CVE-2024-49926

rcu-tasks: Fix access non-existent percpu rtpcp variable in rcu_tasks_need_gpcb()

CVE-2024-49926 is fixed in 22 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49926, released October 21, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0024
14th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rcu-tasks: Fix access non-existent percpu rtpcp variable in rcu_tasks_need_gpcb() For kernels built with CONFIG_FORCE_NR_CPUS=y, the nr_cpu_ids is defined as NR_CPUS instead of the number of possible cpus, this will cause the following system panic: smpboot: Allowing 4 CPUs, 0 hotplug CPUs ... setup_percpu: NR_CPUS:512 nr_cpumask_bits:512 nr_cpu_ids:512 nr_node_ids:1 ... BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffff9911c8c8 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 0 PID: 15 Comm: rcu_tasks_trace Tainted: G W 6.6.21 #1 5dc7acf91a5e8e9ac9dcfc35bee0245691283ea6 RIP: 0010:rcu_tasks_need_gpcb+0x25d/0x2c0 RSP: 0018:ffffa371c00a3e60 EFLAGS: 00010082 CR2: ffffffff9911c8c8 CR3: 000000040fa20005 CR4: 00000000001706f0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __die+0x23/0x80 ? page_fault_oops+0xa4/0x180 ? exc_page_fault+0x152/0x180 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x40 ? rcu_tasks_need_gpcb+0x25d/0x2c0 ? __pfx_rcu_tasks_kthread+0x40/0x40 rcu_tasks_one_gp+0x69/0x180 rcu_tasks_kthread+0x94/0xc0 kthread+0xe8/0x140 ? __pfx_kthread+0x40/0x40 ret_from_fork+0x34/0x80 ? __pfx_kthread+0x40/0x40 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x80 </TASK> Considering that there may be holes in the CPU numbers, use the maximum possible cpu number, instead of nr_cpu_ids, for configuring enqueue and dequeue limits. [ neeraj.upadhyay: Fix htmldocs build error reported by Stephen Rothwell ]

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-libbpf · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-libbpf-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-libbpf-static · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-livepatch-6.1.124-134.200 · amzn 2023 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.11.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49926 Oct 21, 2024
linux · Debian 14 6.11.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49926 Oct 21, 2024
perf · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
python3-perf · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025
python3-perf-debuginfo · amzn 2023 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809 Jan 21, 2025

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