CVE-2024-40995

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-07-12

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nnet/sched: act_api: fix possible infinite loop in tcf_idr_check_alloc()\nsyzbot found hanging tasks waiting on rtnl_lock [1]\nA reproducer is available in the syzbot bug.\nWhen a request to add multiple actions with the same index is sent, the\nsecond request will block forever on the first request. This holds\nrtnl_lock, and causes tasks to hang.\nReturn -EAGAIN to prevent infinite looping, while keeping documented\nbehavior.\n[1]\nINFO: task kworker/1:0:5088 blocked for more than 143 seconds.\nNot tainted 6.9.0-rc4-syzkaller-00173-g3cdb45594619 #0\n'echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs' disables this message.\ntask:kworker/1:0 state:D stack:23744 pid:5088 tgid:5088 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000\nWorkqueue: events_power_efficient reg_check_chans_work\nCall Trace:\n\ncontext_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5409 [inline]\n__schedule+0xf15/0x5d00 kernel/sched/core.c:6746\n__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6823 [inline]\nschedule+0xe7/0x350 kernel/sched/core.c:6838\nschedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:6895\n__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:684 [inline]\n__mutex_lock+0x5b8/0x9c0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752\nwiphy_lock include/net/cfg80211.h:5953 [inline]\nreg_leave_invalid_chans net/wireless/reg.c:2466 [inline]\nreg_check_chans_work+0x10a/0x10e0 net/wireless/reg.c:2481

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CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.5	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	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-2024-12610	2024-09-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2024-12612	2024-09-11
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-7000	2024-09-24
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12610	2024-09-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12618	2024-09-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2024-12612	2024-09-11
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-8617	2024-10-30
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12618	2024-09-12