CVE-2024-50195

posix-clock: Fix missing timespec64 check in pc_clock_settime()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 8, 2024 at 05:54 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: posix-clock: Fix missing timespec64 check in pc_clock_settime() As Andrew pointed out, it will make sense that the PTP core checked timespec64 struct's tv_sec and tv_nsec range before calling ptp->info->settime64(). As the man manual of clock_settime() said, if tp.tv_sec is negative or tp.tv_nsec is outside the range [0..999,999,999], it should return EINVAL, which include dynamic clocks which handles PTP clock, and the condition is consistent with timespec64_valid(). As Thomas suggested, timespec64_valid() only check the timespec is valid, but not ensure that the time is in a valid range, so check it ahead using timespec64_valid_strict() in pc_clock_settime() and return -EINVAL if not valid. There are some drivers that use tp->tv_sec and tp->tv_nsec directly to write registers without validity checks and assume that the higher layer has checked it, which is dangerous and will benefit from this, such as hclge_ptp_settime(), igb_ptp_settime_i210(), _rcar_gen4_ptp_settime(), and some drivers can remove the checks of itself.

Affected

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

2.6.39 ≤ v < 4.19.3232.6.39 ≤ v < 5.10.2282.6.39 ≤ v < 5.15.1692.6.39 ≤ v < 5.4.2852.6.39 ≤ v < 6.1.1142.6.39 ≤ v < 6.11.52.6.39 ≤ v < 6.122.6.39 ≤ v < 6.6.584.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2855.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1695.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1145.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2286.2 ≤ v < 6.6.586.7 ≤ v < 6.11.56.12 rc16.12 rc26.12 rc3606f422b453f76c31ab2b1bd52943ff6a2dcf2
Vendor states this is fixed in 1ff7247101af723731ea42ed565d54fb8f341264 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 27abbde44b6e71ee3891de13e1a228aa7ce95bfe (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 29f085345cde24566efb751f39e5d367c381c584 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 673a1c5a2998acbd429d6286e6cad10f17f4f073 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a3f169e398215e71361774d13bf91a0101283ac2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c8789fbe2bbf75845e45302cba6ffa44e1884d01 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d8794ac20a299b647ba9958f6d657051fc51a540 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e0c966bd3e31911b57ef76cec4c5796ebd88e512 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.323 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.228 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.169 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.285 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.114 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.58 (unaffected)

References (10)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff7247101af723731ea42ed565d54fb8f341264
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27abbde44b6e71ee3891de13e1a228aa7ce95bfe
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29f085345cde24566efb751f39e5d367c381c584
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/673a1c5a2998acbd429d6286e6cad10f17f4f073
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3f169e398215e71361774d13bf91a0101283ac2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8789fbe2bbf75845e45302cba6ffa44e1884d01
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8794ac20a299b647ba9958f6d657051fc51a540
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0c966bd3e31911b57ef76cec4c5796ebd88e512

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-754

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