Linux Kernel: security vulnerability (CVE-2024-26841)
Published Last modified Sources: BSI, CVE.org, EUVD
What is affected, what to do
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Update cpu_sibling_map when disabling nonboot CPUs Update cpu_sibling_map when disabling nonboot CPUs by defining & calling clear_cpu_sibling_map(), otherwise we get such errors on SMT systems: jump label: negative count! WARNING: CPU: 6 PID: 45 at kernel/jump_label.c:263 __static_key_slow_dec_cpuslocked+0xec/0x100 CPU: 6 PID: 45 Comm: cpuhp/6 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc5+ #1340 pc 90000000004c302c ra 90000000004c302c tp 90000001005bc000 sp 90000001005bfd20 a0 000000000000001b a1 900000000224c278 a2 90000001005bfb58 a3 900000000224c280 a4 900000000224c278 a5 90000001005bfb50 a6 0000000000000001 a7 0000000000000001 t0 ce87a4763eb5234a t1 ce87a4763eb5234a t2 0000000000000000 t3 0000000000000000 t4 0000000000000006 t5 0000000000000000 t6 0000000000000064 t7 0000000000001964 t8 000000000009ebf6 u0 9000000001f2a068 s9 0000000000000000 s0 900000000246a2d8 s1 ffffffffffffffff s2 ffffffffffffffff s3 90000000021518c0 s4 0000000000000040 s5 9000000002151058 s6 9000000009828e40 s7 00000000000000b4 s8 0000000000000006 ra: 90000000004c302c __static_key_slow_dec_cpuslocked+0xec/0x100 ERA: 90000000004c302c __static_key_slow_dec_cpuslocked+0xec/0x100 CRMD: 000000b0 (PLV0 -IE -DA +PG DACF=CC DACM=CC -WE) PRMD: 00000004 (PPLV0 +PIE -PWE) EUEN: 00000000 (-FPE -SXE -ASXE -BTE) ECFG: 00071c1c (LIE=2-4,10-12 VS=7) ESTAT: 000c0000 [BRK] (IS= ECode=12 EsubCode=0) PRID: 0014d000 (Loongson-64bit, Loongson-3A6000-HV) CPU: 6 PID: 45 Comm: cpuhp/6 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc5+ #1340 Stack : 0000000000000000 900000000203f258 900000000179afc8 90000001005bc000 90000001005bf980 0000000000000000 90000001005bf988 9000000001fe0be0 900000000224c280 900000000224c278 90000001005bf8c0 0000000000000001 0000000000000001 ce87a4763eb5234a 0000000007f38000 90000001003f8cc0 0000000000000000 0000000000000006 0000000000000000 4c206e6f73676e6f 6f4c203a656d616e 000000000009ec99 0000000007f38000 0000000000000000 900000000214b000 9000000001fe0be0 0000000000000004 0000000000000000 0000000000000107 0000000000000009 ffffffffffafdabe 00000000000000b4 0000000000000006 90000000004c302c 9000000000224528 00005555939a0c7c 00000000000000b0 0000000000000004 0000000000000000 0000000000071c1c ...
Update Linux Kernel to version 6.1.191, Linux Kernel to version 6.6.19, Linux Kernel to version 6.7.7.
- Affected
- Linux Kernel
lt 5.19..6.1.191 - Linux Kernel
lt 6.2..6.6.19 - Linux Kernel
lt 6.7..6.7.7
- Linux Kernel
- Fixed in
- Linux Kernel
6.1.191 - Linux Kernel
6.6.19 - Linux Kernel
6.7.7 - Linux Kernel
6.8
- Linux Kernel
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Metrics
5.5
XIEM Effective CVSS
Highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: NVD, CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v3
Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: BSI, CVE.org, EUVD
0.2 %
EPSS score
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 13.1
Show all metrics
- Severity
- Medium
Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 33.73 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 5.5 Methodology
CVSS v3
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 5.5
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 0.2 %
- Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 13.1
- Elevated — this CVE ranks above at least 10% of all CVEs scored today.
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
- CISA assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none known · not automatable · Technical impact: partial
- Source: CISA Vulnrichment, as of 17 June 2024
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: LoongArch: Update cpu_sibling_map when disabling nonboot CPUs Update cpu_sibling_map when disabling nonboot CPUs by defining & calling clear_cpu_sibling_map(), otherwise we get such errors on SMT systems: jump label: negative count! WARNING: CPU: 6 PID: 45 at kernel/jump_label.c:263 __static_key_slow_dec_cpuslocked+0xec/0x100 CPU: 6 PID: 45 Comm: cpuhp/6 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc5+ #1340 pc 90000000004c302c ra 90000000004c302c tp 90000001005bc000 sp 90000001005bfd20 a0 000000000000001b a1 900000000224c278 a2 90000001005bfb58 a3 900000000224c280 a4 900000000224c278 a5 90000001005bfb50 a6 0000000000000001 a7 0000000000000001 t0 ce87a4763eb5234a t1 ce87a4763eb5234a t2 0000000000000000 t3 0000000000000000 t4 0000000000000006 t5 0000000000000000 t6 0000000000000064 t7 0000000000001964 t8 000000000009ebf6 u0 9000000001f2a068 s9 0000000000000000 s0 900000000246a2d8 s1 ffffffffffffffff s2 ffffffffffffffff s3 90000000021518c0 s4 0000000000000040 s5 9000000002151058 s6 9000000009828e40 s7 00000000000000b4 s8 0000000000000006 ra: 90000000004c302c __static_key_slow_dec_cpuslocked+0xec/0x100 ERA: 90000000004c302c __static_key_slow_dec_cpuslocked+0xec/0x100 CRMD: 000000b0 (PLV0 -IE -DA +PG DACF=CC DACM=CC -WE) PRMD: 00000004 (PPLV0 +PIE -PWE) EUEN: 00000000 (-FPE -SXE -ASXE -BTE) ECFG: 00071c1c (LIE=2-4,10-12 VS=7) ESTAT: 000c0000 [BRK] (IS= ECode=12 EsubCode=0) PRID: 0014d000 (Loongson-64bit, Loongson-3A6000-HV) CPU: 6 PID: 45 Comm: cpuhp/6 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc5+ #1340 Stack : 0000000000000000 900000000203f258 900000000179afc8 90000001005bc000 90000001005bf980 0000000000000000 90000001005bf988 9000000001fe0be0 900000000224c280 900000000224c278 90000001005bf8c0 0000000000000001 0000000000000001 ce87a4763eb5234a 0000000007f38000 90000001003f8cc0 0000000000000000 0000000000000006 0000000000000000 4c206e6f73676e6f 6f4c203a656d616e 000000000009ec99 0000000007f38000 0000000000000000 900000000214b000 9000000001fe0be0 0000000000000004 0000000000000000 0000000000000107 0000000000000009 ffffffffffafdabe 00000000000000b4 0000000000000006 90000000004c302c 9000000000224528 00005555939a0c7c 00000000000000b0 0000000000000004 0000000000000000 0000000000071c1c ... Call Trace: [<9000000000224528>] show_stack+0x48/0x1a0 [<900000000179afc8>] dump_stack_lvl+0x78/0xa0 [<9000000000263ed0>] __warn+0x90/0x1a0 [<90000000017419b8>] report_bug+0x1b8/0x280 [<900000000179c564>] do_bp+0x264/0x420 [<90000000004c302c>] __static_key_slow_dec_cpuslocked+0xec/0x100 [<90000000002b4d7c>] sched_cpu_deactivate+0x2fc/0x300 [<9000000000266498>] cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x178/0x8a0 [<9000000000267f70>] cpuhp_thread_fun+0xf0/0x240 [<90000000002a117c>] smpboot_thread_fn+0x1dc/0x2e0 [<900000000029a720>] kthread+0x140/0x160 [<9000000000222288>] ret_from_kernel_thread+0xc/0xa4
Source: BSI CSAF, BSI WID Portal, NVD (NIST), ENISA EUVD, cvelistv5
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
| Affected versions | Fixed in | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
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Vendors and products
Affected operating systems
| Linux | linux | linux_kernel | 6.8 |
| Linux | linux | linux_kernel | — |
References & sources
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/b1ec3d6b86fdd057559a5908e6668279bf770e0eeuvd, Patch
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/0d862db64d26c2905ba1a6a8561466b215b664c2euvd, Patch
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/752cd08da320a667a833803a8fd6bb266114cce5euvd, Patch
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/3630771843bab987bbbbd5bdc39becb17684d26ceuvd
Changes to this CVE
Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).
Record modifiedLinux
New references:Show 11 original changes
Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2024/26xxx/CVE-2024-26841.json">CVE-2024-26841</a>Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d862db64d26c2905ba1a6a8561466b215b664c2Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3630771843bab987bbbbd5bdc39becb17684d26cReference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752cd08da320a667a833803a8fd6bb266114cce5Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ec3d6b86fdd057559a5908e6668279bf770e0eReference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d862db64d26c2905ba1a6a8561466b215b664c2—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752cd08da320a667a833803a8fd6bb266114cce5—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ec3d6b86fdd057559a5908e6668279bf770e0e—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d862db64d26c2905ba1a6a8561466b215b664c2 Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752cd08da320a667a833803a8fd6bb266114cce5 Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ec3d6b86fdd057559a5908e6668279bf770e0e Types: Patch—Source identifier: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Record modifiedCVE Program
Show 9 original changes
Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d862db64d26c2905ba1a6a8561466b215b664c2Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752cd08da320a667a833803a8fd6bb266114cce5Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ec3d6b86fdd057559a5908e6668279bf770e0eReference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d862db64d26c2905ba1a6a8561466b215b664c2—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752cd08da320a667a833803a8fd6bb266114cce5—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ec3d6b86fdd057559a5908e6668279bf770e0e—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d862db64d26c2905ba1a6a8561466b215b664c2 Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752cd08da320a667a833803a8fd6bb266114cce5 Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ec3d6b86fdd057559a5908e6668279bf770e0e Types: Patch—Source identifier: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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