Fix reader locking when changing the sub buffer order
CVE-2024-50207

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Linux

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2024

What is CVE-2024-50207?

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

ring-buffer: Fix reader locking when changing the sub buffer order

The function ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() updates each ring_buffer_per_cpu and installs new sub buffers that match the requested page order. This operation may be invoked concurrently with readers that rely on some of the modified data, such as the head bit (RB_PAGE_HEAD), or the ring_buffer_per_cpu.pages and reader_page pointers. However, no exclusive access is acquired by ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set(). Modifying the mentioned data while a reader also operates on them can then result in incorrect memory access and various crashes.

Fix the problem by taking the reader_lock when updating a specific ring_buffer_per_cpu in ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set().

Affected Version(s)

Linux 8e7b58c27b3c567316a51079b375b846f9223bba

Linux 8e7b58c27b3c567316a51079b375b846f9223bba < 09661f75e75cb6c1d2d8326a70c311d46729235f

Linux 6.8

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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