Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86: stopped playing “stack games” in the profilepc function. The profilepc function is used for timer-based profiling, which isn’t really that relevant anymore. It also makes assumptions about the stack layout that may not be...

CVE-2024-42096

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86: stop playing stack games in profilepc The 'profilepc' function is used for timer-based profiling, which isn't really all that relevant any more to begin with, but it also ends up making assumptions based on the stack layout...

CVE-2024-42096

CVE-2024-42096 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the x86 profiling code (profile_pc) used for timer-based profiling. The issue stemmed from the function’s assumptions about stack layout when accounting time spent in spinlocks, which could misattribute time and trigger KASAN warnings. The advisor...