_sync_request+0x25c/0x1b40 [raid10]\nmd_do_sync+0x64b/0x1020\nmd_thread+0xa7/0x170\nkthread+0xcf/0x100\nret_from_fork+0x30/0x50\nret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\nAnd the detailed process is as follows:\nmd_do_sync\nj = mddev->resync_min\nwhile (j < max_sectors)\nsectors = raid10_sync_request(mddev, j, &skipped)\nif (!md_bitmap_start_sync(..., &sync_blocks))\n// md_bitmap_start_sync set sync_blocks to 0\nreturn sync_blocks + sectors_skippe;\n// sectors = 0;\nj += sectors;\n// j never change\nRoot cause is that commit 301867b1c168 ('md/raid10: check\nslab-out-of-bounds in md_bitmap_get_counter') return early from\nmd_bitmap_get_counter(), without setting returned blocks.\nFix this problem by always set returned blocks from\nmd_bitmap_get_counter'(), as it used to be.\nNoted that this patch just fix the softlockup problem in kernel, the\ncase that bitmap size doesn't match array size still need to be fixed.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12581	2024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2024-12585	2024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-5101	2024-08-08
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12581	2024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2024-12584	2024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-9315	2024-11-14