What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-44981?

CVE-2024-44981 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-44981?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-44981. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Linux Kernel CVE-2024-44981

MEDIUM

Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)

2024-09-04 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Integer Overflow Buffer Overflow Google Linux Linux Kernel

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 04, 2024 - 20:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

workqueue: Fix UBSAN 'subtraction overflow' error in shift_and_mask()

UBSAN reports the following 'subtraction overflow' error when booting in a virtual machine on Android:

| Internal error: UBSAN: integer subtraction overflow: 00000000f2005515 [#1] PREEMPT SMP | Modules linked in: | CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.10.0-00006-g3cbe9e5abd46-dirty #4 | Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) | pstate: 600000c5 (nZCv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) | pc : cancel_delayed_work+0x34/0x44 | lr : cancel_delayed_work+0x2c/0x44 | sp : ffff80008002ba60 | x29: ffff80008002ba60 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 0000000000000000 | x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 | x23: 0000000000000000 x22: 0000000000000000 x21: ffff1f65014cd3c0 | x20: ffffc0e84c9d0da0 x19: ffffc0e84cab3558 x18: ffff800080009058 | x17: 00000000247ee1f8 x16: 00000000247ee1f8 x15: 00000000bdcb279d | x14: 0000000000000001 x13: 0000000000000075 x12: 00000a0000000000 | x11: ffff1f6501499018 x10: 00984901651fffff x9 : ffff5e7cc35af000 | x8 : 0000000000000001 x7 : 3d4d455453595342 x6 : 000000004e514553 | x5 : ffff1f6501499265 x4 : ffff1f650ff60b10 x3 : 0000000000000620 | x2 : ffff80008002ba78 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000 | Call trace: | cancel_delayed_work+0x34/0x44 | deferred_probe_extend_timeout+0x20/0x70 | driver_register+0xa8/0x110 | __platform_driver_register+0x28/0x3c | syscon_init+0x24/0x38 | do_one_initcall+0xe4/0x338 | do_initcall_level+0xac/0x178 | do_initcalls+0x5c/0xa0 | do_basic_setup+0x20/0x30 | kernel_init_freeable+0x8c/0xf8 | kernel_init+0x28/0x1b4 | ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 | Code: f9000fbf 97fffa2f 39400268 37100048 (d42aa2a0) | ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- | Kernel panic - not syncing: UBSAN: integer subtraction overflow: Fatal exception This is due to shift_and_mask() using a signed immediate to construct the mask and being called with a shift of 31 (WORK_OFFQ_POOL_SHIFT) so that it ends up decrementing from INT_MIN.

Use an unsigned constant '1U' to generate the mask in shift_and_mask().

AnalysisAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: Fix UBSAN 'subtraction overflow' error in shift_and_mask() UBSAN reports the following 'subtraction overflow' error when. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Integer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Integer Overflow (CWE-190), which allows attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: Fix UBSAN 'subtraction overflow' error in shift_and_mask() UBSAN reports the following 'subtraction overflow' error when booting in a virtual machine on Android: | Internal error: UBSAN: integer subtraction overflow: 00000000f2005515 [#1] PREEMPT SMP | Modules linked in: | CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.10.0-00006-g3cbe9e5abd46-dirty #4 | Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) | pstate: 600000c5 (nZCv daIF -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) | pc : cancel_delayed_work+0x34/0x44 | lr : cancel_delayed_work+0x2c/0x44 | sp : ffff80008002ba60 | x29: ffff80008002ba60 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 0000000000000000 | x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 | x23: 0000000000000000 x22: 0000000000000000 x21: ffff1f65014cd3c0 | x20: ffffc0e84c9d0da0 x19: ffffc0e84cab3558 x18: ffff800080009058 | x17: 00000000247ee1f8 x16: 00000000247ee1f8 x15: 00000000bdcb279d | x14: 0000000000000001 x13: 0000000000000075 x12: 00000a0000000000 | x11: ffff1f6501499018 x10: 00984901651fffff x9 : ffff5e7cc35af000 | x8 : 0000000000000001 x7 : 3d4d455453595342 x6 : 000000004e514553 | x5 : ffff1f6501499265 x4 : ffff1f650ff60b10 x3 : 0000000000000620 | x2 : ffff80008002ba78 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000 | Call trace: | cancel_delayed_work+0x34/0x44 | deferred_probe_extend_timeout+0x20/0x70 | driver_register+0xa8/0x110 | __platform_driver_register+0x28/0x3c | syscon_init+0x24/0x38 | do_one_initcall+0xe4/0x338 | do_initcall_level+0xac/0x178 | do_initcalls+0x5c/0xa0 | do_basic_setup+0x20/0x30 | kernel_init_freeable+0x8c/0xf8 | kernel_init+0x28/0x1b4 | ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 | Code: f9000fbf 97fffa2f 39400268 37100048 (d42aa2a0) | ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- | Kernel panic - not syncing: UBSAN: integer subtraction overflow: Fatal exception This is due to shift_and_mask() using a signed immediate to construct the mask and being called with a shift of 31 (WORK_OFFQ_POOL_SHIFT) so that it ends up decrementing from INT_MIN. Use an unsigned constant '1U' to generate the mask in shift_and_mask(). Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate arithmetic operations, use safe integer libraries, check bounds before allocation.