CVE-2024-27066

virtio: packed: fix unmap leak for indirect desc table

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2024 at 01:04 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio: packed: fix unmap leak for indirect desc table When use_dma_api and premapped are true, then the do_unmap is false. Because the do_unmap is false, vring_unmap_extra_packed is not called by detach_buf_packed. if (unlikely(vq->do_unmap)) { curr = id; for (i = 0; i < state->num; i++) { vring_unmap_extra_packed(vq, &vq->packed.desc_extra[curr]); curr = vq->packed.desc_extra[curr].next; } } So the indirect desc table is not unmapped. This causes the unmap leak. So here, we check vq->use_dma_api instead. Synchronously, dma info is updated based on use_dma_api judgment This bug does not occur, because no driver use the premapped with indirect.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.6 ≤ v < 6.6.236.6 ≤ v < 6.7.116.6 ≤ v < 6.8.26.6 ≤ v < 6.96.7 ≤ v < 6.7.116.8 ≤ v < 6.8.26.6b319940f83c21bb4c1fabffe68a862be879a6193
Vendor states this is fixed in 51bacd9d29bf98c3ebc65e4a0477bb86306b4140 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 75450ff8c6fe8755bf5b139b238eaf9739cfd64e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d5c0ed17fea60cca9bc3bf1278b49ba79242bbcd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e142169aca5546ae6619c39a575cda8105362100 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.23 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51bacd9d29bf98c3ebc65e4a0477bb86306b4140
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75450ff8c6fe8755bf5b139b238eaf9739cfd64e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5c0ed17fea60cca9bc3bf1278b49ba79242bbcd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e142169aca5546ae6619c39a575cda8105362100

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401

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