Security assessments indicate that CVE-2024-47687 presents a notable risk, potentially requiring prompt mitigation.
Status: Analyzed
Last updated: 🕒 23 Oct 2024, 15:22 UTC
Originally published on: 🕛 21 Oct 2024, 12:15 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 2 days
CVSS Release: version 3
nvd@nist.gov
Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2024-47687: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa/mlx5: Fix invalid mr resource destroy Certain error paths from mlx5_vdpa_dev_add() can end up releasing mr resources which never got initialized in the first place. This patch adds the missing check in mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr_resources() to block releasing non-initialized mr resources. Reference trace: mlx5_core 0000:08:00.2: mlx5_vdpa_dev_add:3274:(pid 2700) warning: No mac address provisioned? BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 140216067 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 8 PID: 2700 Comm: vdpa Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.14.0-496.el9.x86_64 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:vhost_iotlb_del_range+0xf/0xe0 [vhost_iotlb] Code: [...] RSP: 0018:ff1c823ac23077f0 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: ffffffffc1a21a60 RBX: ffffffff899567a0 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffffffffffffffff RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ff1bda1f7c21e800 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ff1c823ac2307670 R10: ff1c823ac2307668 R11: ffffffff8a9e7b68 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ff1bda1f43e341a0 R15: 00000000ffffffea FS: 00007f56eba7c740(0000) GS:ff1bda269f800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000104d90001 CR4: 0000000000771ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df ? mlx5_vdpa_free+0x3d/0x150 [mlx5_vdpa] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd ? page_fault_oops+0x134/0x170 ? __irq_work_queue_local+0x2b/0xc0 ? irq_work_queue+0x2c/0x50 ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 ? __pfx_mlx5_vdpa_free+0x10/0x10 [mlx5_vdpa] ? vhost_iotlb_del_range+0xf/0xe0 [vhost_iotlb] mlx5_vdpa_free+0x3d/0x150 [mlx5_vdpa] vdpa_release_dev+0x1e/0x50 [vdpa] device_release+0x31/0x90 kobject_cleanup+0x37/0x130 mlx5_vdpa_dev_add+0x2d2/0x7a0 [mlx5_vdpa] vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_add_set_doit+0x277/0x4c0 [vdpa] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xd9/0x130 genl_family_rcv_msg+0x14d/0x220 ? __pfx_vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_add_set_doit+0x10/0x10 [vdpa] ? _copy_to_user+0x1a/0x30 ? move_addr_to_user+0x4b/0xe0 genl_rcv_msg+0x47/0xa0 ? __import_iovec+0x46/0x150 ? __pfx_genl_rcv_msg+0x10/0x10 netlink_rcv_skb+0x54/0x100 genl_rcv+0x24/0x40 netlink_unicast+0x245/0x370 netlink_sendmsg+0x206/0x440 __sys_sendto+0x1dc/0x1f0 ? do_read_fault+0x10c/0x1d0 ? do_pte_missing+0x10d/0x190 __x64_sys_sendto+0x20/0x30 do_syscall_64+0x5c/0xf0 ? __count_memcg_events+0x4f/0xb0 ? mm_account_fault+0x6c/0x100 ? handle_mm_fault+0x116/0x270 ? do_user_addr_fault+0x1d6/0x6a0 ? do_syscall_64+0x6b/0xf0 ? clear_bhb_loop+0x25/0x80 ? clear_bhb_loop+0x25/0x80 ? clear_bhb_loop+0x25/0x80 ? clear_bhb_loop+0x25/0x80 ? clear_bhb_loop+0x25/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x78/0x80
The exploitability of CVE-2024-47687 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-2024-47687 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-2024-47687, 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-2024-47687, 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: 0.042% (probability of exploit)
EPSS Percentile: 5.07%
(lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 94.93% of others.
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