Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 4.1.47 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/x86: panasonic-laptop: Fix SINF array out of bounds accesses
The panasonic laptop code in various places uses the SINF array with index
values of 0 - SINF_CUR_BRIGHT(0x0d) without checking that the SINF array
is big enough.
Not all panasonic laptops have this many SINF array entries, for example
the Toughbook CF-18 model only has 10 SINF array entries. So it only
supports the AC+DC brightness entries and mute.
Check that the SINF array has a minimum size which covers all AC+DC
brightness entries and refuse to load if the SINF array is smaller.
For higher SINF indexes hide the sysfs attributes when the SINF array
does not contain an entry for that attribute, avoiding show()/store()
accessing the array out of bounds and add bounds checking to the probe()
and resume() code accessing these.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-09-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: mt7921: fix NULL pointer access in mt7921_ipv6_addr_change
When disabling wifi mt7921_ipv6_addr_change() is called as a notifier.
At this point mvif->phy is already NULL so we cannot use it here.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-09-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usbnet: ipheth: do not stop RX on failing RX callback
RX callbacks can fail for multiple reasons:
* Payload too short
* Payload formatted incorrecly (e.g. bad NCM framing)
* Lack of memory
None of these should cause the driver to seize up.
Make such failures non-critical and continue processing further
incoming URBs.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-09-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: Intel: soc-acpi-intel-lnl-match: add missing empty item
There is no links_num in struct snd_soc_acpi_mach {}, and we test
!link->num_adr as a condition to end the loop in hda_sdw_machine_select().
So an empty item in struct snd_soc_acpi_link_adr array is required.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-09-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: clean up our handling of refs == 0 in snapshot delete
In reada we BUG_ON(refs == 0), which could be unkind since we aren't
holding a lock on the extent leaf and thus could get a transient
incorrect answer. In walk_down_proc we also BUG_ON(refs == 0), which
could happen if we have extent tree corruption. Change that to return
-EUCLEAN. In do_walk_down() we catch this case and handle it correctly,
however we return -EIO, which -EUCLEAN is a more appropriate error code.
Finally in walk_up_proc we have the same BUG_ON(refs == 0), so convert
that to proper error handling. Also adjust the error message so we can
actually do something with the information.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-09-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: don't BUG_ON on ENOMEM from btrfs_lookup_extent_info() in walk_down_proc()
We handle errors here properly, ENOMEM isn't fatal, return the error.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-09-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: lpfc: Handle mailbox timeouts in lpfc_get_sfp_info
The MBX_TIMEOUT return code is not handled in lpfc_get_sfp_info and the
routine unconditionally frees submitted mailbox commands regardless of
return status. The issue is that for MBX_TIMEOUT cases, when firmware
returns SFP information at a later time, that same mailbox memory region
references previously freed memory in its cmpl routine.
Fix by adding checks for the MBX_TIMEOUT return code. During mailbox
resource cleanup, check the mbox flag to make sure that the wait did not
timeout. If the MBOX_WAKE flag is not set, then do not free the resources
because it will be freed when firmware completes the mailbox at a later
time in its cmpl routine.
Also, increase the timeout from 30 to 60 seconds to accommodate boot
scripts requiring longer timeouts.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-09-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: ufs: core: Remove SCSI host only if added
If host tries to remove ufshcd driver from a UFS device it would cause a
kernel panic if ufshcd_async_scan fails during ufshcd_probe_hba before
adding a SCSI host with scsi_add_host and MCQ is enabled since SCSI host
has been defered after MCQ configuration introduced by commit 0cab4023ec7b
("scsi: ufs: core: Defer adding host to SCSI if MCQ is supported").
To guarantee that SCSI host is removed only if it has been added, set the
scsi_host_added flag to true after adding a SCSI host and check whether it
is set or not before removing it.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-09-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
um: line: always fill *error_out in setup_one_line()
The pointer isn't initialized by callers, but I have
encountered cases where it's still printed; initialize
it in all possible cases in setup_one_line().
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-09-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf/x86/intel: Limit the period on Haswell
Running the ltp test cve-2015-3290 concurrently reports the following
warnings.
perfevents: irq loop stuck!
WARNING: CPU: 31 PID: 32438 at arch/x86/events/intel/core.c:3174
intel_pmu_handle_irq+0x285/0x370
Call Trace:
<NMI>
? __warn+0xa4/0x220
? intel_pmu_handle_irq+0x285/0x370
? __report_bug+0x123/0x130
? intel_pmu_handle_irq+0x285/0x370
? __report_bug+0x123/0x130
? intel_pmu_handle_irq+0x285/0x370
? report_bug+0x3e/0xa0
? handle_bug+0x3c/0x70
? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x50
? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
? irq_work_claim+0x1e/0x40
? intel_pmu_handle_irq+0x285/0x370
perf_event_nmi_handler+0x3d/0x60
nmi_handle+0x104/0x330
Thanks to Thomas Gleixner's analysis, the issue is caused by the low
initial period (1) of the frequency estimation algorithm, which triggers
the defects of the HW, specifically erratum HSW11 and HSW143. (For the
details, please refer https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87plq9l5d2.ffs@tglx/)
The HSW11 requires a period larger than 100 for the INST_RETIRED.ALL
event, but the initial period in the freq mode is 1. The erratum is the
same as the BDM11, which has been supported in the kernel. A minimum
period of 128 is enforced as well on HSW.
HSW143 is regarding that the fixed counter 1 may overcount 32 with the
Hyper-Threading is enabled. However, based on the test, the hardware
has more issues than it tells. Besides the fixed counter 1, the message
'interrupt took too long' can be observed on any counter which was armed
with a period < 32 and two events expired in the same NMI. A minimum
period of 32 is enforced for the rest of the events.
The recommended workaround code of the HSW143 is not implemented.
Because it only addresses the issue for the fixed counter. It brings
extra overhead through extra MSR writing. No related overcounting issue
has been reported so far.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-09-27