CVE-2024-50081
kernel: blk-mq: setup queue ->tag_set before initializing hctx
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 29, 2024
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
blk-mq: setup queue ->tag_set before initializing hctx
Commit 7b815817aa58 ("blk-mq: add helper for checking if one CPU is mapped to specified hctx") needs to check queue mapping via tag set in hctx's cpuhp handler.
However, q->tag_set may not be setup yet when the cpuhp handler is enabled, then kernel oops is triggered.
Fix the issue by setup queue tag_set before initializing hctx.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation