CVE-2024-42134

July 30, 2024, 1:32 p.m.

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-pci: Check if is_avq is NULL [bug] In the virtio_pci_common.c function vp_del_vqs, vp_dev->is_avq is involved to determine whether it is admin virtqueue, but this function vp_dev->is_avq may be empty. For installations, virtio_pci_legacy does not assign a value to vp_dev->is_avq. [fix] Check whether it is vp_dev->is_avq before use. [test] Test with virsh Attach device Before this patch, the following command would crash the guest system After applying the patch, everything seems to be working fine.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Linux kernel

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

Timeline

Published: July 30, 2024, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified: July 30, 2024, 1:32 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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Source

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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