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Linux kernel: topology: Keep the cpumask unchanged when printing cpumap

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: topology: Keep the cpumask unchanged when printing cpumap During fuzz testing, the following warning was discovered: different return values (15 and 11) from vsnprintf("%*pbl ", ...)

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
7.8 High (CVSS 3.1)
Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
1 source

What to do

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and fixes.

Read NVD CVE-2024-57917 (opens a new tab)

What happened

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

topology: Keep the cpumask unchanged when printing cpumap

During fuzz testing, the following warning was discovered:

different return values (15 and 11) from vsnprintf("%*pbl ", ...)

Continue reading

test:keyward is WARNING in kvasprintf WARNING: CPU: 55 PID: 1168477 at lib/kasprintf.c:30 kvasprintf+0x121/0x130 Call Trace: kvasprintf+0x121/0x130 kasprintf+0xa6/0xe0 bitmap_print_to_buf+0x89/0x100 core_siblings_list_read+0x7e/0xb0 kernfs_file_read_iter+0x15b/0x270 new_sync_read+0x153/0x260 vfs_read+0x215/0x290 ksys_read+0xb9/0x160 do_syscall_64+0x56/0x100 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x78/0xe2

The call trace shows that kvasprintf() reported this warning during the printing of core_siblings_list. kvasprintf() has several steps:

(1) First, calculate the length of the resulting formatted string.

(2) Allocate a buffer based on the returned length.

(3) Then, perform the actual string formatting.

(4) Check whether the lengths of the formatted strings returned in steps (1) and (2) are consistent.

If the core_cpumask is modified between steps (1) and (3), the lengths obtained in these two steps may not match. Indeed our test includes cpu hotplugging, which should modify core_cpumask while printing.

To fix this issue, cache the cpumask into a temporary variable before calling cpumap_print_{list, cpumask}_to_buf(), to keep it unchanged during the printing process.

Scores and how they were measured

CVSS base severity

7.8

Version 3.1As of

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Measurement source (opens a new tab)

How bad it is if exploited. Not a prediction of exploitation or proof you are exposed.

EPSS probability

Not available

A model's estimate of exploitation in the next 30 days, not certainty or your own risk.

Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    NVD CVE-2024-57917 (opens a new tab)

    NVD record: description, CVSS (the CNA score is preferred), affected products, and publication date. Not evidence of exploitation.

    Published Checked

  2. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

    Published Date not suppliedChecked

  3. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, November 5). Linux kernel: topology: Keep the cpumask unchanged when printing cpumap (CVE-2024-57917). https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2024-57917

MLA

"Linux kernel: topology: Keep the cpumask unchanged when printing cpumap (CVE-2024-57917)." KEVWire, 5 Nov. 2026, kevwire.com/record/CVE-2024-57917.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Linux kernel: topology: Keep the cpumask unchanged when printing cpumap (CVE-2024-57917)." Last modified November 5, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2024-57917.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Linux kernel: topology: Keep the cpumask unchanged when printing cpumap (Jan 19, 2025).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

topology: Keep the cpumask unchanged when printing cpumap

During fuzz testing, the following warning was discovered:

 different return values (15 and 11) from vsnprintf("%*pbl
 ", ...)

 test:keyward is WARNING in kvasprintf
 WARNING: CPU: 55 PID: 1168477 at lib/kasprintf.c:30 kvasprintf+0x121/0x130
 Call Trace:
  kvasprintf+0x121/0x130
  kasprintf+0xa6/0xe0
  bitmap_print_to_buf+0x89/0x100
  core_siblings_list_read+0x7e/0xb0
  kernfs_file_read_iter+0x15b/0x270
  new_sync_read+0x153/0x260
  vfs_read+0x215/0x290…
CVSS 7.8 (version 3.1; evidence as of Nov 5, 2026; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57917).
Sources:
NVD CVE-2024-57917: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57917
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-11-05T20:51:23.450Z&lastModEndDate=2026-11-05T22:25:57.582Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-11-05T20:16:05.862Z&lastModEndDate=2026-11-05T21:50:58.884Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
Record ID: CVE-2024-57917.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Nov 5, 2026, 22:25 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

NVD status: Modified. Publication in the NVD is not evidence of exploitation.

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