CVE-2024-26680: linux kernel vulnerability

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: atlantic: Fix DMA mapping for PTP hwts ring Function aq_ring_hwts_rx_alloc() maps extra AQ_CFG_RXDS_DEF bytes for PTP HWTS ring but then generic aq_ring_free() does not take this into account. Create and use a specific function to free HWTS ring to fix this issue. Trace: [ 215.351607] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 215.351612] DMA-API: atlantic 0000:4b:00.0: device driver frees DMA memory with different size [device address=0x00000000fbdd0000] [map size=34816 bytes] [unmap size=32768 bytes] [ 215.351635] WARNING: CPU: 33 PID: 10759 at kernel/dma/debug.c:988 check_unmap+0xa6f/0x2360 ... [ 215.581176] Call Trace: [ 215.583632] <TASK> [ 215.585745] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [ 215.590114] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [ 215.594497] ? debug_dma_free_coherent+0x196/0x210 [ 215.599305] ? check_unmap+0xa6f/0x2360 [ 215.603147] ? __warn+0xca/0x1d0 [ 215.606391] ? check_unmap+0xa6f/0x2360 [ 215.610237] ? report_bug+0x1ef/0x370 [ 215.613921] ? handle_bug+0x3c/0x70 [ 215.617423] ? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x50 [ 215.621269] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 [ 215.625480] ? check_unmap+0xa6f/0x2360 [ 215.629331] ? mark_lock.part.0+0xca/0xa40 [ 215.633445] debug_dma_free_coherent+0x196/0x210 [ 215.638079] ? __pfx_debug_dma_free_coherent+0x10/0x10 [ 215.643242] ? slab_free_freelist_hook+0x11d/0x1d0 [ 215.648060] dma_free_attrs+0x6d/0x130 [ 215.651834] aq_ring_free+0x193/0x290 [atlantic] [ 215.656487] aq_ptp_ring_free+0x67/0x110 [atlantic] ... [ 216.127540] ---[ end trace 6467e5964dd2640b ]--- [ 216.132160] DMA-API: Mapped at: [ 216.132162] debug_dma_alloc_coherent+0x66/0x2f0 [ 216.132165] dma_alloc_attrs+0xf5/0x1b0 [ 216.132168] aq_ring_hwts_rx_alloc+0x150/0x1f0 [atlantic] [ 216.132193] aq_ptp_ring_alloc+0x1bb/0x540 [atlantic] [ 216.132213] aq_nic_init+0x4a1/0x760 [atlantic]

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-26680, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) affecting linux kernel, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether linux kernel is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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