In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Use VM_MAP instead of VM_ALLOC for ringbuf
After commit 2fd3fb0be1d1 ("kasan, vmalloc: unpoison VM_ALLOC pages after mapping"), non-VM_ALLOC mappings will be marked as accessible in __get_vm_area_node() when KASAN is enabled. But now the flag for ringbuf area is VM_ALLOC, so KASAN will complain out-of-bound access after vmap() returns. Because the ringbuf area is created by mapping allocated pages, so use VM_MAP instead.
After the change, info in /proc/vmallocinfo also changes from [start]-[end] 24576 ringbuf_map_alloc+0x171/0x290 vmalloc user to [start]-[end] 24576 ringbuf_map_alloc+0x171/0x290 vmap user
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.102-99.473Upgrade python-perfUpgrade perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel | Aug 2, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Oct 9, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-source-azure | Aug 9, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | Nov 19, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Jun 20, 2024 |
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