CVE-2024-46761
Published: September 19, 2024Last modified: September 19, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pci/hotplug/pnv_php: Fix hotplug driver crash on Powernv The hotplug driver for powerpc (pci/hotplug/pnv_php.c) causes a kernel crash when we try to hot-unplug/disable the PCIe switch/bridge from the PHB. The crash occurs because although the MSI data structure has been released during disable/hot-unplug path and it has been assigned with NULL, still during unregistration the code was again trying to explicitly disable the MSI which causes the NULL pointer dereference and kernel crash. The patch fixes the check during unregistration path to prevent invoking pci_disable_msi/msix() since its data structure is already freed.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.110-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.6.58-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335e35b748527f0c06ded9eebb65387f60647fda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/438d522227374042b5c8798f8ce83bbe479dca4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eb4085c1346d19d4a05c55246eb93e74e671048
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b82d4d5c736f4fd2ed224c35f554f50d1953d21e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc1faed19db95abf0933b104910a3fb01b138f59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfc44075b19740d372f989f21dd03168bfda0689
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0d8094dc740cfacf3775bbc6a1c4720459e8de4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4c681999d385e28f84808bbf3a85ea8e982da55