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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2024-53157)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 232376

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of kernel installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-53157 advisory.

 - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: arm_scpi: Check the DVFS OPP count returned by the firmware Fix a kernel crash with the below call trace when the SCPI firmware returns OPP count of zero. dvfs_info.opp_count May be zero on some platforms during the reboot test, and the kernel will crash after dereferencing the pointer to kcalloc(info->count, sizeof(*opp), GFP_KERNEL). | Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000028 | Mem abort info: | ESR = 0x96000004 | Exception class = DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits | SET = 0, FnV = 0 | EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 | Data abort info: | ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 | CM = 0, WnR = 0 | user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp = 00000000faefa08c | [0000000000000028] pgd=0000000000000000 | Internal error: Oops: 96000004 [#1] SMP | scpi-hwmon: probe of PHYT000D:00 failed with error -110 | Process systemd-udevd (pid: 1701, stack limit = 0x00000000aaede86c) | CPU: 2 PID: 1701 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 4.19.90+ #1 | Hardware name: PHYTIUM LTD Phytium FT2000/4/Phytium FT2000/4, BIOS | pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO) | pc :
 scpi_dvfs_recalc_rate+0x40/0x58 [clk_scpi] | lr : clk_register+0x438/0x720 | Call trace: | scpi_dvfs_recalc_rate+0x40/0x58 [clk_scpi] | devm_clk_hw_register+0x50/0xa0 | scpi_clk_ops_init.isra.2+0xa0/0x138 [clk_scpi] | scpi_clocks_probe+0x528/0x70c [clk_scpi] | platform_drv_probe+0x58/0xa8 | really_probe+0x260/0x3d0 | driver_probe_device+0x12c/0x148 | device_driver_attach+0x74/0x98 | __driver_attach+0xb4/0xe8 | bus_for_each_dev+0x88/0xe0 | driver_attach+0x30/0x40 | bus_add_driver+0x178/0x2b0 | driver_register+0x64/0x118 |
 __platform_driver_register+0x54/0x60 | scpi_clocks_driver_init+0x24/0x1000 [clk_scpi] | do_one_initcall+0x54/0x220 | do_init_module+0x54/0x1c8 | load_module+0x14a4/0x1668 |
 __se_sys_finit_module+0xf8/0x110 | __arm64_sys_finit_module+0x24/0x30 | el0_svc_common+0x78/0x170 | el0_svc_handler+0x38/0x78 | el0_svc+0x8/0x340 | Code: 937d7c00 a94153f3 a8c27bfd f9400421 (b8606820) |
 ---[ end trace 06feb22469d89fa8 ]--- | Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception | SMP: stopping secondary CPUs | Kernel Offset: disabled | CPU features: 0x10,a0002008 | Memory Limit: none (CVE-2024-53157)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53157

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 232376

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-53157.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/10/2025

Updated: 3/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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-2024-53157

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

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-gpu, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-dtb, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-perf, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-docs, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-sound, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-intree-amdgpu, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-drivers-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:kernel-tools

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/7/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/24/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-53157