In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
lib/test_hmm.c: handle src_pfns and dst_pfns allocation failure
The kcalloc() in dmirror_device_evict_chunk() will return null if the
physical memory has run out. As a result, if src_pfns or dst_pfns is
dereferenced, the null pointer dereference bug will happen.
Moreover, the device is going away. If the kcalloc() fails, the pages
mapping a chunk could not be evicted. So add a __GFP_NOFAIL flag in
kcalloc().
Finally, as there is no need to have physically contiguous memory, Switch
kcalloc() to kvcalloc() in order to avoid failing allocations.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 18.04 | noarch | linux | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 20.04 | noarch | linux | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 22.04 | noarch | linux | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 23.10 | noarch | linux | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | linux | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 18.04 | noarch | linux-aws | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 20.04 | noarch | linux-aws | < any | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 22.04 | noarch | linux-aws | < any | UNKNOWN |
git.kernel.org/linus/c2af060d1c18beaec56351cf9c9bcbbc5af341a3 (6.10-rc1)
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a21fdeea502658e315bd939409b755974f4fb64
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b20d18f475bd17309db640dbe7d7c7ebb5bc2bc
git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e528a69cb3ed4a286c45b4afba57461c8b5b33
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2af060d1c18beaec56351cf9c9bcbbc5af341a3
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce47e8ead9a72834cc68431d53f8092ce69bebb7
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-38543
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38543
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-38543
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38543