// For flags

CVE-2023-52990

s390: workaround invalid gcc-11 out of bounds read warning

Severity Score

7.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390: workaround invalid gcc-11 out of bounds read warning GCC 11.1.0 and 11.2.0 generate a wrong warning when compiling the
kernel e.g. with allmodconfig: arch/s390/kernel/setup.c: In function ‘setup_lowcore_dat_on’:
./include/linux/fortify-string.h:57:33: error: ‘__builtin_memcpy’ reading 128 bytes from a region of size 0 [-Werror=stringop-overread]
...
arch/s390/kernel/setup.c:526:9: note: in expansion of macro ‘memcpy’ 526 | memcpy(abs_lc->cregs_save_area, S390_lowcore.cregs_save_area, | ^~~~~~ This could be addressed by using absolute_pointer() with the
S390_lowcore macro, but this is not a good idea since this generates
worse code for performance critical paths. Therefore simply use a for loop to copy the array in question and get
rid of the warning.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390: workaround invalid gcc-11 out of bounds read warning GCC 11.1.0 and 11.2.0 generate a wrong warning when compiling the kernel e.g. with allmodconfig: arch/s390/kernel/setup.c: In function ‘setup_lowcore_dat_on’: ./include/linux/fortify-string.h:57:33: error: ‘__builtin_memcpy’ reading 128 bytes from a region of size 0 [-Werror=stringop-overread] ... arch/s390/kernel/setup.c:526:9: note: in expansion of macro ‘memcpy’ 526 | memcpy(abs_lc->cregs_save_area, S390_lowcore.cregs_save_area, | ^~~~~~ This could be addressed by using absolute_pointer() with the S390_lowcore macro, but this is not a good idea since this generates worse code for performance critical paths. Therefore simply use a for loop to copy the array in question and get rid of the warning.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-03-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-03-27 CVE Published
  • 2025-03-27 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-28 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
< 6.1.10
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.1.10"
en
Affected
Linux
Search vendor "Linux"
Linux Kernel
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"
< 6.2
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.2"
en
Affected