Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-27055

medium Nessus Plugin ID 228096

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: workqueue: Don't call cpumask_test_cpu() with -1 CPU in wq_update_node_max_active() For wq_update_node_max_active(), @off_cpu of
-1 indicates that no CPU is going down. The function was incorrectly calling cpumask_test_cpu() with -1 CPU leading to oopses like the following on some archs: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff0002100296e0 .. pc : wq_update_node_max_active+0x50/0x1fc lr :
wq_update_node_max_active+0x1f0/0x1fc ... Call trace: wq_update_node_max_active+0x50/0x1fc apply_wqattrs_commit+0xf0/0x114 apply_workqueue_attrs_locked+0x58/0xa0 alloc_workqueue+0x5ac/0x774 workqueue_init_early+0x460/0x540 start_kernel+0x258/0x684 __primary_switched+0xb8/0xc0 Code: 9100a273 35000d01 53067f00 d0016dc1 (f8607a60) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Kernel panic - not syncing:
Attempted to kill the idle task! ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill the idle task! ]--- Fix it. (CVE-2024-27055)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 228096

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_27055.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 3/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-27055

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/1/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-27055

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