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CVE-2024-53687

riscv: Fix IPIs usage in kfence_protect_page()

Severity Score

5.5
*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: riscv: Fix IPIs usage in kfence_protect_page() flush_tlb_kernel_range() may use IPIs to flush the TLBs of all the
cores, which triggers the following warning when the irqs are disabled: [ 3.455330] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 0 at kernel/smp.c:815 smp_call_function_many_cond+0x452/0x520
[ 3.456647] Modules linked in:
[ 3.457218] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc7-00010-g91d3de7240b8 #1
[ 3.457416] Hardware name: QEMU QEMU Virtual Machine, BIOS
[ 3.457633] epc : smp_call_function_many_cond+0x452/0x520
[ 3.457736] ra : on_each_cpu_cond_mask+0x1e/0x30
[ 3.457786] epc : ffffffff800b669a ra : ffffffff800b67c2 sp : ff2000000000bb50
[ 3.457824] gp : ffffffff815212b8 tp : ff6000008014f080 t0 : 000000000000003f
[ 3.457859] t1 : ffffffff815221e0 t2 : 000000000000000f s0 : ff2000000000bc10
[ 3.457920] s1 : 0000000000000040 a0 : ffffffff815221e0 a1 : 0000000000000001
[ 3.457953] a2 : 0000000000010000 a3 : 0000000000000003 a4 : 0000000000000000
[ 3.458006] a5 : 0000000000000000 a6 : ffffffffffffffff a7 : 0000000000000000
[ 3.458042] s2 : ffffffff815223be s3 : 00fffffffffff000 s4 : ff600001ffe38fc0
[ 3.458076] s5 : ff600001ff950d00 s6 : 0000000200000120 s7 : 0000000000000001
[ 3.458109] s8 : 0000000000000001 s9 : ff60000080841ef0 s10: 0000000000000001
[ 3.458141] s11: ffffffff81524812 t3 : 0000000000000001 t4 : ff60000080092bc0
[ 3.458172] t5 : 0000000000000000 t6 : ff200000000236d0
[ 3.458203] status: 0000000200000100 badaddr: ffffffff800b669a cause: 0000000000000003
[ 3.458373] [<ffffffff800b669a>] smp_call_function_many_cond+0x452/0x520
[ 3.458593] [<ffffffff800b67c2>] on_each_cpu_cond_mask+0x1e/0x30
[ 3.458625] [<ffffffff8000e4ca>] __flush_tlb_range+0x118/0x1ca
[ 3.458656] [<ffffffff8000e6b2>] flush_tlb_kernel_range+0x1e/0x26
[ 3.458683] [<ffffffff801ea56a>] kfence_protect+0xc0/0xce
[ 3.458717] [<ffffffff801e9456>] kfence_guarded_free+0xc6/0x1c0
[ 3.458742] [<ffffffff801e9d6c>] __kfence_free+0x62/0xc6
[ 3.458764] [<ffffffff801c57d8>] kfree+0x106/0x32c
[ 3.458786] [<ffffffff80588cf2>] detach_buf_split+0x188/0x1a8
[ 3.458816] [<ffffffff8058708c>] virtqueue_get_buf_ctx+0xb6/0x1f6
[ 3.458839] [<ffffffff805871da>] virtqueue_get_buf+0xe/0x16
[ 3.458880] [<ffffffff80613d6a>] virtblk_done+0x5c/0xe2
[ 3.458908] [<ffffffff8058766e>] vring_interrupt+0x6a/0x74
[ 3.458930] [<ffffffff800747d8>] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x7c/0xe2
[ 3.458956] [<ffffffff800748f0>] handle_irq_event+0x3c/0x86
[ 3.458978] [<ffffffff800786cc>] handle_simple_irq+0x9e/0xbe
[ 3.459004] [<ffffffff80073934>] generic_handle_domain_irq+0x1c/0x2a
[ 3.459027] [<ffffffff804bf87c>] imsic_handle_irq+0xba/0x120
[ 3.459056] [<ffffffff80073934>] generic_handle_domain_irq+0x1c/0x2a
[ 3.459080] [<ffffffff804bdb76>] riscv_intc_aia_irq+0x24/0x34
[ 3.459103] [<ffffffff809d0452>] handle_riscv_irq+0x2e/0x4c
[ 3.459133] [<ffffffff809d923e>] call_on_irq_stack+0x32/0x40 So only flush the local TLB and let the lazy kfence page fault handling
deal with the faults which could happen when a core has an old protected
pte version cached in its TLB. That leads to potential inaccuracies which
can be tolerated when using kfence.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: Fix IPIs usage in kfence_protect_page() flush_tlb_kernel_range() may use IPIs to flush the TLBs of all the cores, which triggers the following warning when the irqs are disabled: [ 3.455330] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 0 at kernel/smp.c:815 smp_call_function_many_cond+0x452/0x520 [ 3.456647] Modules linked in: [ 3.457218] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc7-00010-g91d3de7240b8 #1 [ 3.457416] Hardware name: QEMU QEMU Virtual Machine, BIOS [ 3.457633] epc : smp_call_function_many_cond+0x452/0x520 [ 3.457736] ra : on_each_cpu_cond_mask+0x1e/0x30 [ 3.457786] epc : ffffffff800b669a ra : ffffffff800b67c2 sp : ff2000000000bb50 [ 3.457824] gp : ffffffff815212b8 tp : ff6000008014f080 t0 : 000000000000003f [ 3.457859] t1 : ffffffff815221e0 t2 : 000000000000000f s0 : ff2000000000bc10 [ 3.457920] s1 : 0000000000000040 a0 : ffffffff815221e0 a1 : 0000000000000001 [ 3.457953] a2 : 0000000000010000 a3 : 0000000000000003 a4 : 0000000000000000 [ 3.458006] a5 : 0000000000000000 a6 : ffffffffffffffff a7 : 0000000000000000 [ 3.458042] s2 : ffffffff815223be s3 : 00fffffffffff000 s4 : ff600001ffe38fc0 [ 3.458076] s5 : ff600001ff950d00 s6 : 0000000200000120 s7 : 0000000000000001 [ 3.458109] s8 : 0000000000000001 s9 : ff60000080841ef0 s10: 0000000000000001 [ 3.458141] s11: ffffffff81524812 t3 : 0000000000000001 t4 : ff60000080092bc0 [ 3.458172] t5 : 0000000000000000 t6 : ff200000000236d0 [ 3.458203] status: 0000000200000100 badaddr: ffffffff800b669a cause: 0000000000000003 [ 3.458373] [<ffffffff800b669a>] smp_call_function_many_cond+0x452/0x520 [ 3.458593] [<ffffffff800b67c2>] on_each_cpu_cond_mask+0x1e/0x30 [ 3.458625] [<ffffffff8000e4ca>] __flush_tlb_range+0x118/0x1ca [ 3.458656] [<ffffffff8000e6b2>] flush_tlb_kernel_range+0x1e/0x26 [ 3.458683] [<ffffffff801ea56a>] kfence_protect+0xc0/0xce [ 3.458717] [<ffffffff801e9456>] kfence_guarded_free+0xc6/0x1c0 [ 3.458742] [<ffffffff801e9d6c>] __kfence_free+0x62/0xc6 [ 3.458764] [<ffffffff801c57d8>] kfree+0x106/0x32c [ 3.458786] [<ffffffff80588cf2>] detach_buf_split+0x188/0x1a8 [ 3.458816] [<ffffffff8058708c>] virtqueue_get_buf_ctx+0xb6/0x1f6 [ 3.458839] [<ffffffff805871da>] virtqueue_get_buf+0xe/0x16 [ 3.458880] [<ffffffff80613d6a>] virtblk_done+0x5c/0xe2 [ 3.458908] [<ffffffff8058766e>] vring_interrupt+0x6a/0x74 [ 3.458930] [<ffffffff800747d8>] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x7c/0xe2 [ 3.458956] [<ffffffff800748f0>] handle_irq_event+0x3c/0x86 [ 3.458978] [<ffffffff800786cc>] handle_simple_irq+0x9e/0xbe [ 3.459004] [<ffffffff80073934>] generic_handle_domain_irq+0x1c/0x2a [ 3.459027] [<ffffffff804bf87c>] imsic_handle_irq+0xba/0x120 [ 3.459056] [<ffffffff80073934>] generic_handle_domain_irq+0x1c/0x2a [ 3.459080] [<ffffffff804bdb76>] riscv_intc_aia_irq+0x24/0x34 [ 3.459103] [<ffffffff809d0452>] handle_riscv_irq+0x2e/0x4c [ 3.459133] [<ffffffff809d923e>] call_on_irq_stack+0x32/0x40 So only flush the local TLB and let the lazy kfence page fault handling deal with the faults which could happen when a core has an old protected pte version cached in its TLB. That leads to potential inaccuracies which can be tolerated when using kfence.

*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
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
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SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-01-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-01-11 CVE Published
  • 2025-01-11 CVE Updated
  • ---------- 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
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.14 < 6.6.67
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en
Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.14 < 6.12.6
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en
Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.14 < 6.13-rc3
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Affected