Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26991

Vulnerability identifier: #VU90319

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26991

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the kvm_arch_post_set_memory_attributes() function in arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
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Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-syms-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-38-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-38-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-38-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-38-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1007-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1007-intel (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

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kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - update to 4.17.1
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38
linux-image-6.8.0-38-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38
linux-image-6.8.0-38-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38
linux-image-6.8.0-38-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38.1
linux-image-6.8.0-38-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-38.38.1
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.9
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.9
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1007.7
linux-image-6.8.0-1007-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1007.7
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1007.14
linux-image-6.8.0-1007-intel (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1007.14
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.9
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.11
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.11
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.12
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.12

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/048cc4a028e635d339687ed968985d2d1669494c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/992b54bd083c5bee24ff7cc35991388ab08598c4

• Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel kvm mmu
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-gke
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17