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Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-45021memcg_write_event_control(): fix a user-triggerable oops

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-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 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.8% 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: memcg_write_event_control(): fix a user-triggerable oops we are *not* guaranteed that anything past the terminating NUL is mapped (let alone initialized with anything sane).

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.112-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45021
Debian:12linux6.1.112-1DSA-5782-1
Debian:13linux6.10.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45021
Debian:14linux6.10.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-125.135UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-50.51UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1072.78UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1020.22UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1075.84UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1020.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1076.85.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1071.79UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1019.21UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1069.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1015.19UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1055.62UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1002.4UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-50.51~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1065.68UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1017.17~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1067.73UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1069.74UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-125.135UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-50.51.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1067.68UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1019.21UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1019.21.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1032.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1070.76UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1065.68UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-50.51.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1038.42UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45021

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 – before fa5bfdf6cb5846a00e712d630a43e3cf55ccb4110dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 – before 1b37ec85ad95b612307627758c6018cd9d92cca80dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 – before ad149f5585345e383baa65f1539d816cd715fd3b0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 – before 0fbe2a72e853a1052abe9bc2b7df8ddb102da2270dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 – before 43768fa80fd192558737e24ed6548f74554611d70dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 – before f1aa7c509aa766080db7ab3aec2e31b1df09e57c0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 – before 21b578f1d599edb87462f11113c5b0fc7a04ac610dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 – before 046667c4d3196938e992fba0dfcde570aa85cd0e
Linux Linux 2.6.34

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