CVE-2023-52659
published 2024-05-17CVE-2023-52659: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type On 64-bit platforms, the…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.22%
12.5th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type
On 64-bit platforms, the pfn_to_kaddr() macro requires that the input
value is 64 bits in order to ensure that valid address bits don't get
lost when shifting that input by PAGE_SHIFT to calculate the physical
address to provide a virtual address for.
One such example is in pvalidate_pages() (used by SEV-SNP guests), where
the GFN in the struct used for page-state change requests is a 40-bit
bit-field, so attempts to pass this GFN field directly into
pfn_to_kaddr() ends up causing guest crashes when dealing with addresses
above the 1TB range due to the above.
Fix this issue with SEV-SNP guests, as well as any similar cases that
might cause issues in current/future code, by using an inline function,
instead of a macro, so that the input is implicitly cast to the
expected 64-bit input type prior to performing the shift operation.
While it might be argued that the issue is on the caller side, other
archs/macros have taken similar approaches to deal with instances like
this, such as ARM explicitly casting the input to phys_addr_t:
e48866647b48 ("ARM: 8396/1: use phys_addr_t in pfn_to_kaddr()")
A C inline function is even better though.
[ mingo: Refined the changelog some more & added __always_inline. ]
Affected
16 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.7.12-1 (forky) | linux 6.7.12-1 (forky) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 6c3211796326a9d35618b866826ca556c8f008a8 < 325956b0173f11e98f90462be4829a8b8b0682ce | 325956b0173f11e98f90462be4829a8b8b0682ce |
| linux | linux | >= 6c3211796326a9d35618b866826ca556c8f008a8 < 7e1471888a5e6e846e9b4d306e5327db2b58e64e | 7e1471888a5e6e846e9b4d306e5327db2b58e64e |
| linux | linux | >= 6c3211796326a9d35618b866826ca556c8f008a8 < 814305b5c23cb815ada68d43019f39050472b25f | 814305b5c23cb815ada68d43019f39050472b25f |
| linux | linux | >= 6c3211796326a9d35618b866826ca556c8f008a8 < 8e5647a723c49d73b9f108a8bb38e8c29d3948ea | 8e5647a723c49d73b9f108a8bb38e8c29d3948ea |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.7.12-1 | 6.7.12-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.7.12-1 | 6.7.12-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.8.0-35.35 | 6.8.0-35.35 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.5 < 6.6.23 | 6.6.23 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.7 < 6.7.11 | 6.7.11 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.8 < 6.8.2 | 6.8.2 |
| msrc | azl3_hyperv-daemons_6.6.22.1-2_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_hyperv-daemons_6.6.35.1-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_x64 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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CVE-2023-52659 [MEDIUM] kernel: x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type
kernel: x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type
On 64-bit platforms, the pfn_to_kaddr() macro requires that the input
value is 64 bits in order to ensure that valid address bits don't get
lost when shifting that input by PAGE_SHIFT to calculate the physical
address to provide a virtual address for.
One such example is in pvalidate_pages() (used by SEV-SNP guests), where
the GFN in the struct used for page-state change requests is a 40-bit
bit-field, so attempts to pass this GFN field directly into
pfn_to_kaddr() ends up causing guest crashes when dealing with addresses
above the 1TB range due to the above.
Fix this issue with SEV
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vendor_msrc·2024-05-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-52659 [MEDIUM] x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type
x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type
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Mariner: Mariner
Linux: Linux
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CVE-2023-52659: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm: Ens...
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CVE-2023-52659 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-52659: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm: Ens...
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Zheng Wang discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC WLAN driver in the Linux
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Zheng Wang discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC WLAN driver in the Linux
kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use-
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properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer
dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Zheng Wang discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC WLAN driver in the Linux
kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use-
after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could possibly
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-47233)
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cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-38096)
Zheng Wang discovered that the Broadcom FullMAC WLAN driver in the Linux
kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use-
after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could possibly
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2023-47233)
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CVE-2023-52659: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type On 64-bit platf
osv·2024-05-17·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-52659 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-52659: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type On 64-bit platf
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type On 64-bit platforms, the pfn_to_kaddr() macro requires that the input value is 64 bits in order to ensure that valid address bits don't get lost when shifting that input by PAGE_SHIFT to calculate the physical address to provide a virtual address for. One such example is in pvalidate_pages() (used by SEV-SNP guests), where the GFN in the struct used for page-state change requests is a 40-bit bit-field, so attempts to pass this GFN field directly into pfn_to_kaddr() ends up causing guest crashes when dealing with addresses above the 1TB range due to the above. Fix this issue with SEV-SNP guests, as well as any similar cases that might cause issues in current
GHSA
GHSA-jpp4-rwwf-g5qm: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type
On 64-bit pla
ghsa_unreviewed·2024-05-17
CVE-2023-52659 [MEDIUM] GHSA-jpp4-rwwf-g5qm: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type
On 64-bit pla
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/mm: Ensure input to pfn_to_kaddr() is treated as a 64-bit type
On 64-bit platforms, the pfn_to_kaddr() macro requires that the input
value is 64 bits in order to ensure that valid address bits don't get
lost when shifting that input by PAGE_SHIFT to calculate the physical
address to provide a virtual address for.
One such example is in pvalidate_pages() (used by SEV-SNP guests), where
the GFN in the struct used for page-state change requests is a 40-bit
bit-field, so attempts to pass this GFN field directly into
pfn_to_kaddr() ends up causing guest crashes when dealing with addresses
above the 1TB range due to the above.
Fix this issue with SEV-SNP guests, as well as any similar cases that
might cause issues in cur
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/325956b0173f11e98f90462be4829a8b8b0682cehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e1471888a5e6e846e9b4d306e5327db2b58e64ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/814305b5c23cb815ada68d43019f39050472b25fhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e5647a723c49d73b9f108a8bb38e8c29d3948eahttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/325956b0173f11e98f90462be4829a8b8b0682cehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e1471888a5e6e846e9b4d306e5327db2b58e64ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/814305b5c23cb815ada68d43019f39050472b25fhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e5647a723c49d73b9f108a8bb38e8c29d3948ea
2024-05-17
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