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CVE-2024-47719NVD status: Analyzed

Linux: Out-of-bounds Write

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CVE-2024-47719 is a high-severity out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Linux, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists versions cd6dd564ae7d99967ef50078216929418160b30e, a6e9f9fd14772c0b23c6d1d7002d98f9d27cb1f6, 72b78287ce92802e8ba678181a34b84ae844a112 as the first without the flaw, so updating Linux to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Linux to cd6dd564ae7d99967ef50078216929418160b30e or a6e9f9fd14772c0b23c6d1d7002d98f9d27cb1f6 or 72b78287ce92802e8ba678181a34b84ae844a112 or 8f6887349b2f829a4121c518aeb064fc922714e4, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
  2. Update Linux Kernel to 6.6.54 or 6.10.13 or 6.11.2, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
LinuxLinux51fe6141f0f64ae0bbc096a41a07572273e8c0ef up to, but not including, cd6dd564ae7d99967ef50078216929418160b30e; 51fe6141f0f64ae0bbc096a41a07572273e8c0ef up to, but not including, a6e9f9fd14772c0b23c6d1d7002d98f9d27cb1f6; 51fe6141f0f64ae0bbc096a41a07572273e8c0ef up to, but not including, 72b78287ce92802e8ba678181a34b84ae844a112; 51fe6141f0f64ae0bbc096a41a07572273e8c0ef up to, but not including, 8f6887349b2f829a4121c518aeb064fc922714e4; 6.2cd6dd564ae7d99967ef50078216929418160b30e, a6e9f9fd14772c0b23c6d1d7002d98f9d27cb1f6, 72b78287ce92802e8ba678181a34b84ae844a112, 8f6887349b2f829a4121c518aeb064fc922714e4
LinuxLinux Kernel6.2 up to, but not including, 6.6.54; 6.7 up to, but not including, 6.10.13; 6.11 up to, but not including, 6.11.26.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd: Protect against overflow of ALIGN() during iova allocation Userspace can supply an iova and uptr such that the target iova alignment becomes really big and ALIGN() overflows which corrupts the selected area range during allocation. CONFIG_IOMMUFD_TEST can detect this: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 5092 at drivers/iommu/iommufd/io_pagetable.c:268 iopt_alloc_area_pages drivers/iommu/iommufd/io_pagetable.c:268 [inline] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 5092 at drivers/iommu/iommufd/io_pagetable.c:268 iopt_map_pages+0xf95/0x1050 drivers/iommu/iommufd/io_pagetable.c:352 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 5092 Comm: syz-executor294 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc5-syzkaller-00294-g3ffea9a7a6f7 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 06/07/2024 RIP: 0010:iopt_alloc_area_pages drivers/iommu/iommufd/io_pagetable.c:268 [inline] RIP: 0010:iopt_map_pages+0xf95/0x1050 drivers/iommu/iommufd/io_pagetable.c:352 Code: fc e9 a4 f3 ff ff e8 1a 8b 4c fc 41 be e4 ff ff ff e9 8a f3 ff ff e8 0a 8b 4c fc 90 0f 0b 90 e9 37 f5 ff ff e8 fc 8a 4c fc 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 68 f3 ff ff 48 c7 c1 ec 82 ad 8f 80 e1 07 80 c1 03 38 RSP: 0018:ffffc90003ebf9e0 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: ffffffff85499fa4 RBX: 00000000ffffffef RCX: ffff888079b49e00 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000ffffffef RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffc90003ebfc50 R08: ffffffff85499b30 R09: ffffffff85499942 R10: 0000000000000002 R11: ffff888079b49e00 R12: ffff8880228e0010 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 1ffff920007d7f68 R15: ffffc90003ebfd00 FS: 000055557d760380(0000) GS:ffff8880b9500000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00000000005fdeb8 CR3: 000000007404a000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> iommufd_ioas_copy+0x610/0x7b0 drivers/iommu/iommufd/ioas.c:274 iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x4d9/0x5a0 drivers/iommu/iommufd/main.c:421 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:907 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:893 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Cap the automatic alignment to the huge page size, which is probably a better idea overall. Huge automatic alignments can fragment and chew up the available IOVA space without any reason.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. For example, many languages that perform their own memory management, such as Java and Perl, are not subject to buffer overflows. Other languages, such as Ada and C#, typically provide overflow protection, but the protection can be disabled by the programmer. Be wary that a language's interface to native code may still be subject to overflows, even if the language itself is theoretically safe.
  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. Examples include the Safe C String Library (SafeStr) by Messier and Viega, and the Strsafe.h library from Microsoft. These libraries provide safer versions of overflow-prone string-handling functions.
  • Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index checking. D3-SFCV (Stack Frame Canary Validation) from D3FEND discusses canary-based detection in detail.

More Out-of-bounds Write vulnerabilities (CWE-787)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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