Vulnerability · Published Jun 25, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-38661s390/ap: Fix crash in AP internal function modify_bitmap()

Medium 5.5

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 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.3% 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: s390/ap: Fix crash in AP internal function modify_bitmap() A system crash like this Failing address: 200000cb7df6f000 TEID: 200000cb7df6f403 Fault in home space mode while using kernel ASCE. AS:00000002d71bc007 R3:00000003fe5b8007 S:000000011a446000 P:000000015660c13d Oops: 0038 ilc:3 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: mlx5_ib ... CPU: 8 PID: 7556 Comm: bash Not tainted 6.9.0-rc7 #8 Hardware name: IBM 3931 A01 704 (LPAR) Krnl PSW : 0704e00180000000 0000014b75e7b606 (ap_parse_bitmap_str+0x10e/0x1f8) R:0 T:1 IO:1 EX:1 Key:0 M:1 W:0 P:0 AS:3 CC:2 PM:0 RI:0 EA:3 Krnl GPRS: 0000000000000001 ffffffffffffffc0 0000000000000001 00000048f96b75d3 000000cb00000100 ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff 000000cb7df6fce0 000000cb7df6fce0 00000000ffffffff 000000000000002b 00000048ffffffff 000003ff9b2dbc80 200000cb7df6fcd8 0000014bffffffc0 000000cb7df6fbc8 Krnl Code: 0000014b75e7b5fc: a7840047 brc 8,0000014b75e7b68a 0000014b75e7b600: 18b2 lr %r11,%r2 #0000014b75e7b602: a7f4000a brc 15,0000014b75e7b616 >0000014b75e7b606: eb22d00000e6 laog %r2,%r2,0(%r13) 0000014b75e7b60c: a7680001 lhi %r6,1 0000014b75e7b610: 187b lr %r7,%r11 0000014b75e7b612: 84960021 brxh %r9,%r6,0000014b75e7b654 0000014b75e7b616: 18e9 lr %r14,%r9 Call Trace: [<0000014b75e7b606>] ap_parse_bitmap_str+0x10e/0x1f8 ([<0000014b75e7b5dc>] ap_parse_bitmap_str+0xe4/0x1f8) [<0000014b75e7b758>] apmask_store+0x68/0x140 [<0000014b75679196>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x14e/0x1e8 [<0000014b75598524>] vfs_write+0x1b4/0x448 [<0000014b7559894c>] ksys_write+0x74/0x100 [<0000014b7618a440>] __do_syscall+0x268/0x328 [<0000014b761a3558>] system_call+0x70/0x98 INFO: lockdep is turned off. Last Breaking-Event-Address: [<0000014b75e7b636>] ap_parse_bitmap_str+0x13e/0x1f8 Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception: panic_on_oops occured when /sys/bus/ap/a[pq]mask was updated with a relative mask value (like +0x10-0x12,+60,-90) with one of the numeric values exceeding INT_MAX. The fix is simple: use unsigned long values for the internal variables. The correct checks are already in place in the function but a simple int for the internal variables was used with the possibility to overflow.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.94-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38661
Debian:13linux6.9.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38661
Debian:14linux6.9.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-121.131UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-44.44UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1069.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1072.81UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1014.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1014.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1072.81.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1068.76UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1014.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1014.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1066.72UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1010.13UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1052.59UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-45.45~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1062.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1064.70UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1066.71UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-121.131UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-44.44.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1064.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1013.14UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1013.14.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1028.28UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1067.73UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1062.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1011.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-44.44.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1035.39UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38661

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 3d8f60d38e249f989a7fca9c2370c31c3d5487e1 – before 2062e3f1f2374102f8014d7ca286b9aa527bd5583d8f60d38e249f989a7fca9c2370c31c3d5487e1 – before 7c72af16abf2ec7520407098360bbba312289e053d8f60d38e249f989a7fca9c2370c31c3d5487e1 – before 7360cef95aa1ea2b5efb7b5e2ed32e941664e1f03d8f60d38e249f989a7fca9c2370c31c3d5487e1 – before 67011123453b91ec03671d40712fa213e94a01b93d8f60d38e249f989a7fca9c2370c31c3d5487e1 – before 8c5f5911c1b13170d3404eb992c6a0deaa8d81ad3d8f60d38e249f989a7fca9c2370c31c3d5487e1 – before 4c0bfb4e867c1ec6616a5049bd3618021e1270563d8f60d38e249f989a7fca9c2370c31c3d5487e1 – before 7dabe54a016defe11bb2a278cd9f1ff6db3feba63d8f60d38e249f989a7fca9c2370c31c3d5487e1 – before d4f9d5a99a3fd1b1c691b7a1a6f8f3f25f4116c9
Linux Linux 4.19

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