Vulnerability · Published May 30, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-36916blk-iocost: avoid out of bounds shift

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-iocost: avoid out of bounds shift UBSAN catches undefined behavior in blk-iocost, where sometimes iocg->delay is shifted right by a number that is too large, resulting in undefined behavior on some architectures. [ 186.556576] ------------[ cut here ]------------ UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in block/blk-iocost.c:1366:23 shift exponent 64 is too large for 64-bit type 'u64' (aka 'unsigned long long') CPU: 16 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/16 Tainted: G S E N 6.9.0-0_fbk700_debug_rc2_kbuilder_0_gc85af715cac0 #1 Hardware name: Quanta Twin Lakes MP/Twin Lakes Passive MP, BIOS F09_3A23 12/08/2020 Call Trace: <IRQ> dump_stack_lvl+0x8f/0xe0 __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x22c/0x280 iocg_kick_delay+0x30b/0x310 ioc_timer_fn+0x2fb/0x1f80 __run_timer_base+0x1b6/0x250 ... Avoid that undefined behavior by simply taking the "delay = 0" branch if the shift is too large. I am not sure what the symptoms of an undefined value delay will be, but I suspect it could be more than a little annoying to debug.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.94-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36916
Debian:13linux6.8.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36916
Debian:14linux6.8.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-118.128UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-118.128USN-6950-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-40.40UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1067.73UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1067.73USN-6950-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1013.14UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1070.79USN-6956-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1070.79UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1012.14UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1012.14~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1070.79.1USN-6956-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1070.79.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1066.74USN-6950-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1066.74UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1012.13UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1012.13~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1064.70UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1064.70USN-6950-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1008.11UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1050.57USN-6950-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1050.57UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-40.40~22.04.3UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1060.63UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1060.63USN-6950-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1010.10~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1062.68USN-6950-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1062.68UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1064.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1064.69USN-6950-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-118.128USN-6950-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-118.128UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-40.40.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-40.40.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1062.63UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1062.63USN-6950-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1011.11.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1027.27UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1065.71USN-6950-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1065.71UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1010.10~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1060.63USN-6950-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1060.63UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1009.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-40.40.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-40.40.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1035.39UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36916

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 5160a5a53c0c4ae3708959d9465ea43ad5d90542 – before 62accf6c1d7b433752cb3591bba8967b7a801ad55160a5a53c0c4ae3708959d9465ea43ad5d90542 – before 844fc023e9f14a4fb1de5ae1eaefafd6d69c5fa15160a5a53c0c4ae3708959d9465ea43ad5d90542 – before f6add0a6f78dc6360b822ca4b6f9f2f14174c8ca5160a5a53c0c4ae3708959d9465ea43ad5d90542 – before ce0e99cae00e3131872936713b7f55eefd53ab865160a5a53c0c4ae3708959d9465ea43ad5d90542 – before 488dc6808cb8369685f18cee81e88e7052ac153b5160a5a53c0c4ae3708959d9465ea43ad5d90542 – before beaa51b36012fad5a4d3c18b88a617aea7a9b96d
Linux Linux 5.10

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