SB2024110582 - Improper locking in Linux kernel kernel probes
Published: November 5, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024110582
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50099)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the arm_probe_decode_insn() and arm_kprobe_decode_insn() functions in arch/arm64/kernel/probes/decode-insn.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3728b4eb27910ffedd173018279a970705f2e03a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4bc35a6d22e9ff9b67d0d0c38bce654232f195
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bae792617a7e911477f67a3aff850ad4ddf51572
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f1e7735474e7457a4d919a517900e46868ae5f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20cde998315a3d2df08e26079a3ea7501abce6db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acc450aa07099d071b18174c22a1119c57da8227
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.228
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.169
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.114
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.58