CVE-2024-54031 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2024-54031
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-2024-54031 Details

Status: Received on 15 Jan 2025, 13:15 UTC

Published on: 15 Jan 2025, 13:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2024-54031 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-54031: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_hash: unaligned atomic read on struct nft_set_ext Access to genmask field in struct nft_set_ext results in unaligned atomic read: [ 72.130109] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff0000c2bb708c [ 72.131036] Mem abort info: [ 72.131213] ESR = 0x0000000096000021 [ 72.131446] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 72.132209] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 72.133216] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 72.134080] FSC = 0x21: alignment fault [ 72.135593] Data abort info: [ 72.137194] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000021, ISS2 = 0x00000000 [ 72.142351] CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 [ 72.145989] GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [ 72.150115] swapper pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000237d27000 [ 72.154893] [ffff0000c2bb708c] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=180000023ffff403, pud=180000023f84b403, pmd=180000023f835403, +pte=0068000102bb7707 [ 72.163021] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000021 [#1] SMP [...] [ 72.170041] CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/7:0 Tainted: G E 6.13.0-rc3+ #2 [ 72.170509] Tainted: [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE [ 72.170720] Hardware name: QEMU QEMU Virtual Machine, BIOS edk2-stable202302-for-qemu 03/01/2023 [ 72.171192] Workqueue: events_power_efficient nft_rhash_gc [nf_tables] [ 72.171552] pstate: 21400005 (nzCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 72.171915] pc : nft_rhash_gc+0x200/0x2d8 [nf_tables] [ 72.172166] lr : nft_rhash_gc+0x128/0x2d8 [nf_tables] [ 72.172546] sp : ffff800081f2bce0 [ 72.172724] x29: ffff800081f2bd40 x28: ffff0000c2bb708c x27: 0000000000000038 [ 72.173078] x26: ffff0000c6780ef0 x25: ffff0000c643df00 x24: ffff0000c6778f78 [ 72.173431] x23: 000000000000001a x22: ffff0000c4b1f000 x21: ffff0000c6780f78 [ 72.173782] x20: ffff0000c2bb70dc x19: ffff0000c2bb7080 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 72.174135] x17: ffff0000c0a4e1c0 x16: 0000000000003000 x15: 0000ac26d173b978 [ 72.174485] x14: ffffffffffffffff x13: 0000000000000030 x12: ffff0000c6780ef0 [ 72.174841] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: ffff800081f2bcf8 x9 : ffff0000c3000000 [ 72.175193] x8 : 00000000000004be x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000 [ 72.175544] x5 : 0000000000000040 x4 : ffff0000c3000010 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 72.175871] x2 : 0000000000003a98 x1 : ffff0000c2bb708c x0 : 0000000000000004 [ 72.176207] Call trace: [ 72.176316] nft_rhash_gc+0x200/0x2d8 [nf_tables] (P) [ 72.176653] process_one_work+0x178/0x3d0 [ 72.176831] worker_thread+0x200/0x3f0 [ 72.176995] kthread+0xe8/0xf8 [ 72.177130] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [ 72.177289] Code: 54fff984 d503201f d2800080 91003261 (f820303f) [ 72.177557] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Align struct nft_set_ext to word size to address this and documentation it. pahole reports that this increases the size of elements for rhash and pipapo in 8 bytes on x86_64.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2024-54031

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2024-54031 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-2024-54031

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2024-54031.

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-2024-54031, 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-2024-54031, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2024-54031 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2024-54031 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2024-54031 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: 12.92% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 87.08% of others.

CVE-2024-54031 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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