Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42140

Vulnerability identifier: #VU94985

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-2024-42140

CWE-ID: CWE-667

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 improper locking within the machine_kexec_mask_interrupts() function in arch/riscv/kernel/machine_kexec.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
openEuler
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
bpftool
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-source
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.15.163, 6.1.98, 6.6.39, 6.10
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.110, 6.8.0-48.48.3
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.110, 6.8.0-48.48.3
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.121, 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.121, 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.121, 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.121.121, 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-121.131, 5.15.0-121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-121.131, 5.15.0-121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-121.131, 5.15.0-121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-121.131, 5.15.0-121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-121.131, 5.15.0-121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.121.131~20.04.1
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1035.39
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1035.39
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1052.51, 5.15.0.1052.59~20.04.1
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1052.51, 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1052.59, 5.15.0-1052.59~20.04.1
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1062.58, 5.15.0.1062.65~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1014.14
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1062.60
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1062.60, 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1062.65, 5.15.0-1062.65~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1062.65
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0.1064.70~20.04.1
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1064.64, 6.8.0-1017.19
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1064.64, 6.8.0-1017.19.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.65
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.65
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1064.70, 5.15.0-1064.70~20.04.1+1
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1064.70~20.04.1
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1066.62, 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1066.65, 6.8.0-1013.17
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1066.65
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1066.71
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1066.72
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1067.63
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1067.73, 5.15.0-1067.73~20.04.1
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1067.73~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1015.16
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1068.64
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1068.76, 5.15.0-1068.76~20.04.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1068.76~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1069.69
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1069.75, 5.15.0-1069.75~20.04.1
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1069.75~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1018.20
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1072.70
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1072.81, 5.15.0-1072.81~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1072.81.1, 5.15.0-1072.81~20.04.1.1
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1072.81~20.04.1, 6.8.0-1016.18, 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1072.81~20.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1072.81~20.04.1.49, 6.8.0-1016.18, 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1072.81.49
bpftool - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
python3-perf - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-debugsource - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-devel - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-headers - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-source - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-tools - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
kernel-tools-devel - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
perf - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
perf-debuginfo - update to 6.6.0-39.0.0.47
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-48.48, 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-48.48, 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-48.48.3, 6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-48.48.3, 6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48.3
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48.3
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.17
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.14
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.14
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.14
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1015.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1015.16
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1015.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.16
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.16
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.18
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.18
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.19, 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.19, 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1018.20

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb80a7911218bbab2a69b5db7d2545643ab0073d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/653deee48a4682ea17a05b96fb6842795ab5943c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7692c9b6baacdee378435f58f19baf0eb69e4155
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/484dd545271d02d1571e1c6b62ea7df9dbe5e692
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c562ba719df570c986caf0941fea2449150bcbc4
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.163
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.98
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.39

• Improper locking in Linux kernel riscv kernel
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-xilinx-zynqmp
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-lowlatency
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Ubuntu update for linux-gke
• Ubuntu update for linux-lowlatency
• Ubuntu update for linux-gkeop