cbcvebase.
CVE-2024-42126
published 2024-07-30

CVE-2024-42126: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc: Avoid nmi_enter/nmi_exit in real mode interrupt. nmi_enter()/nmi_exit() touches…

PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.23%
13.7th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc: Avoid nmi_enter/nmi_exit in real mode interrupt. nmi_enter()/nmi_exit() touches per cpu variables which can lead to kernel crash when invoked during real mode interrupt handling (e.g. early HMI/MCE interrupt handler) if percpu allocation comes from vmalloc area. Early HMI/MCE handlers are called through DEFINE_INTERRUPT_HANDLER_NMI() wrapper which invokes nmi_enter/nmi_exit calls. We don't see any issue when percpu allocation is from the embedded first chunk. However with CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_PAGE_FIRST_CHUNK enabled there are chances where percpu allocation can come from the vmalloc area. With kernel command line "percpu_alloc=page" we can force percpu allocation to come from vmalloc area and can see kernel crash in machine_check_early: [ 1.215714] NIP [c000000000e49eb4] rcu_nmi_enter+0x24/0x110 [ 1.215717] LR [c0000000000461a0] machine_check_early+0xf0/0x2c0 [ 1.215719] --- interrupt: 200 [ 1.215720] [c000000fffd73180] [0000000000000000] 0x0 (unreliable) [ 1.215722] [c000000fffd731b0] [0000000000000000] 0x0 [ 1.215724] [c000000fffd73210] [c000000000008364] machine_check_early_common+0x134/0x1f8 Fix this by avoiding use of nmi_enter()/nmi_exit() in real mode if percpu first chunk is not embedded.

Affected

20 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.98-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.98-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.98-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.98-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < fb6675db04c4b79883373edc578d5df7bbc84848fb6675db04c4b79883373edc578d5df7bbc84848
linuxlinux>= eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < e2afb26615adf6c3ceaaa7732aa839bcd587a057e2afb26615adf6c3ceaaa7732aa839bcd587a057
linuxlinux>= eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < 8d3f83dfb23674540c827a8d65fba20aa300b2528d3f83dfb23674540c827a8d65fba20aa300b252
linuxlinux>= eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < 0f37946c62c48a907625348cbc720a7a0c547d1e0f37946c62c48a907625348cbc720a7a0c547d1e
linuxlinux>= eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < 2c78c9411e685dbc9eac8c2845111b03501975b82c78c9411e685dbc9eac8c2845111b03501975b8
linuxlinux>= eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < 0db880fc865ffb522141ced4bfa66c12ab1fbb700db880fc865ffb522141ced4bfa66c12ab1fbb70
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.226-15.10.226-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.98-16.1.98-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.9.9-16.9.9-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.9.9-16.9.9-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-125.1355.15.0-125.135
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-48.486.8.0-48.48
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.10 < 5.10.2245.10.224
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.1655.15.165
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.986.1.98
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.6.396.6.39
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.9.96.9.9

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
Stop checking back — get the weekly exploitation signal.

Every Monday: what got weaponized or added to CISA KEV in the last seven days — each CVE cross-linked to its PoC, Nuclei template, and detection rule. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe in one click.