CVE-2024-38555

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No network packet reaches `cmd_comp_notifier()`.\nAC:H - Exploitation requires the device to be in `MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR` \u2014 set only by a fatal FW syndrome, a PCI/AER error, or an admin-initiated FW sync reset \u2014 and a real FW completion must land in the window during/after `mlx5_cmd_flush()`; the attacker can flood the command queue to widen the window but cannot induce the error transition itself.\nPR:L - An unprivileged local user can supply the attacker-controlled half \u2014 keeping firmware commands in flight via the RDMA character device (commonly mode 0666 under rdma-core udev rules) and spraying `kmalloc-512` to reoccupy the freed `mlx5_cmd_work_ent`. 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Se corrige el use-after-free cuando llega la finalizaci\u00f3n del FW mientras el dispositivo est\u00e1 en estado de error interno. Evite llamar al controlador de finalizaci\u00f3n en este caso, ya que el dispositivo limpiar\u00e1 la interfaz de comando y activar\u00e1 todas las finalizaciones manualmente. Registro del kernel: ------------[ cortar aqu\u00ed ]------------ refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. ... RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0 ... 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This flaw can lead to compromised system availability. Successful exploitation could result in unpredictable behavior and denial-of-service conditions."], "name": "CVE-2024-38555", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2024-06-19T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38555\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38555\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024061952-CVE-2024-38555-aefb@gregkh/T"], "statement": "Within regulated environments, a combination of the following controls acts as a significant barrier to successfully exploiting a CWE-416: Use After Free vulnerability and downgrades the severity of this CVE from Moderate to Low.\nAccess to the platform is granted only after successful hard token-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) and is governed by least privilege to ensure that only authorized users and roles can execute or modify code. Red Hat also enforces least functionality, enabling only essential features, services, and ports. Hardening guidelines ensure the most restrictive settings required for operations, while baseline configurations enforce safe memory allocation and deallocation practices to reduce the risk of use-after-free vulnerabilities. The environment employs IPS/IDS and antimalware solutions to detect and prevent malicious code and provide real-time visibility into memory usage, lowering the risk of arbitrary code execution. Static code analysis and peer reviews enforce strong input validation and error handling, reducing the likelihood of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. In the event of successful exploitation, process isolation prevents a compromised process from accessing memory freed by another, containing potential impact. Finally, memory protection mechanisms such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP) and Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) enhance resilience against memory-related vulnerabilities.", "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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