Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

slub/kunit: fix a WARNING due to unwrapped __kmalloc_cache_noprof

'modprobe slub_kunit' will have a warning as shown below. The root cause
is that __kmalloc_cache_noprof was directly used, which resulted in no
alloc_tag being allocated. This caused current->alloc_tag to be null,
leading to a warning in alloc_tag_add_check.

Let's add an alloc_hook layer to __kmalloc_cache_noprof specifically
within lib/slub_kunit.c, which is the only user of this internal slub
function outside kmalloc implementation itself.

[58162.947016] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 6210 at
./include/linux/alloc_tag.h:125 alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x268/0x27c
[58162.957721] Call trace:
[58162.957919] alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x268/0x27c
[58162.958286] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x14c/0x344
[58162.958615] test_kmalloc_redzone_access+0x50/0x10c [slub_kunit]
[58162.959045] kunit_try_run_case+0x74/0x184 [kunit]
[58162.959401] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x2c/0x4c [kunit]
[58162.959841] kthread+0x10c/0x118
[58162.960093] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
[58162.960363] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Published: 2024-11-19
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7276-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7277-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7310-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: slub/kunit: fix a WARNING due to unwrapped __kmalloc_cache_noprof 'modprobe slub_kunit' will have a warning as shown below. The root cause is that __kmalloc_cache_noprof was directly used, which resulted in no alloc_tag being allocated. This caused current->alloc_tag to be null, leading to a warning in alloc_tag_add_check. Let's add an alloc_hook layer to __kmalloc_cache_noprof specifically within lib/slub_kunit.c, which is the only user of this internal slub function outside kmalloc implementation itself. [58162.947016] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 6210 at ./include/linux/alloc_tag.h:125 alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x268/0x27c [58162.957721] Call trace: [58162.957919] alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook+0x268/0x27c [58162.958286] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x14c/0x344 [58162.958615] test_kmalloc_redzone_access+0x50/0x10c [slub_kunit] [58162.959045] kunit_try_run_case+0x74/0x184 [kunit] [58162.959401] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x2c/0x4c [kunit] [58162.959841] kthread+0x10c/0x118 [58162.960093] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 [58162.960363] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Title slub/kunit: fix a WARNING due to unwrapped __kmalloc_cache_noprof
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T20:49:49.952Z

Reserved: 2024-11-19T17:17:24.973Z

Link: CVE-2024-53049

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-01T15:29:05.584Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-11-19T18:15:25.190

Modified: 2025-10-01T21:16:22.043

Link: CVE-2024-53049

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-11-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-53049 - Bugzilla

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