CVE-2021-46990
powerpc/64s: Fix crashes when toggling entry flush barrier
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Public Exploits
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Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/64s: Fix crashes when toggling entry flush barrier The entry flush mitigation can be enabled/disabled at runtime via a
debugfs file (entry_flush), which causes the kernel to patch itself to
enable/disable the relevant mitigations. However depending on which mitigation we're using, it may not be safe to
do that patching while other CPUs are active. For example the following
crash: sleeper[15639]: segfault (11) at c000000000004c20 nip c000000000004c20 lr c000000000004c20 Shows that we returned to userspace with a corrupted LR that points into
the kernel, due to executing the partially patched call to the fallback
entry flush (ie. we missed the LR restore). Fix it by doing the patching under stop machine. The CPUs that aren't
doing the patching will be spinning in the core of the stop machine
logic. That is currently sufficient for our purposes, because none of
the patching we do is to that code or anywhere in the vicinity.
En el kernel de Linux, se resolvió la siguiente vulnerabilidad: powerpc/64s: soluciona fallas al alternar la barrera de descarga de entrada. La mitigación de descarga de entrada se puede habilitar/deshabilitar en tiempo de ejecución a través de un archivo debugfs (entry_flush), lo que hace que el kernel se parchee a sí mismo. habilitar/deshabilitar las mitigaciones relevantes. Sin embargo, dependiendo de la mitigación que estemos usando, puede que no sea seguro aplicar ese parche mientras otras CPU están activas. Por ejemplo, el siguiente bloqueo: durmiente[15639]: segfault (11) en c000000000004c20 nip c000000000004c20 lr c000000000004c20 Muestra que regresamos al espacio de usuario con un LR corrupto que apunta al kernel, debido a la ejecución de la llamada parcialmente parcheada a la entrada de respaldo descarga ( es decir, nos perdimos la restauración de LR). Arréglelo haciendo el parche debajo de detener la máquina. Las CPU que no estén aplicando los parches girarán en el núcleo de la lógica de detención de la máquina. Actualmente, eso es suficiente para nuestros propósitos, porque ninguno de los parches que hacemos se aplica a ese código ni a ningún lugar cercano.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/64s: Fix crashes when toggling entry flush barrier The entry flush mitigation can be enabled/disabled at runtime via a debugfs file (entry_flush), which causes the kernel to patch itself to enable/disable the relevant mitigations. However depending on which mitigation we're using, it may not be safe to do that patching while other CPUs are active. For example the following crash: sleeper[15639]: segfault (11) at c000000000004c20 nip c000000000004c20 lr c000000000004c20 Shows that we returned to userspace with a corrupted LR that points into the kernel, due to executing the partially patched call to the fallback entry flush (ie. we missed the LR restore). Fix it by doing the patching under stop machine. The CPUs that aren't doing the patching will be spinning in the core of the stop machine logic. That is currently sufficient for our purposes, because none of the patching we do is to that code or anywhere in the vicinity.
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the instruction emulator of the Linux kernel on Arm 64-bit systems. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Wei Chen discovered that a race condition existed in the TIPC protocol implementation in the Linux kernel, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
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Timeline
- 2024-02-27 CVE Reserved
- 2024-02-28 CVE Published
- 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
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References (16)
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a1e90af718d1489ffcecc8f52486c4f5dc0f7a6 | Vuln. Introduced | |
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa4bf9f38184ed7ca4916eb64f8c767d1e279c1f | Vuln. Introduced | |
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db01cad9efe3c3838a6b3a3f68affd295c4b92d6 | Vuln. Introduced | |
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f69bb4e51f41973fb7594be1479fa689831efe1a | Vuln. Introduced | |
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b65458b6be8032c5179d4f562038575d7b3a6be3 | Vuln. Introduced | |
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f79643787e0a0762d2409b7b8334e83f22d85695 | Vuln. Introduced | |
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e590b36718d6e740b7b19514f710402a6499164c | Vuln. Introduced |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.4.245 < 4.4.269 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.4.245 < 4.4.269" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.9.245 < 4.9.269 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.9.245 < 4.9.269" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.14.208 < 4.14.233 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.14.208 < 4.14.233" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.19.159 < 4.19.191 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.19.159 < 4.19.191" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.4.79 < 5.4.120 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.4.79 < 5.4.120" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.10 < 5.10.38 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.10 < 5.10.38" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.10 < 5.11.22 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.10 < 5.11.22" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.10 < 5.12.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.10 < 5.12.5" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.10 < 5.13 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.10 < 5.13" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 5.9.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "5.9.10" | en |
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