SB20240608185 - Race condition in Linux kernel octeontx2 af driver
Published: June 8, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240608185
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27030)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the rvu_queue_work(), rvu_mbox_intr_handler() and rvu_register_interrupts() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94cb17e5cf3a3c484063abc0ce4b8a2b2e8c1cb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/766c2627acb2d9d1722cce2e24837044d52d888a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/772f18ded0e240cc1fa2b7020cc640e3e5c32b70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29d2550d79a8cbd31e0fbaa5c0e2a2efdc444e44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc29dd00705a62c77de75b6d752259b869aac49d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad6759e233db6fcc131055f8e23b4eafbe81053c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fedae8f9eafa2ac8cdaca58e315f52a7e2a8701
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50e60de381c342008c0956fd762e1c26408f372c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.214
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.153
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.273
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2