CVE-2024-50081

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-mq: setup queue ->tag_set before initializing hctx Commit 7b815817aa58 ("blk-mq: add helper for checking if one CPU is mapped to specified hctx") needs to check queue mapping via tag set in hctx's cpuhp handler. However, q->tag_set may not be setup yet when the cpuhp handler is enabled, then kernel oops is triggered. Fix the issue by setup queue tag_set before initializing hctx.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedOct 29, 2024
First seenOct 29, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.11.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel6.10 ≤ v < 6.11.5, 6.126.11.5

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