CVE-2024-43890
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix overflow in get_free_elt() "tracing_map->next_elt" in get_free_elt() is at risk of overflowing. Once it overflows, new elements can still be inserted into the tracing_map even though the maximum number of elements (`max_elts`) has been reached. Continuing to insert elements after the overflow could result in the tracing_map containing "tracing_map->max_size" elements, leaving no empty entries. If any attempt is made to insert an element into a full tracing_map using `__tracing_map_insert()`, it will cause an infinite loop with preemption disabled, leading to a CPU hang problem. Fix this by preventing any further increments to "tracing_map->next_elt" once it reaches "tracing_map->max_elt".
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 6.11 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | 4.19.320 |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 6.10.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 6.10.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 6.10.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 5.10.226-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 6.1.106-1 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/236bb4690773ab6869b40bedc7bc8d889e36f9d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/302ceb625d7b990db205a15e371f9a71238de91c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/788ea62499b3c18541fd6d621964d8fafbc4aec5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a172c7b22bc2feaf489cfc6d6865f7237134fdf8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcf86c01ca4676316557dd482c8416ece8c2e143
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd10d186a5409a1fe6e976df82858e9773a698da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3e4dbc2858fe85d1dbd2e72a9fc5dea988b5c18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb223bf01e688dfe37e813c8988ee11c8c9f8d0a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-43890.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-43890
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.