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CVE-2024-53049

slub/kunit: fix a WARNING due to unwrapped __kmalloc_cache_noprof

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: slub/kunit: fix a WARNING due to unwrapped __kmalloc_cache_noprof 'modprobe slub_kunit' will have a warning as shown below. The root cause
is that __kmalloc_cache_noprof was directly used, which resulted in no
alloc_tag being allocated. This caused current->alloc_tag to be null,
leading to a warning in alloc_tag_add_check. Let's add an alloc_hook layer to __kmalloc_cache_noprof specifically
within lib/slub_kunit.c, which is the only user of this internal slub
function outside kmalloc implementation itself. [58162.947016] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 6210 at
./include/linux/alloc_tag.h:125 alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x268/0x27c
[58162.957721] Call trace:
[58162.957919] alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x268/0x27c
[58162.958286] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x14c/0x344
[58162.958615] test_kmalloc_redzone_access+0x50/0x10c [slub_kunit]
[58162.959045] kunit_try_run_case+0x74/0x184 [kunit]
[58162.959401] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x2c/0x4c [kunit]
[58162.959841] kthread+0x10c/0x118
[58162.960093] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
[58162.960363] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: slub/kunit: fix a WARNING due to unwrapped __kmalloc_cache_noprof 'modprobe slub_kunit' will have a warning as shown below. The root cause is that __kmalloc_cache_noprof was directly used, which resulted in no alloc_tag being allocated. This caused current->alloc_tag to be null, leading to a warning in alloc_tag_add_check. Let's add an alloc_hook layer to __kmalloc_cache_noprof specifically within lib/slub_kunit.c, which is the only user of this internal slub function outside kmalloc implementation itself. [58162.947016] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 6210 at ./include/linux/alloc_tag.h:125 alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x268/0x27c [58162.957721] Call trace: [58162.957919] alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x268/0x27c [58162.958286] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x14c/0x344 [58162.958615] test_kmalloc_redzone_access+0x50/0x10c [slub_kunit] [58162.959045] kunit_try_run_case+0x74/0x184 [kunit] [58162.959401] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x2c/0x4c [kunit] [58162.959841] kthread+0x10c/0x118 [58162.960093] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [58162.960363] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Attila Szász discovered that the HFS+ file system implementation in the Linux Kernel contained a heap overflow vulnerability. An attacker could use a specially crafted file system image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

*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
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-11-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-11-19 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-21 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.11 < 6.11.7
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en
Affected
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
Linux Kernel
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>= 6.11 < 6.12
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.11 < 6.12"
en
Affected