tick/broadcast: Move per CPU pointer access into the atomic section
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tick/broadcast: Move per CPU pointer access into the atomic section The recent fix for making the take over of the broadcast timer more reliable retrieves a per CPU pointer in preemptible context. This went unnoticed as compilers hoist the access into the non-preemptible region where the pointer is actually used. But of course it's valid that the compiler keeps it at the place where the code puts it which rightfully triggers: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: caller is hotplug_cpu__broadcast_tick_pull+0x1c/0xc0 Move it to the actual usage site which is in a non-preemptible region.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.103 to before 6.1.105; 6.6.44 to before 6.6.46; 6.10.3 to before 6.10.5 | 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.1.103 to before 6.1.105; 6.6.44 to before 6.6.46; 6.10.3 to before 6.10.5 Fixed in 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-44968
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-285g-gc96-4xjh
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f54abf332a2bc0413cfa8bd6a8511f7aa99faea0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f91fb47ecacc178a83a77eeebd25cbaec18c01d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/668c6c4a7e9e9f081c06b70f30104fb7013437ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/541a900d245536d4809cb1aa322c3fcc2cdb58a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b3ec186ba93e333e9efe7254e7e31c1828e5d2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9d604933d5fd72dd37f24e1dc35f778297d745a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dd12f85f150010ef7518201c63fa7e395f5c3e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6881e75237a84093d0986f56223db3724619f26e
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Sources
- CVE-2024-44968 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-44968 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-285g-gc96-4xjh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-44968 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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