Security assessments indicate that CVE-2024-44975 presents a notable risk, potentially requiring prompt mitigation.
Status: Analyzed
Last updated: 🕝 03 Oct 2024, 14:32 UTC
Originally published on: 🕗 04 Sep 2024, 20:15 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 28 days
CVSS Release: version 3
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2024-44975: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cgroup/cpuset: fix panic caused by partcmd_update We find a bug as below: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 00000003 PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 3 PID: 358 Comm: bash Tainted: G W I 6.6.0-10893-g60d6 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/4 RIP: 0010:partition_sched_domains_locked+0x483/0x600 Code: 01 48 85 d2 74 0d 48 83 05 29 3f f8 03 01 f3 48 0f bc c2 89 c0 48 9 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000fdbc58 EFLAGS: 00000202 RAX: 0000000100000003 RBX: ffff888100b3dfa0 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 000000000002fe80 RBP: ffff888100b3dfb0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffffc90000fdbcb0 R11: 0000000000000004 R12: 0000000000000002 R13: ffff888100a92b48 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f44a5425740(0000) GS:ffff888237d80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000100030973 CR3: 000000010722c000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? show_regs+0x8c/0xa0 ? __die_body+0x23/0xa0 ? __die+0x3a/0x50 ? page_fault_oops+0x1d2/0x5c0 ? partition_sched_domains_locked+0x483/0x600 ? search_module_extables+0x2a/0xb0 ? search_exception_tables+0x67/0x90 ? kernelmode_fixup_or_oops+0x144/0x1b0 ? __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x211/0x360 ? up_read+0x3b/0x50 ? bad_area_nosemaphore+0x1a/0x30 ? exc_page_fault+0x890/0xd90 ? __lock_acquire.constprop.0+0x24f/0x8d0 ? __lock_acquire.constprop.0+0x24f/0x8d0 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 ? partition_sched_domains_locked+0x483/0x600 ? partition_sched_domains_locked+0xf0/0x600 rebuild_sched_domains_locked+0x806/0xdc0 update_partition_sd_lb+0x118/0x130 cpuset_write_resmask+0xffc/0x1420 cgroup_file_write+0xb2/0x290 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x194/0x290 new_sync_write+0xeb/0x160 vfs_write+0x16f/0x1d0 ksys_write+0x81/0x180 __x64_sys_write+0x21/0x30 x64_sys_call+0x2f25/0x4630 do_syscall_64+0x44/0xb0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x78/0xe2 RIP: 0033:0x7f44a553c887 It can be reproduced with cammands: cd /sys/fs/cgroup/ mkdir test cd test/ echo +cpuset > ../cgroup.subtree_control echo root > cpuset.cpus.partition cat /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset.cpus.effective 0-3 echo 0-3 > cpuset.cpus // taking away all cpus from root This issue is caused by the incorrect rebuilding of scheduling domains. In this scenario, test/cpuset.cpus.partition should be an invalid root and should not trigger the rebuilding of scheduling domains. When calling update_parent_effective_cpumask with partcmd_update, if newmask is not null, it should recheck newmask whether there are cpus is available for parect/cs that has tasks.
The exploitability of CVE-2024-44975 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).
CVE-2024-44975 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.
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.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2024-44975, 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.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2024-44975, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.
EPSS Score: 0.043% (probability of exploit)
EPSS Percentile: 12.0%
(lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 88.0% of others.
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