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CVE-2024-35797

mm: cachestat: fix two shmem bugs

Severity Score

5.3
*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:

mm: cachestat: fix two shmem bugs

When cachestat on shmem races with swapping and invalidation, there
are two possible bugs:

1) A swapin error can have resulted in a poisoned swap entry in the
shmem inode's xarray. Calling get_shadow_from_swap_cache() on it
will result in an out-of-bounds access to swapper_spaces[].

Validate the entry with non_swap_entry() before going further.

2) When we find a valid swap entry in the shmem's inode, the shadow
entry in the swapcache might not exist yet: swap IO is still in
progress and we're before __remove_mapping; swapin, invalidation,
or swapoff have removed the shadow from swapcache after we saw the
shmem swap entry.

This will send a NULL to workingset_test_recent(). The latter
purely operates on pointer bits, so it won't crash - node 0, memcg
ID 0, eviction timestamp 0, etc. are all valid inputs - but it's a
bogus test. In theory that could result in a false "recently
evicted" count.

Such a false positive wouldn't be the end of the world. But for
code clarity and (future) robustness, be explicit about this case.

Bail on get_shadow_from_swap_cache() returning NULL.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: mm: cachestat: corrige dos errores de shmem Cuando cachestat en shmem se ejecuta con intercambio e invalidación, hay dos errores posibles: 1) Un error de intercambio puede haber resultado en una entrada de intercambio envenenada en la matriz x del inodo shmem. Llamar a get_shadow_from_swap_cache() dará como resultado un acceso fuera de los límites a swapper_spaces[]. Valide la entrada con non_swap_entry() antes de continuar. 2) Cuando encontramos una entrada de intercambio válida en el inodo de shmem, es posible que la entrada oculta en el caché de intercambio aún no exista: el intercambio de E/S aún está en progreso y estamos antes de __remove_mapping; swapin, invalidación o swapoff han eliminado la sombra de swapcache después de que vimos la entrada de intercambio shmem. Esto enviará un NULL aworkingset_test_recent(). Este último opera exclusivamente con bits de puntero, por lo que no fallará (el nodo 0, el ID de memcg 0, la marca de tiempo de desalojo 0, etc. son todas entradas válidas), pero es una prueba falsa. En teoría, eso podría resultar en un recuento falso de "desalojados recientemente". Un falso positivo así no sería el fin del mundo. Pero para mayor claridad del código y solidez (futura), sea explícito sobre este caso. Libere get_shadow_from_swap_cache() y devuelva NULL.

CVE-2024-35797 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s memory management, specifically affecting the cachestat feature when handling shared memory. The flaw stems from race conditions during operations like swapping or invalidation, which can lead to out-of-bounds memory access or invalid pointer dereferencing. These issues can result in crashes or system instability. The kernel has been patched to improve checks and handling of swap entries to ensure stable and safe operation.

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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
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Exploitation
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No
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Timeline
  • 2024-05-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-18 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.5 < 6.6.24
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.5 < 6.7.12
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.5 < 6.8.3
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.5 < 6.9
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en
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