CVE-2024-26931 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2024-26931
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2024-26931 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Last updated: 🕘 21 Nov 2024, 09:03 UTC
Originally published on: 🕕 01 May 2024, 06:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 204 days

CVSS Release:

CVE-2024-26931 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-26931: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix command flush on cable pull System crash due to command failed to flush back to SCSI layer. BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000000 PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 27 PID: 793455 Comm: kworker/u130:6 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE --------- - - 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8.x86_64 #1 Hardware name: HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10/ProLiant DL360 Gen10, BIOS U32 09/03/2021 Workqueue: nvme-wq nvme_fc_connect_ctrl_work [nvme_fc] RIP: 0010:__wake_up_common+0x4c/0x190 Code: 24 10 4d 85 c9 74 0a 41 f6 01 04 0f 85 9d 00 00 00 48 8b 43 08 48 83 c3 08 4c 8d 48 e8 49 8d 41 18 48 39 c3 0f 84 f0 00 00 00 <49> 8b 41 18 89 54 24 08 31 ed 4c 8d 70 e8 45 8b 29 41 f6 c5 04 75 RSP: 0018:ffff95f3e0cb7cd0 EFLAGS: 00010086 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8b08d3b26328 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000003 RDI: ffff8b08d3b26320 RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffffffffffffe8 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffff95f3e0cb7a60 R12: ffff95f3e0cb7d20 R13: 0000000000000003 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8b2fdf6c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000002f1e410002 CR4: 00000000007706e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: __wake_up_common_lock+0x7c/0xc0 qla_nvme_ls_req+0x355/0x4c0 [qla2xxx] qla2xxx [0000:12:00.1]-f084:3: qlt_free_session_done: se_sess 0000000000000000 / sess ffff8ae1407ca000 from port 21:32:00:02:ac:07:ee:b8 loop_id 0x02 s_id 01:02:00 logout 1 keep 0 els_logo 0 ? __nvme_fc_send_ls_req+0x260/0x380 [nvme_fc] qla2xxx [0000:12:00.1]-207d:3: FCPort 21:32:00:02:ac:07:ee:b8 state transitioned from ONLINE to LOST - portid=010200. ? nvme_fc_send_ls_req.constprop.42+0x1a/0x45 [nvme_fc] qla2xxx [0000:12:00.1]-2109:3: qla2x00_schedule_rport_del 21320002ac07eeb8. rport ffff8ae598122000 roles 1 ? nvme_fc_connect_ctrl_work.cold.63+0x1e3/0xa7d [nvme_fc] qla2xxx [0000:12:00.1]-f084:3: qlt_free_session_done: se_sess 0000000000000000 / sess ffff8ae14801e000 from port 21:32:01:02:ad:f7:ee:b8 loop_id 0x04 s_id 01:02:01 logout 1 keep 0 els_logo 0 ? __switch_to+0x10c/0x450 ? process_one_work+0x1a7/0x360 qla2xxx [0000:12:00.1]-207d:3: FCPort 21:32:01:02:ad:f7:ee:b8 state transitioned from ONLINE to LOST - portid=010201. ? worker_thread+0x1ce/0x390 ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0 qla2xxx [0000:12:00.1]-2109:3: qla2x00_schedule_rport_del 21320102adf7eeb8. rport ffff8ae3b2312800 roles 70 ? kthread+0x10a/0x120 qla2xxx [0000:12:00.1]-2112:3: qla_nvme_unregister_remote_port: unregister remoteport on ffff8ae14801e000 21320102adf7eeb8 ? set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40 qla2xxx [0000:12:00.1]-2110:3: remoteport_delete of ffff8ae14801e000 21320102adf7eeb8 completed. ? ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40 qla2xxx [0000:12:00.1]-f086:3: qlt_free_session_done: waiting for sess ffff8ae14801e000 logout The system was under memory stress where driver was not able to allocate an SRB to carry out error recovery of cable pull. The failure to flush causes upper layer to start modifying scsi_cmnd. When the system frees up some memory, the subsequent cable pull trigger another command flush. At this point the driver access a null pointer when attempting to DMA unmap the SGL. Add a check to make sure commands are flush back on session tear down to prevent the null pointer access.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2024-26931

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2024-26931 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2024-26931

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2024-26931.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2024-26931, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2024-26931, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2024-26931 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2024-26931 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2024-26931 does not affect system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.044% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 15.73% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 84.27% of others.

CVE-2024-26931 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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