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HistoryJun 20, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2024-38543

2024-06-2000:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
linux kernel
null pointer dereference
dmirror_device_evict_chunk
kcalloc
kvcalloc
physical memory
vulnerability
memory allocation

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

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.

6.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.7%

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