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CVE-2024-26686

fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock to gather the threads/children stats

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock to gather the threads/children stats

lock_task_sighand() can trigger a hard lockup. If NR_CPUS threads call
do_task_stat() at the same time and the process has NR_THREADS, it will
spin with irqs disabled O(NR_CPUS * NR_THREADS) time.

Change do_task_stat() to use sig->stats_lock to gather the statistics
outside of ->siglock protected section, in the likely case this code will
run lockless.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock para recopilar las estadísticas de subprocesos/hijos lock_task_sighand() puede desencadenar un bloqueo completo. Si los subprocesos NR_CPUS llaman a do_task_stat() al mismo tiempo y el proceso tiene NR_THREADS, girará con irqs deshabilitados O(NR_CPUS * NR_THREADS) tiempo. Cambie do_task_stat() para usar sig->stats_lock para recopilar las estadísticas fuera de ->sección protegida siglock, en el caso probable de que este código se ejecute sin bloqueo.

A vulnerability was found in the do_task_stat() function in the Linux kernel, where due to excessive lock contention, a potential hard lockup could be created. This can create a performance bottleneck and lead to kernel unresponsiveness.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-04-03 CVE Published
  • 2024-04-04 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-413: Improper Resource Locking
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Linux
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 Linux Kernel
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 < 6.1.82
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en
Affected
Linux
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 Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
 < 6.7.6
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en
Affected
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
 Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
 < 6.8
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en
Affected