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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-40952)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 295361
Synopsis
The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The version of kernel installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-40952 advisory.- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix NULL pointer dereference in ocfs2_journal_dirty() bdev->bd_super has been removed and commit 8887b94d9322 change the usage from bdev->bd_super to b_assoc_map->host->i_sb. This introduces the following NULL pointer dereference in ocfs2_journal_dirty() since b_assoc_map is still not initialized. This can be easily reproduced by running xfstests generic/186, which simulate no more credits. [ 134.351592] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 ... [ 134.355341] RIP: 0010:ocfs2_journal_dirty+0x14f/0x160 [ocfs2] ... [ 134.365071] Call Trace: [ 134.365312] <TASK> [ 134.365524] ? __die_body+0x1e/0x60 [ 134.365868] ? page_fault_oops+0x13d/0x4f0 [ 134.366265] ? __pfx_bit_wait_io+0x10/0x10 [ 134.366659] ? schedule+0x27/0xb0 [ 134.366981] ? exc_page_fault+0x6a/0x140 [ 134.367356] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 [ 134.367762] ? ocfs2_journal_dirty+0x14f/0x160 [ocfs2] [ 134.368305] ? ocfs2_journal_dirty+0x13d/0x160 [ocfs2] [ 134.368837] ocfs2_create_new_meta_bhs.isra.51+0x139/0x2e0 [ocfs2] [ 134.369454] ocfs2_grow_tree+0x688/0x8a0 [ocfs2] [ 134.369927] ocfs2_split_and_insert.isra.67+0x35c/0x4a0 [ocfs2] [ 134.370521] ocfs2_split_extent+0x314/0x4d0 [ocfs2] [ 134.371019] ocfs2_change_extent_flag+0x174/0x410 [ocfs2] [ 134.371566] ocfs2_add_refcount_flag+0x3fa/0x630 [ocfs2] [ 134.372117] ocfs2_reflink_remap_extent+0x21b/0x4c0 [ocfs2] [ 134.372994] ? inode_update_timestamps+0x4a/0x120 [ 134.373692] ? __pfx_ocfs2_journal_access_di+0x10/0x10 [ocfs2] [ 134.374545] ?
__pfx_ocfs2_journal_access_di+0x10/0x10 [ocfs2] [ 134.375393] ocfs2_reflink_remap_blocks+0xe4/0x4e0 [ocfs2] [ 134.376197] ocfs2_remap_file_range+0x1de/0x390 [ocfs2] [ 134.376971] ? security_file_permission+0x29/0x50 [ 134.377644] vfs_clone_file_range+0xfe/0x320 [ 134.378268] ioctl_file_clone+0x45/0xa0 [ 134.378853] do_vfs_ioctl+0x457/0x990 [ 134.379422] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x6e/0xd0 [ 134.379987] do_syscall_64+0x5d/0x170 [ 134.380550] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [ 134.381231] RIP: 0033:0x7fa4926397cb [ 134.381786] Code: 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d bd 56 38 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 f3 0f 1e fa b8 10 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 8d 56 38 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 [ 134.383930] RSP: 002b:00007ffc2b39f7b8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX:
0000000000000010 [ 134.384854] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000004 RCX: 00007fa4926397cb [ 134.385734] RDX: 00007ffc2b39f7f0 RSI: 000000004020940d RDI: 0000000000000003 [ 134.386606] RBP:
0000000000000000 R08: 00111a82a4f015bb R09: 00007fa494221000 [ 134.387476] R10: 0000000000000000 R11:
0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 [ 134.388342] R13: 0000000000f10000 R14: 0000558e844e2ac8 R15:
0000000000f10000 [ 134.389207] </TASK> Fix it by only aborting transaction and journal in ocfs2_journal_dirty() now, and leave ocfs2_abort() later when detecting an aborted handle, e.g. start next transaction. Also log the handle details in this case. (CVE-2024-40952)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 295361
File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-40952.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 1/22/2026
Updated: 1/22/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-40952
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-gpu, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-docs, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-sound, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-tools
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/12/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-40952