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CVE-2024-46824

iommufd: Require drivers to supply the cache_invalidate_user ops

Severity Score

5.5
*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:

iommufd: Require drivers to supply the cache_invalidate_user ops

If drivers don't do this then iommufd will oops invalidation ioctls with
something like:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000
Mem abort info:
ESR = 0x0000000086000004
EC = 0x21: IABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
SET = 0, FnV = 0
EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000101059000
[0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
Internal error: Oops: 0000000086000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
Modules linked in:
CPU: 2 PID: 371 Comm: qemu-system-aar Not tainted 6.8.0-rc7-gde77230ac23a #9
Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
pstate: 81400809 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=-c)
pc : 0x0
lr : iommufd_hwpt_invalidate+0xa4/0x204
sp : ffff800080f3bcc0
x29: ffff800080f3bcf0 x28: ffff0000c369b300 x27: 0000000000000000
x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000
x23: 0000000000000000 x22: 00000000c1e334a0 x21: ffff0000c1e334a0
x20: ffff800080f3bd38 x19: ffff800080f3bd58 x18: 0000000000000000
x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000ffff8240d6d8
x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000
x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000000
x8 : 0000001000000002 x7 : 0000fffeac1ec950 x6 : 0000000000000000
x5 : ffff800080f3bd78 x4 : 0000000000000003 x3 : 0000000000000002
x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff800080f3bcc8 x0 : ffff0000c6034d80
Call trace:
0x0
iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x154/0x274
__arm64_sys_ioctl+0xac/0xf0
invoke_syscall+0x48/0x110
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0
do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28
el0_svc+0x34/0xb4
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x12c
el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194

All existing drivers implement this op for nesting, this is mostly a
bisection aid.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-09-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-09-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-28 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-05 CVE 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
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.8 < 6.10.10
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en
Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.8 < 6.11
Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.8 < 6.11"
en
Affected