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CVE-2024-42254 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring: fix error pbuf checking Syz reports a problem, which boils down to NULL vs IS_ERR inconsistent error handling in io_alloc_pbuf_ring(). KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] RIP: 0010:__io_remove_buffers+0xac/0x700 io_uring/kbuf.c:341 Call Trace: <TASK> io_put_bl io_uring/kbuf.c:378 [inline] io_destroy_buffers+0x14e/0x490 io_uring/kbuf.c:392 io_ring_ctx_free+0xa00/0x1070 io_uring/io_uring.c:2613 io_ring_exit_work+0x80f/0x8a0 io_uring/io_uring.c:2844 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3231 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xa2c/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3312 worker_thread+0x86d/0xd40 kernel/workqueue.c:3390 kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68d19af95a353f5e2b021602180b65b303eba99d Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcc87d978b834c298bbdd9c52454c5d0a946e97e Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-42254
NVD Published Date:
08/08/2024
NVD Last Modified:
09/06/2024
Source:
kernel.org