CVE-2024-36020
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CVE-2024-36020 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: fix vf may be used uninitialized in this function warning To fix the regression introduced by commit 52424f974bc5, which causes servers hang in very hard to reproduce conditions with resets races. Using two sources for the information is the root cause. In this function before the fix bumping v didn't mean bumping vf pointer. But the code used this variables interchangeably, so stale vf could point to different/not intended vf. Remove redundant "v" variable and iterate via single VF pointer across whole function instead to guarantee VF pointer validity.. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: fix vf may be used uninitialized in this function warning To fix the regression introduced by commit 52424f974bc5, which causes servers hang in very hard to reproduce conditions with resets races. Using two sources for the information is the root cause. In this function before the fix bumping v didn't mean bumping vf pointer. But the code used this variables interchangeably, so stale vf could point to different/not intended vf. Remove redundant "v" variable and iterate via single VF pointer across whole function instead to guarantee VF pointer validity.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.19.264, < 4.19.312 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.4.223, < 5.4.274 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.10.153, < 5.10.215 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.15.77, < 5.15.154 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.0.7, < 6.1 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.1.1, < 6.1.85 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.2, < 6.6.26 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.7, < 6.8.5 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 6.1 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 6.9 | Rc1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | — |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory
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