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CVE-2024-27066MEDIUM
Linux Linux — virtio: packed: fix unmap leak for indirect desc table
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0059   45.7     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    b319940f83c21bb4c1fabffe68a862be879a6193 –  —
  Linux    6.6 –                                       6.6.23
TIMELINE
  Feb 19  Reserved by Linux
  May 1   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-27066 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-401 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio: packed: fix unmap leak for indirect desc table When use_dma_api and premapped are true, then the do_unmap is false. Because the do_unmap is false, vring_unmap_extra_packed is not called by detach_buf_packed. if (unlikely(vq->do_unmap)) { curr = id; for (i = 0; i < state->num; i++) { vring_unmap_extra_packed(vq, &vq->packed.desc_extra[curr]); curr = vq->packed.desc_extra[curr].next; } } So the indirect desc table is not unmapped. This causes the unmap leak. So here, we check vq->use_dma_api instead. Synchronously, dma info is updated based on use_dma_api judgment This bug does not occur, because no driver use the premapped with indirect.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
February 19, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
May 1, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-27066 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxb319940f83c21bb4c1fabffe68a862be879a6193
LinuxLinux6.66.6.23

Weaknesses

CWE-401

References (4)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-27066 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-401

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