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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-41054)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 295992

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-2024-41054 advisory.

 - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ufs: core: Fix ufshcd_clear_cmd racing issue When ufshcd_clear_cmd is racing with the completion ISR, the completed tag of the request's mq_hctx pointer will be set to NULL by the ISR. And ufshcd_clear_cmd's call to ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq will get NULL pointer KE. Return success when the request is completed by ISR because sq does not need cleanup.
 The racing flow is: Thread A ufshcd_err_handler step 1 ufshcd_try_to_abort_task ufshcd_cmd_inflight(true) step 3 ufshcd_clear_cmd ... ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq blk_mq_unique_tag rq->mq_hctx->queue_num step 5 Thread B ufs_mtk_mcq_intr(cq complete ISR) step 2 scsi_done ... __blk_mq_free_request rq->mq_hctx = NULL; step 4 Below is KE back trace: ufshcd_try_to_abort_task: cmd pending in the device. tag = 6 Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000194 pc : [0xffffffd589679bf8] blk_mq_unique_tag+0x8/0x14 lr : [0xffffffd5862f95b4] ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup+0x6c/0x1cc [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise] Workqueue: ufs_eh_wq_0 ufshcd_err_handler [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise] Call trace:
 dump_backtrace+0xf8/0x148 show_stack+0x18/0x24 dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x7c dump_stack+0x18/0x3c mrdump_common_die+0x24c/0x398 [mrdump] ipanic_die+0x20/0x34 [mrdump] notify_die+0x80/0xd8 die+0x94/0x2b8
 __do_kernel_fault+0x264/0x298 do_page_fault+0xa4/0x4b8 do_translation_fault+0x38/0x54 do_mem_abort+0x58/0x118 el1_abort+0x3c/0x5c el1h_64_sync_handler+0x54/0x90 el1h_64_sync+0x68/0x6c blk_mq_unique_tag+0x8/0x14 ufshcd_clear_cmd+0x34/0x118 [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise] ufshcd_try_to_abort_task+0x2c8/0x5b4 [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise] ufshcd_err_handler+0xa7c/0xfa8 [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise] process_one_work+0x208/0x4fc worker_thread+0x228/0x438 kthread+0x104/0x1d4 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 (CVE-2024-41054)

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

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41054

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 295992

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-41054.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-2024-41054

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: 7/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-41054