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CVE-2024-27006: thermal/debugfs: Add missing count increment to thermal_debug_tz_trip_up()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/debugfs: Add missing count increment to thermal_debug_tz_trip_up() The count field in struct trip_stats, representing the number of times the zone temperature was above the trip point, needs to be incremented in thermal_debug_tz_trip_up(), for two reasons. First, if a trip point is crossed on the way up for the first time, thermal_debug_update_temp() called from update_temperature() does not see it because it has not been added to trips_crossed[] array in the thermal zone's struct tz_debugfs object yet. Therefore, when thermal_debug_tz_trip_up() is called after that, the trip point's count value is 0, and the attempt to divide by it during the average temperature computation leads to a divide error which causes the kernel to crash. Setting the count to 1 before the division by incrementing it fixes this problem. Second, if a trip point is crossed on the way up, but it has been crossed on the way up already before, its count value needs to be incremented to make a record of the fact that the zone temperature is above the trip now. Without doing that, if the mitigations applied after crossing the trip cause the zone temperature to drop below its threshold, the count will not be updated for this episode at all and the average temperature in the trip statistics record will be somewhat higher than it should be. Cc :6.8+ <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 6.8+

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Plain-English summary

CVE-2024-27006 is a Linux kernel bug in thermal debug statistics that can crash the kernel during a temperature trip-point update. The business impact is availability: affected systems may reboot or become unavailable if the vulnerable path is reached. The source bundle does not show active exploitation or a CVSS score.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate availability risk for affected Linux fleets. Prioritize patching servers where kernel crashes would disrupt production, but the supplied evidence does not justify emergency incident response based on exploitation.

Technical view

The issue is in thermal/debugfs. A missing increment of trip_stats.count can leave count at zero before average-temperature calculation, causing a divide error and kernel crash. The kernel fix increments the count in thermal_debug_tz_trip_up(). Sources identify Linux 6.8+ as affected and reference stable fixes plus Fedora kernel advisories.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most relevant to systems running affected Linux kernel 6.8-era builds, including 6.8, 6.8.8, and 6.9 as listed. Downstream exposure depends on whether the distribution kernel already includes the referenced stable commits or vendor updates.

Exploitation context

The provided sources describe a kernel crash condition, but do not provide evidence of active exploitation. CISA KEV status is false in the source bundle. No public exploit status, attacker prerequisites, or remote attack path is established by the supplied evidence.

Researcher notes

The root cause is a state-accounting bug in thermal_debug_tz_trip_up(): count was not incremented before use in average-temperature computation. Evidence is strong for crash impact and fix direction, but incomplete for exploitability, privilege requirements, and downstream package boundaries.

Mitigation direction

  • Update affected Linux kernels to vendor builds containing the referenced stable fixes.
  • Review Fedora advisories if running Fedora and apply the relevant kernel update.
  • For other distributions, check vendor guidance for fixed package versions.
  • If updates are delayed, document residual availability risk until vendor guidance is applied.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory hosts running Linux kernel 6.8-era versions listed as affected.
  • Confirm installed kernel packages include the referenced stable fix or downstream vendor backport.
  • Check Fedora systems against the cited Fedora package announcements.
  • Track reboot requirements after kernel update and confirm systems run the updated kernel.
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LinuxLinux7ef01f228c9f54c6260319858be138a8a7e9e704, 7ef01f228c9f54c6260319858be138a8a7e9e704unaffected
LinuxLinux6.8, 0, 6.8.8, 6.9affected
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