PT-2024-10511 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5
Published
2024-07-12
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Updated
2025-02-03
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CVE-2024-41004
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 6.9.0
Description
The vulnerability is related to the tracing component in the Linux kernel. It causes kprobe event self-test failure when the kprobes and synth event generation test modules are built as built-in, rather than modules. This is because these modules are designed to add events and lock event file references in the module init function, and unlock and delete them in the module exit function. When built-in, these events are left locked in the kernel and never removed, leading to the failure.
Recommendations
To resolve the issue, build the event generation tests only as modules, rather than built-in. This will ensure that the events are properly locked and unlocked, and the kprobe event self-test failure is avoided.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Improper Locking
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu