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CVE-2024-35985

sched/eevdf: Prevent vlag from going out of bounds in reweight_eevdf()

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

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: sched/eevdf: Prevent vlag from going out of bounds in reweight_eevdf() It was possible to have pick_eevdf() return NULL, which then causes a
NULL-deref. This turned out to be due to entity_eligible() returning
falsely negative because of a s64 multiplcation overflow. Specifically, reweight_eevdf() computes the vlag without considering
the limit placed upon vlag as update_entity_lag() does, and then the
scaling multiplication (remember that weight is 20bit fixed point) can
overflow. This then leads to the new vruntime being weird which then
causes the above entity_eligible() to go side-ways and claim nothing
is eligible. Thus limit the range of vlag accordingly. All this was quite rare, but fatal when it does happen.

En el kernel de Linux, se resolvió la siguiente vulnerabilidad: sched/eevdf: evita que vlag se salga de los límites en reweight_eevdf(). Era posible que pick_eevdf() devolviera NULL, lo que luego causa un NULL-deref. Esto resultó ser debido a que entidad_eligible() devolvió un resultado falso negativo debido a un desbordamiento de multiplicación s64. Específicamente, reweight_eevdf() calcula el vlag sin considerar el límite impuesto a vlag como lo hace update_entity_lag(), y luego la multiplicación de escala (recuerde que el peso es un punto fijo de 20 bits) puede desbordarse. Esto luego lleva a que el nuevo vruntime sea extraño, lo que luego hace que la entidad_eligible() anterior se desvíe y afirme que nada es elegible. Por lo tanto, limite el rango de vlag en consecuencia. Todo esto fue bastante raro, pero fatal cuando sucede.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/eevdf: Prevent vlag from going out of bounds in reweight_eevdf() It was possible to have pick_eevdf() return NULL, which then causes a NULL-deref. This turned out to be due to entity_eligible() returning falsely negative because of a s64 multiplcation overflow. Specifically, reweight_eevdf() computes the vlag without considering the limit placed upon vlag as update_entity_lag() does, and then the scaling multiplication (remember that weight is 20bit fixed point) can overflow. This then leads to the new vruntime being weird which then causes the above entity_eligible() to go side-ways and claim nothing is eligible. Thus limit the range of vlag accordingly. All this was quite rare, but fatal when it does happen.

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel when modifying certain settings values through debugfs. A privileged local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-20 CVE Published
  • 2025-05-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-06-28 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
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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>= 6.6.4 < 6.6.30
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Linux
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>= 6.7 < 6.8.9
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.7 < 6.9
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