Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-56756)

The version of kernel 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-2024-56756 advisory. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: fix freeing of the HMB...

CVE-2024-56756

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: fix freeing of the HMB descriptor table The HMB descriptor table is sized to the maximum number of descriptors that could be used for a given device, but nvmeallochostmem could break out of the loop earlier on memory...

CVE-2024-56756

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: fix freeing of the HMB descriptor table The HMB descriptor table is sized to the maximum number of descriptors that could be used for a given device, but nvmeallochostmem could break out of the loop earlier on memory...

CVE-2024-56756 nvme-pci: fix freeing of the HMB descriptor table

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: fix freeing of the HMB descriptor table The HMB descriptor table is sized to the maximum number of descriptors that could be used for a given device, but nvmeallochostmem could break out of the loop earlier on memory...

CVE-2024-56756

The CVE-2024-56756 issue occurs in the Linux kernel’s nvme-pci driver, where the HMB descriptor table could be freed with an incorrect size. The root cause is that __nvme_alloc_host_mem might exit earlier on memory allocation failure and end up using fewer descriptors than planned, causing an inc...

CVE-2024-56756 nvme-pci: fix freeing of the HMB descriptor table

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: fix freeing of the HMB descriptor table The HMB descriptor table is sized to the maximum number of descriptors that could be used for a given device, but nvmeallochostmem could break out of the loop earlier on memory...