Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6898-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6898-1 advisory. Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointe...

USN-6896-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the ATA over Ethernet AoE driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2023-6270 It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac...

CVE-2024-40998

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimitstate-lock access in ext4fillsuper In the following concurrency we will access the uninitialized rs-lock: ext4fillsuper ext4registersysfs // sysfs registered msgratelimitintervalms // Other...

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40998

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimitstate-lock access in ext4fillsuper In the following concurrency we will access the uninitialized rs-lock: ext4fillsuper ext4registersysfs // sysfs registered msgratelimitintervalms // Other...

AZL-67767 CVE-2024-40998 affecting package kernel 5.15.200.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimitstate-lock access in ext4fillsuper In the following concurrency we will access the uninitialized rs-lock: ext4fillsuper ext4registersysfs // sysfs registered msgratelimitintervalms // Other...

CVE-2024-40972

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: do not create EA inode under buffer lock ext4xattrsetentry creates new EA inodes while holding buffer lock on the external xattr block. This is problematic as it nests all the allocation locking which acquires locks on othe...

AZL-56270 CVE-2024-40972 affecting package kernel 5.15.200.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: do not create EA inode under buffer lock ext4xattrsetentry creates new EA inodes while holding buffer lock on the external xattr block. This is problematic as it nests all the allocation locking which acquires locks on othe...

CVE-2024-40955

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix slab-out-of-bounds in ext4mbfindgoodgroupavgfraglists We can trigger a slab-out-of-bounds with the following commands: mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/$disk 10G mount /dev/$disk /tmp/test echo 2147483647...

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40955

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix slab-out-of-bounds in ext4mbfindgoodgroupavgfraglists We can trigger a slab-out-of-bounds with the following commands: mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/$disk 10G mount /dev/$disk /tmp/test echo 2147483647...

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40998

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimitstate-lock access in ext4fillsuper In the following concurrency we will access the uninitialized rs-lock: ext4fillsuper ext4registersysfs // sysfs registered msgratelimitintervalms // Other...

CVE-2024-40955

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix slab-out-of-bounds in ext4mbfindgoodgroupavgfraglists We can trigger a slab-out-of-bounds with the following commands: mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/$disk 10G mount /dev/$disk /tmp/test echo 2147483647...

CVE-2024-40972

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: do not create EA inode under buffer lock ext4xattrsetentry creates new EA inodes while holding buffer lock on the external xattr block. This is problematic as it nests all the allocation locking which acquires locks on othe...

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40955

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix slab-out-of-bounds in ext4mbfindgoodgroupavgfraglists We can trigger a slab-out-of-bounds with the following commands: mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/$disk 10G mount /dev/$disk /tmp/test echo 2147483647...

CVE-2024-40998

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimitstate-lock access in ext4fillsuper In the following concurrency we will access the uninitialized rs-lock: ext4fillsuper ext4registersysfs // sysfs registered msgratelimitintervalms // Other...

CVE-2024-40998 ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimit_state->lock access in __ext4_fill_super()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimitstate-lock access in ext4fillsuper In the following concurrency we will access the uninitialized rs-lock: ext4fillsuper ext4registersysfs // sysfs registered msgratelimitintervalms // Other...

CVE-2024-40998 ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimit_state->lock access in __ext4_fill_super()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimitstate-lock access in ext4fillsuper In the following concurrency we will access the uninitialized rs-lock: ext4fillsuper ext4registersysfs // sysfs registered msgratelimitintervalms // Other...

CVE-2024-40998

CVE-2024-40998 — Normal (details provided) Affects Linux kernel ext4: fix uninitialized ratelimit_state->lock access in __ext4_fill_super(). The root cause is registering sysfs before s_msg_ratelimit_state.lock is initialized, allowing concurrent updates to rs->interval (non-zero) to trigge...

CVE-2024-40972 ext4: do not create EA inode under buffer lock

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: do not create EA inode under buffer lock ext4xattrsetentry creates new EA inodes while holding buffer lock on the external xattr block. This is problematic as it nests all the allocation locking which acquires locks on othe...

CVE-2024-40972 ext4: do not create EA inode under buffer lock

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: do not create EA inode under buffer lock ext4xattrsetentry creates new EA inodes while holding buffer lock on the external xattr block. This is problematic as it nests all the allocation locking which acquires locks on othe...

CVE-2024-40972

CVE-2024-40972 : In the Linux kernel, the ext4_xattr_set_entry() path creates new EA inodes while holding the external xattr block’s buffer lock, nesting allocation locks and risking deadlock. The fix moves EA inode allocation out of ext4_xattr_set_entry() to the callers, preventing lock nesting....