CVE-2024-26873

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Apr 17, 2024 linux CWE-667 EPSS 0.17% (7th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-26873 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on April 17, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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

scsi: hisi_sas: Fix a deadlock issue related to automatic dump

If we issue a disabling PHY command, the device attached with it will go

offline, if a 2 bit ECC error occurs at the same time, a hung task may be

found:

[ 4613.652388] INFO: task kworker/u256:0:165233 blocked for more than 120 seconds.

[ 4613.666297] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.

[ 4613.674809] task:kworker/u256:0 state:D stack: 0 pid:165233 ppid: 2 flags:0x00000208

[ 4613.683959] Workqueue: 0000:74:02.0_disco_q sas_revalidate_domain [libsas]

[ 4613.691518] Call trace:

[ 4613.694678] __switch_to+0xf8/0x17c

[ 4613.698872] __schedule+0x660/0xee0

[ 4613.703063] schedule+0xac/0x240

[ 4613.706994] schedule_timeout+0x500/0x610

[ 4613.711705] __down+0x128/0x36c

[ 4613.715548] down+0x240/0x2d0

[ 4613.719221] hisi_sas_internal_abort_timeout+0x1bc/0x260 [hisi_sas_main]

[ 4613.726618] sas_execute_internal

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 6.7, < 6.7.11	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4f53b2c341ec6428b98cb51a89a09b025d0953 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/85c98073ffcfe9e46abfb9c66f3364467119d563 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/a47f0b03149af538af4442ff0702eac430ace1cb Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/e022dd3b875315a2d2001a512e98d1dc8c991f4a Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4f53b2c341ec6428b98cb51a89a09b025d0953 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/85c98073ffcfe9e46abfb9c66f3364467119d563 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/e022dd3b875315a2d2001a512e98d1dc8c991f4a

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-26873?

CVE-2024-26873 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on April 17, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-26873?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-26873?

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