CVE-2024-46713
perf/aux: Fix AUX buffer serialization
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/aux: Fix AUX buffer serialization Ole reported that event->mmap_mutex is strictly insufficient to serialize the AUX buffer, add a per RB mutex to fully serialize it. Note that in the lock order comment the perf_event::mmap_mutex order was already wrong, that is, it nesting under mmap_lock is not new with this patch.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ab9d830262c132ab5db2f571003d80850d56b2a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52d13d224fdf1299c8b642807fa1ea14d693f5ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7882923f1cb88dc1a17f2bf0c81b1fc80d44db82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dc7ad2b67772cfb94ceb3b0c9c4023c2463215d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9b6882e243b653d379abbeaa64a500182aba370
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