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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: hyperv-daemons (CVE-2024-35795)

🗓️ 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Azure Linux 3.0 security update for hyperv-daemons (CVE-2024-35795) fixes amdgpu debugfs deadlock.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
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  script_id(296217);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-35795");

  script_name(english:"Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: hyperv-daemons (CVE-2024-35795)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of hyperv-daemons installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore,
affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-35795 advisory.

  - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix deadlock while reading
    mqd from debugfs An errant disk backup on my desktop got into debugfs and triggered the following deadlock
    scenario in the amdgpu debugfs files. The machine also hard-resets immediately after those lines are
    printed (although I wasn't able to reproduce that part when reading by hand): [ 1318.016074][ T1082]
    ====================================================== [ 1318.016607][ T1082] WARNING: possible circular
    locking dependency detected [ 1318.017107][ T1082] 6.8.0-rc7-00015-ge0c8221b72c0 #17 Not tainted [
    1318.017598][ T1082] ------------------------------------------------------ [ 1318.018096][ T1082]
    tar/1082 is trying to acquire lock: [ 1318.018585][ T1082] ffff98c44175d6a0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3},
    at: __might_fault+0x40/0x80 [ 1318.019084][ T1082] [ 1318.019084][ T1082] but task is already holding
    lock: [ 1318.020052][ T1082] ffff98c4c13f55f8 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at:
    amdgpu_debugfs_mqd_read+0x6a/0x250 [amdgpu] [ 1318.020607][ T1082] [ 1318.020607][ T1082] which lock
    already depends on the new lock. [ 1318.020607][ T1082] [ 1318.022081][ T1082] [ 1318.022081][ T1082] the
    existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 1318.023083][ T1082] [ 1318.023083][ T1082] -> #2
    (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: [ 1318.024114][ T1082] __ww_mutex_lock.constprop.0+0xe0/0x12f0 [
    1318.024639][ T1082] ww_mutex_lock+0x32/0x90 [ 1318.025161][ T1082] dma_resv_lockdep+0x18a/0x330 [
    1318.025683][ T1082] do_one_initcall+0x6a/0x350 [ 1318.026210][ T1082] kernel_init_freeable+0x1a3/0x310 [
    1318.026728][ T1082] kernel_init+0x15/0x1a0 [ 1318.027242][ T1082] ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x40 [ 1318.027759][
    T1082] ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 [ 1318.028281][ T1082] [ 1318.028281][ T1082] -> #1
    (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}: [ 1318.029297][ T1082] dma_resv_lockdep+0x16c/0x330 [
    1318.029790][ T1082] do_one_initcall+0x6a/0x350 [ 1318.030263][ T1082] kernel_init_freeable+0x1a3/0x310 [
    1318.030722][ T1082] kernel_init+0x15/0x1a0 [ 1318.031168][ T1082] ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x40 [ 1318.031598][
    T1082] ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 [ 1318.032011][ T1082] [ 1318.032011][ T1082] -> #0
    (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}: [ 1318.032778][ T1082] __lock_acquire+0x14bf/0x2680 [ 1318.033141][ T1082]
    lock_acquire+0xcd/0x2c0 [ 1318.033487][ T1082] __might_fault+0x58/0x80 [ 1318.033814][ T1082]
    amdgpu_debugfs_mqd_read+0x103/0x250 [amdgpu] [ 1318.034181][ T1082] full_proxy_read+0x55/0x80 [
    1318.034487][ T1082] vfs_read+0xa7/0x360 [ 1318.034788][ T1082] ksys_read+0x70/0xf0 [ 1318.035085][ T1082]
    do_syscall_64+0x94/0x180 [ 1318.035375][ T1082] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0x4e [ 1318.035664][
    T1082] [ 1318.035664][ T1082] other info that might help us debug this: [ 1318.035664][ T1082] [
    1318.036487][ T1082] Chain exists of: [ 1318.036487][ T1082] &mm->mmap_lock -->
    reservation_ww_class_acquire --> reservation_ww_class_mutex [ 1318.036487][ T1082] [ 1318.037310][ T1082]
    Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 1318.037310][ T1082] [ 1318.037838][ T1082] CPU0 CPU1 [ 1318.038101][
    T1082] ---- ---- [ 1318.038350][ T1082] lock(reservation_ww_class_mutex); [ 1318.038590][ T1082]
    lock(reservation_ww_class_acquire); [ 1318.038839][ T1082] lock(reservation_ww_class_mutex); [
    1318.039083][ T1082] rlock(&mm->mmap_lock); [ 1318.039328][ T1082] [ 1318.039328][ T1082] *** DEADLOCK ***
    [ 1318.039328][ T1082] [ 1318.040029][ T1082] 1 lock held by tar/1082: [ 1318.040259][ T1082] #0:
    ffff98c4c13f55f8 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: amdgpu_debugfs_mqd_read+0x6a/0x250 [amdgpu]
    [ 1318.040560][ T1082] [ 1318.040560][ T1082] stack backtrace: [ ---truncated--- (CVE-2024-35795)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35795");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-35795");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/05/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/01/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hyperv-daemons");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hyperv-daemons-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hyperv-daemons-license");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hyperv-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hypervfcopyd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hypervkvpd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:hypervvssd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Azure Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AzureLinux/release", "Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}
include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var release = get_kb_item('Host/AzureLinux/release');
if (isnull(release) || 'Azure Linux' >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Azure Linux');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Azure Linux ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Azure Linux');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^3([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Azure Linux 3.0', 'Azure Linux ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu)
  audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Azure Linux', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'hyperv-daemons-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hyperv-daemons-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hyperv-daemons-debuginfo-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hyperv-daemons-debuginfo-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hyperv-daemons-license-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hyperv-daemons-license-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hyperv-tools-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hyperv-tools-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hypervfcopyd-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hypervfcopyd-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hypervkvpd-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hypervkvpd-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hypervvssd-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'hypervvssd-6.6.35.1-1.azl3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'3.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  var cves = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'Azure Linux ' + package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'hyperv-daemons / hyperv-daemons-debuginfo / hyperv-daemons-license / etc');
}

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22 Jan 2026 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00174
SSVC
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