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CVE-2024-53172

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Dec 27, 2024 linux EPSS 0.25% (16th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2024-53172 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on December 27, 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:

ubi: fastmap: Fix duplicate slab cache names while attaching

Since commit 4c39529663b9 ("slab: Warn on duplicate cache names when

DEBUG_VM=y"), the duplicate slab cache names can be detected and a

kernel WARNING is thrown out.

In UBI fast attaching process, alloc_ai() could be invoked twice

with the same slab cache name 'ubi_aeb_slab_cache', which will trigger

following warning messages:

kmem_cache of name 'ubi_aeb_slab_cache' already exists

WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 7519 at mm/slab_common.c:107

__kmem_cache_create_args+0x100/0x5f0

Modules linked in: ubi(+) nandsim [last unloaded: nandsim]

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 7519 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G 6.12.0-rc2

RIP: 0010:__kmem_cache_create_args+0x100/0x5f0

Call Trace:

__kmem_cache_create_args+0x100/0x5f0

alloc_ai+0x295/0x3f0 [ubi]

ubi_attach+0x3c3/0xcc0 [ubi]

ubi_attach_mtd_dev+0x17cf/0x3fa0 [ubi]

ubi_init+0x3fb/0x800 [ubi]

do_init_module+0x265/0x7d

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 >= 4.1, < 4.19.325 Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/04c0b0f37617099479c34e207c5550d081f585a6 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d8558135cd56a2a8052024be4073e160f36658c Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/612824dd0c9465ef365ace38b056c663d110956d Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/6afdcb285794e75d2c8995e3a44f523c176cc2de Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/7402c4bcb8a3f0d2ef4e687cd45c76be489cf509 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/871c148f8e0c32e505df9393ba4a303c3c3fe988 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ee0aa4945c49cbbd779da81040fcec4de80fd1 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcddf52b7a17adcebc768d26f4e27cf79adb424c Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef52b7191ac41e68b1bf070d00c5b04ed16e4920 Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-53172?

CVE-2024-53172 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on December 27, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-53172?

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-2024-53172?

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.

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