CVE-2024-43890

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix overflow in get_free_elt() "tracing_map->next_elt" in get_free_elt() is at risk of overflowing. Once it overflows, new elements can still be inserted into the tracing_map even though the maximum number of elements (`max_elts`) has been reached. Continuing to insert elements after the overflow could result in the tracing_map containing "tracing_map->max_size" elements, leaving no empty entries. If any attempt is made to insert an element into a full tracing_map using `__tracing_map_insert()`, it will cause an infinite loop with preemption disabled, leading to a CPU hang problem. Fix this by preventing any further increments to "tracing_map->next_elt" once it reaches "tracing_map->max_elt".

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedAug 26, 2024
First seenAug 26, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.7 ≤ v < 4.19.320, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.282, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.224, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.165, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.105, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.46, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.10.5, 6.114.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5

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