In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio_pmem: Check device status before requesting flush If a pmem device is in a bad status, the driver side could wait for host ack forever in virtio_pmem_flush(), causing the system to hang. So add a status check in the beginning of virtio_pmem_flush() to return early if the device is not activated.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-754
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio_pmem: Check device status before requesting flush If a pmem device is in a bad status, the driver side could wait for host ack forever in virtio_pmem_flush(), causing the system to hang. So add a status check in the beginning of virtio_pmem_flush() to return early if the device is not activated.
Title virtio_pmem: Check device status before requesting flush
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2024-12-19T09:35:00.084Z

Reserved: 2024-10-21T19:36:19.966Z

Link: CVE-2024-50184

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-11-08T06:15:15.580

Modified: 2024-12-09T23:19:00.760

Link: CVE-2024-50184

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-11-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-50184 - Bugzilla