UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53113: Null Pointer Dereference

Q: What conditions are required to trigger the issue?

The system must have cpusets enabled, and a task must be migrated between different cpusets while alloc_pages_bulk_noprof() is preparing or performing an allocation. The described race involves changes to the task's mems_allowed nodemask during zonelist traversal on a NUMA system.

Q: What is the practical impact if the race occurs?

The race can leave preferred_zoneref pointing to a NULL zone. A subsequent call to zonelist_node_idx() can then dereference the NULL pointer, causing a kernel NULL pointer dereference.

Q: Which Ubuntu kernel packages are identified as affected?

The listed packages are ubuntu/linux-realtime, ubuntu/linux-azure, ubuntu/linux-gcp, ubuntu/linux-gke, ubuntu/linux-gkeop, ubuntu/linux-riscv, ubuntu/linux-fips, and ubuntu/linux-azure-fde.

Q: What change resolves the problem?

The fix adds a NULL-pointer check for preferred_zoneref->zone in alloc_pages_bulk_noprof().

Published Dec 2, 2024

Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: fix NULL pointer dereference in allocpagesbulknoprof We triggered a NULL pointer dereference for ac.preferredzoneref->zone in allocpagesbulknoprof() when the task is migrated between cpusets. When cpuset is enabled, in prepareallocpages(), ac->nodemask may be &current->memsallowed. when firstzoneszonelist() is called to find preferredzoneref, the ac->nodemask may be modified concurrently if the task is migrated between different cpusets. Assuming we have 2 NUMA Node, when traversing Node1 in ac->zonelist, the nodemask is 2, and when traversing Node2 in ac->zonelist, the nodemask is 1. As a result, the ac->preferredzoneref points to NULL zone. In allocpagesbulknoprof(), foreachzonezonelistnodemask() finds a allowable zone and calls zonelistnodeidx(ac.preferredzoneref), leading to NULL pointer dereference. allocpagesnoprof() fixes this issue by checking NULL pointer in commit ea57485af8f4 ("mm, pagealloc: fix check for NULL preferredzone") and commit df76cee6bbeb ("mm, pagealloc: remove redundant checks from alloc fastpath"). To fix it, check NULL pointer for preferredzoneref->zone.

Affected Software

149 affected componentsFixes available

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-hwe*

ubuntu/linux-oem*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15<5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1

5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15<5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1

5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15<5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1

5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-136.147~20.04.1

5.15.0-136.147~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1

5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15<5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1

5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-135.146~20.04.1

5.15.0-135.146~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15<5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1

5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15<5.15.0-1075.79~20.04.1

5.15.0-1075.79~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-gke*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15<5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1

5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-raspi2*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*

ubuntu/linux<5.15.0-135.146

5.15.0-135.146

ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws<5.15.0-1080.87

5.15.0-1080.87

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8<6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1

6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure<5.15.0-1084.93

5.15.0-1084.93

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8<6.8.0-1027.32~22.04.1

6.8.0-1027.32~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<5.15.0-1084.93.1

5.15.0-1084.93.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.15.0-1079.88

5.15.0-1079.88

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1028.30~22.04.1

6.8.0-1028.30~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke<5.15.0-1077.83

5.15.0-1077.83

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<5.15.0-1062.70

5.15.0-1062.70

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-58.60~22.04.1

6.8.0-58.60~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.15.0-1072.75

5.15.0-1072.75

ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8<6.8.0-1024.24~22.04.1

6.8.0-1024.24~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime<5.15.0-1073.75

5.15.0-1073.75

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg<5.15.0-1075.81

5.15.0-1075.81

ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.15.0-1076.81

5.15.0-1076.81

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<5.15.0-135.146

5.15.0-135.146

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1

6.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<5.15.0-1074.75

5.15.0-1074.75

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1026.29~22.04.1

6.8.0-1026.29~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<5.15.0-1033.33

5.15.0-1033.33

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx<5.15.0-1021.21

5.15.0-1021.21

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.15.0-1077.83

5.15.0-1077.83

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8<6.8.0-1024.25~22.04.1

6.8.0-1024.25~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.15.0-1074.77

5.15.0-1074.77

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8<6.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1

6.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.15.0-1044.48

5.15.0-1044.48

ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.15.0-1062.64

5.15.0-1062.64

ubuntu/linux-realtime<5.15.0-1080.88

5.15.0-1080.88

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8<6.8.1-1020.21~22.04.1

6.8.1-1020.21~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<5.15.0-1080.87+fips1

5.15.0-1080.87+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<5.15.0-1083.92+fips1

5.15.0-1083.92+fips1

ubuntu/linux-fips<5.15.0-135.146+fips1

5.15.0-135.146+fips1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<5.15.0-1079.88+fips1

5.15.0-1079.88+fips1

ubuntu/linux<6.8.0-58.60

6.8.0-58.60

ubuntu/linux-aws<6.8.0-1027.29

6.8.0-1027.29

ubuntu/linux-azure<6.8.0-1027.32

6.8.0-1027.32

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11<6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1

6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia<6.8.0-1014.15

6.8.0-1014.15

ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1028.30

6.8.0-1028.30

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11<6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1

6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke<6.8.0-1023.27

6.8.0-1023.27

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<6.8.0-1010.12

6.8.0-1010.12

ubuntu/linux-ibm<6.8.0-1024.24

6.8.0-1024.24

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<6.8.0-58.60.1

6.8.0-58.60.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<6.8.0-1026.29

6.8.0-1026.29

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11<6.11.0-1007.7

6.11.0-1007.7

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1026.29.1

6.8.0-1026.29.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<6.8.0-1008.8

6.8.0-1008.8

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11<6.11.0-1015.15

6.11.0-1015.15

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8<6.8.0-1026.26

6.8.0-1026.26

ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.8.0-1024.25

6.8.0-1024.25

ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.8.0-1028.32

6.8.0-1028.32

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv<6.8.0-58.60.1

6.8.0-58.60.1

ubuntu/linux-xilinx<6.8.0-1017.18

6.8.0-1017.18

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime<6.8.0-2023.24

6.8.0-2023.24

ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.8.1-1020.21

6.8.1-1020.21

ubuntu/linux-fips<6.8.0-78.78+fips1

6.8.0-78.78+fips1

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Event History

Dec 2, 2024

CVE Published

via OSV·02:15 PM

Data Sourced

via OSV·02:15 PM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What conditions are required to trigger the issue?

The system must have cpusets enabled, and a task must be migrated between different cpusets while alloc_pages_bulk_noprof() is preparing or performing an allocation. The described race involves changes to the task's mems_allowed nodemask during zonelist traversal on a NUMA system.

What is the practical impact if the race occurs?

The race can leave preferred_zoneref pointing to a NULL zone. A subsequent call to zonelist_node_idx() can then dereference the NULL pointer, causing a kernel NULL pointer dereference.

Which Ubuntu kernel packages are identified as affected?

The listed packages are ubuntu/linux-realtime, ubuntu/linux-azure, ubuntu/linux-gcp, ubuntu/linux-gke, ubuntu/linux-gkeop, ubuntu/linux-riscv, ubuntu/linux-fips, and ubuntu/linux-azure-fde.

What change resolves the problem?

The fix adds a NULL-pointer check for preferred_zoneref->zone in alloc_pages_bulk_noprof().

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53113: Null Pointer Dereference

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Frequently Asked Questions

What conditions are required to trigger the issue?

What is the practical impact if the race occurs?

Which Ubuntu kernel packages are identified as affected?

What change resolves the problem?

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Frequently Asked Questions

What conditions are required to trigger the issue?

What is the practical impact if the race occurs?

Which Ubuntu kernel packages are identified as affected?

What change resolves the problem?