Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-38542

Vulnerability identifier: #VU93306

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38542

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the mana_ib_install_cq_cb() function in drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/cq.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_92-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_21-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_92-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_11-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-syms
dlm-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-extra
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
dtb-apm
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amlogic
dtb-cavium
dtb-mediatek
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-apple
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
dtb-rockchip
dtb-sprd
dtb-amd
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-default
kselftests-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-altera
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
dtb-qcom
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
dtb-broadcom
kernel-debug-debugsource
dtb-marvell
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-nvidia
dlm-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-lg
dtb-allwinner
dtb-xilinx
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-docs
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.8.12, 6.10
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_92-default - update to 1-150600.13.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_21-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_92-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.5.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_11-debugsource - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_7_37-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.1.3.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1.150600.12.42.2
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.92.1.150600.12.42.2
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40.1
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40.1
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.11
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.11
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.10
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1011.11, 6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1011.11, 6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.13
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.13
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f12afddfb142587d786df9e3cc4862190d3e2ec8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/168f6fbde0eabd71d1f4133df7d001a950b96977
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f79edef79b6a2161f4124112f9b0c46891bb0b74
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.12

• Buffer overflow in Linux kernel hw mana driver
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-lowlatency
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-lowlatency
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel