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CVE-2024-45012

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nouveau/firmware: use dma non-coherent allocator Currently, enabling SG_DEBUG in the kernel will cause nouveau to hit a BUG() o…

Published Sep 11, 2024CWE-770EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2024-45012 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 11, 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:

nouveau/firmware: use dma non-coherent allocator

Currently, enabling SG_DEBUG in the kernel will cause nouveau to hit a

BUG() on startup, when the iommu is enabled:

kernel BUG at include/linux/scatterlist.h:187!

invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI

CPU: 7 PID: 930 Comm: (udev-worker) Not tainted 6.9.0-rc3Lyude-Test+ #30

Hardware name: MSI MS-7A39/A320M GAMING PRO (MS-7A39), BIOS 1.I0 01/22/2019

RIP: 0010:sg_init_one+0x85/0xa0

Code: 69 88 32 01 83 e1 03 f6 c3 03 75 20 a8 01 75 1e 48 09 cb 41 89 54

24 08 49 89 1c 24 41 89 6c 24 0c 5b 5d 41 5c e9 7b b9 88 00 <0f> 0b 0f 0b

0f 0b 48 8b 05 5e 46 9a 01 eb b2 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00

RSP: 0018:ffffa776017bf6a0 EFLAGS: 00010246

RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffa77600d87000 RCX: 000000000000002b

RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffa77680d87000

RBP: 000000000000e000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000

R10: ffff98f4c46aa508 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: f

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/57ca481fca97ca4553e8c85d6a94baf4cb40c40eRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/9b340aeb26d50e9a9ec99599e2a39b035fac978eRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/cc29c5546c6a373648363ac49781f1d74b530707

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45012?

CVE-2024-45012 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 11, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-45012?

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-2024-45012?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-45012?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-45012 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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