First published: Tue Nov 05 2024(Updated: )
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/probes: Fix MAX_TRACE_ARGS limit handling When creating a trace_probe we would set nr_args prior to truncating the arguments to MAX_TRACE_ARGS. However, we would only initialize arguments up to the limit. This caused invalid memory access when attempting to set up probes with more than 128 fetchargs. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000020 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1769 Comm: cat Not tainted 6.11.0-rc7+ #8 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-1.fc39 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__set_print_fmt+0x134/0x330 Resolve the issue by applying the MAX_TRACE_ARGS limit earlier. Return an error when there are too many arguments instead of silently truncating.
Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Linux Kernel | >=6.9<6.11.6 | |
Linux Kernel | =6.12-rc1 | |
Linux Kernel | =6.12-rc2 | |
Linux Kernel | =6.12-rc3 | |
Linux Kernel | =6.12-rc4 | |
debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.226-1 6.1.123-1 6.1.128-1 6.12.12-1 6.12.15-1 |
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CVE-2024-50132 is considered a low severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel.
To fix CVE-2024-50132, update your Linux kernel to a version higher than 6.11.6 or apply the relevant patches provided by the Linux kernel maintainers.
CVE-2024-50132 affects Linux kernel versions from 6.9 up to 6.11.6 and specific release candidates of 6.12.
CVE-2024-50132 addresses an issue in kernel tracing where the argument limit was not properly enforced, potentially leading to unexpected behavior.
Yes, CVE-2024-50132 has been resolved in specific stable releases and release candidate versions of the Linux kernel.