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CVE-2021-47140

iommu/amd: Clear DMA ops when switching domain

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/amd: Clear DMA ops when switching domain Since commit 08a27c1c3ecf ("iommu: Add support to change default domain
of an iommu group") a user can switch a device between IOMMU and direct
DMA through sysfs. This doesn't work for AMD IOMMU at the moment because
dev->dma_ops is not cleared when switching from a DMA to an identity
IOMMU domain. The DMA layer thus attempts to use the dma-iommu ops on an
identity domain, causing an oops: # echo 0000:00:05.0 > /sys/sys/bus/pci/drivers/e1000e/unbind # echo identity > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:05.0/iommu_group/type # echo 0000:00:05.0 > /sys/sys/bus/pci/drivers/e1000e/bind ... BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028 ... Call Trace: iommu_dma_alloc e1000e_setup_tx_resources e1000e_open Since iommu_change_dev_def_domain() calls probe_finalize() again, clear
the dma_ops there like Vt-d does.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: iommu/amd: borra las operaciones de DMA al cambiar de dominio. Desde el commit 08a27c1c3ecf ("iommu: agrega soporte para cambiar el dominio predeterminado de un grupo iommu"), un usuario puede cambiar un dispositivo entre IOMMU y DMA directo a través de sysfs. Esto no funciona para AMD IOMMU en este momento porque dev->dma_ops no se borra al cambiar de un DMA a un dominio IOMMU de identidad. Por lo tanto, la capa DMA intenta utilizar las operaciones dma-iommu en un dominio de identidad, lo que provoca un error: # echo 0000:00:05.0 > /sys/sys/bus/pci/drivers/e1000e/unbind # echo Identity > /sys/ bus/pci/devices/0000:00:05.0/iommu_group/type # echo 0000:00:05.0 > /sys/sys/bus/pci/drivers/e1000e/bind ... ERROR: desreferencia del puntero NULL del kernel, dirección: 0000000000000028 ... Seguimiento de llamadas: iommu_dma_alloc e1000e_setup_tx_resources e1000e_open Dado que iommu_change_dev_def_domain() llama a probe_finalize() nuevamente, borre dma_ops allí como lo hace Vt-d.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/amd: Clear DMA ops when switching domain Since commit 08a27c1c3ecf ("iommu: Add support to change default domain of an iommu group") a user can switch a device between IOMMU and direct DMA through sysfs. This doesn't work for AMD IOMMU at the moment because dev->dma_ops is not cleared when switching from a DMA to an identity IOMMU domain. The DMA layer thus attempts to use the dma-iommu ops on an identity domain, causing an oops: # echo 0000:00:05.0 > /sys/sys/bus/pci/drivers/e1000e/unbind # echo identity > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:05.0/iommu_group/type # echo 0000:00:05.0 > /sys/sys/bus/pci/drivers/e1000e/bind ... BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028 ... Call Trace: iommu_dma_alloc e1000e_setup_tx_resources e1000e_open Since iommu_change_dev_def_domain() calls probe_finalize() again, clear the dma_ops there like Vt-d does.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-03-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.11 < 5.12.9
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.11 < 5.13
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