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TI-2024-37452 Aliases CVE-2024-56566GHSA-xqjf-h57w-hh6f

mm/slub: Avoid list corruption when removing a slab from the full list

Priority LOW 24CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/slub: Avoid list corruption when removing a slab from the full list Boot with slub_debug=UFPZ. If allocated object failed in alloc_consistency_checks, all objects of the slab will be marked as used, and then the slab will be removed from the partial list. When an object belonging to the slab got freed later, the remove_full() function is called. Because the slab is neither on the partial list nor on the full list, it eventually lead to a list corruption (actually a list poison being detected). So we need to mark and isolate the slab page with metadata corruption, do not put it back in circulation. Because the debug caches avoid all the fastpaths, reusing the frozen bit to mark slab page with metadata corruption seems to be fine. [ 4277.385669] list_del corruption, ffffea00044b3e50->next is LIST_POISON1 (dead000000000100) [ 4277.387023] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 4277.387880] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:56! [ 4277.388680] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI [ 4277.389562] CPU: 5 PID: 90 Comm: kworker/5:1 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE 6.6.1-1 #1 [ 4277.392113] Workqueue: xfs-inodegc/vda1 xfs_inodegc_worker [xfs] [ 4277.393551] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x7b/0xc0 [ 4277.394518] Code: 48 91 82 e8 37 f9 9a ff 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 28 49 91 82 e8 26 f9 9a ff 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 58 49 91 [ 4277.397292] RSP: 0018:ffffc90000333b38 EFLAGS: 00010082 [ 4277.398202] RAX: 000000000000004e RBX: ffffea00044b3e50 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 4277.399340] RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: ffffffff828f8715 RDI: 00000000ffffffff [ 4277.400545] RBP: ffffea00044b3e40 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffc900003339f0 [ 4277.401710] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: ffffffff82d44088 R12: ffff888112cf9910 [ 4277.402887] R13: 0000000000000001 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: ffff8881000424c0 [ 4277.404049] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88842fd40000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 4277.405357] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 4277.406389] CR2: 00007f2ad0b24000 CR3: 0000000102a3a006 CR4: 00000000007706e0 [ 4277.407589] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 4277.408780] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 4277.410000] PKRU: 55555554 [ 4277.410645] Call Trace: [ 4277.411234] <TASK> [ 4277.411777] ? die+0x32/0x80 [ 4277.412439] ? do_trap+0xd6/0x100 [ 4277.413150] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x7b/0xc0 [ 4277.414158] ? do_error_trap+0x6a/0x90 [ 4277.414948] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x7b/0xc0 [ 4277.415915] ? exc_invalid_op+0x4c/0x60 [ 4277.416710] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x7b/0xc0 [ 4277.417675] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 [ 4277.418482] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x7b/0xc0 [ 4277.419466] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x7b/0xc0 [ 4277.420410] free_to_partial_list+0x515/0x5e0 [ 4277.421242] ? xfs_iext_remove+0x41a/0xa10 [xfs] [ 4277.422298] xfs_iext_remove+0x41a/0xa10 [xfs] [ 4277.423316] ? xfs_inodegc_worker+0xb4/0x1a0 [xfs] [ 4277.424383] xfs_bmap_del_extent_delay+0x4fe/0x7d0 [xfs] [ 4277.425490] __xfs_bunmapi+0x50d/0x840 [xfs] [ 4277.426445] xfs_itruncate_extents_flags+0x13a/0x490 [xfs] [ 4277.427553] xfs_inactive_truncate+0xa3/0x120 [xfs] [ 4277.428567] xfs_inactive+0x22d/0x290 [xfs] [ 4277.429500] xfs_inodegc_worker+0xb4/0x1a0 [xfs] [ 4277.430479] process_one_work+0x171/0x340 [ 4277.431227] worker_thread+0x277/0x390 [ 4277.431962] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 4277.432752] kthread+0xf0/0x120 [ 4277.433382] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 4277.434134] ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50 [ 4277.434837] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 4277.435566] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 [ 4277.436280] </TASK>

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0022 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.191, 6.6.64, 6.12.4 +1Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 5 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux2.6.22 and later6.1.191, 6.6.64, 6.12.4, 6.13Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.22 and later Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.64, 6.12.4, 6.13 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.22 to before 6.6.64; 6.7 to before 6.12.4VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.22 to before 6.6.64; 6.7 to before 6.12.4 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.64, 6.12.4, 6.13

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2025:6966 Released 2025-05-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 +28
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, libperf-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-570.12.1.el9_6 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:6966
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:6966
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:6966
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:6966
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:6966
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-56566
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xqjf-h57w-hh6f
  3. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@a81a0e7fc85125248363d5c944bef268218c9718 · CNA
  5. 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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