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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-44984)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 295466
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-2024-44984 advisory.- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt_en: Fix double DMA unmapping for XDP_REDIRECT Remove the dma_unmap_page_attrs() call in the driver's XDP_REDIRECT code path. This should have been removed when we let the page pool handle the DMA mapping. This bug causes the warning: WARNING:
CPU: 7 PID: 59 at drivers/iommu/dma-iommu.c:1198 iommu_dma_unmap_page+0xd5/0x100 CPU: 7 PID: 59 Comm:
ksoftirqd/7 Tainted: G W 6.8.0-1010-gcp #11-Ubuntu Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R7525/0PYVT1, BIOS 2.15.2 04/02/2024 RIP: 0010:iommu_dma_unmap_page+0xd5/0x100 Code: 89 ee 48 89 df e8 cb f2 69 ff 48 83 c4 08 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d 31 c0 31 d2 31 c9 31 f6 31 ff 45 31 c0 e9 ab 17 71 00 <0f> 0b 48 83 c4 08 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d 31 c0 31 d2 31 c9 RSP: 0018:ffffab1fc0597a48 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX:
0000000000000000 RBX: ffff99ff838280c8 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffab1fc0597a78 R08: 0000000000000002 R09: ffffab1fc0597c1c R10:
ffffab1fc0597cd3 R11: ffff99ffe375acd8 R12: 00000000e65b9000 R13: 0000000000000050 R14: 0000000000001000 R15: 0000000000000002 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9a06efb80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000565c34c37210 CR3: 00000005c7e3e000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0 ? show_regs+0x6d/0x80 ? __warn+0x89/0x150 ? iommu_dma_unmap_page+0xd5/0x100 ? report_bug+0x16a/0x190 ? handle_bug+0x51/0xa0 ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x80 ? iommu_dma_unmap_page+0xd5/0x100 ? iommu_dma_unmap_page+0x35/0x100 dma_unmap_page_attrs+0x55/0x220 ? bpf_prog_4d7e87c0d30db711_xdp_dispatcher+0x64/0x9f bnxt_rx_xdp+0x237/0x520 [bnxt_en] bnxt_rx_pkt+0x640/0xdd0 [bnxt_en] __bnxt_poll_work+0x1a1/0x3d0 [bnxt_en] bnxt_poll+0xaa/0x1e0 [bnxt_en]
__napi_poll+0x33/0x1e0 net_rx_action+0x18a/0x2f0 (CVE-2024-44984)
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: 295466
File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-44984.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-2024-44984
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: 10/8/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-44984