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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-41068

low Nessus Plugin ID 228433

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: s390/sclp: Fix sclp_init() cleanup on failure If sclp_init() fails it only partially cleans up: if there are multiple failing calls to sclp_init() sclp_state_change_event will be added several times to sclp_reg_list, which results in the following warning: ------------[ cut here ]------------ list_add double add: new=000003ffe1598c10, prev=000003ffe1598bf0, next=000003ffe1598c10. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at lib/list_debug.c:35
 __list_add_valid_or_report+0xde/0xf8 CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc3 Krnl PSW :
 0404c00180000000 000003ffe0d6076a (__list_add_valid_or_report+0xe2/0xf8) R:0 T:1 IO:0 EX:0 Key:0 M:1 W:0 P:0 AS:3 CC:0 PM:0 RI:0 EA:3 ... Call Trace: [<000003ffe0d6076a>] __list_add_valid_or_report+0xe2/0xf8 ([<000003ffe0d60766>] __list_add_valid_or_report+0xde/0xf8) [<000003ffe0a8d37e>] sclp_init+0x40e/0x450 [<000003ffe00009f2>] do_one_initcall+0x42/0x1e0 [<000003ffe15b77a6>] do_initcalls+0x126/0x150 [<000003ffe15b7a0a>] kernel_init_freeable+0x1ba/0x1f8 [<000003ffe0d6650e>] kernel_init+0x2e/0x180 [<000003ffe000301c>] __ret_from_fork+0x3c/0x60 [<000003ffe0d759ca>] ret_from_fork+0xa/0x30 Fix this by removing sclp_state_change_event from sclp_reg_list when sclp_init() fails. (CVE-2024-41068)

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: Low

ID: 228433

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_41068.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

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-41068

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-41068