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CVE-2024-57878
published 2025-01-11

CVE-2024-57878: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: ptrace: fix partial SETREGSET for NT_ARM_FPMR Currently fpmr_set() doesn't…

PriorityP428medium6.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCLINAH
EPSS
0.18%
7.6th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: ptrace: fix partial SETREGSET for NT_ARM_FPMR Currently fpmr_set() doesn't initialize the temporary 'fpmr' variable, and a SETREGSET call with a length of zero will leave this uninitialized. Consequently an arbitrary value will be written back to target->thread.uw.fpmr, potentially leaking up to 64 bits of memory from the kernel stack. The read is limited to a specific slot on the stack, and the issue does not provide a write mechanism. Fix this by initializing the temporary value before copying the regset from userspace, as for other regsets (e.g. NT_PRSTATUS, NT_PRFPREG, NT_ARM_SYSTEM_CALL). In the case of a zero-length write, the existing contents of FPMR will be retained. Before this patch: | # ./fpmr-test | Attempting to write NT_ARM_FPMR::fpmr = 0x900d900d900d900d | SETREGSET(nt=0x40e, len=8) wrote 8 bytes | | Attempting to read NT_ARM_FPMR::fpmr | GETREGSET(nt=0x40e, len=8) read 8 bytes | Read NT_ARM_FPMR::fpmr = 0x900d900d900d900d | | Attempting to write NT_ARM_FPMR (zero length) | SETREGSET(nt=0x40e, len=0) wrote 0 bytes | | Attempting to read NT_ARM_FPMR::fpmr | GETREGSET(nt=0x40e, len=8) read 8 bytes | Read NT_ARM_FPMR::fpmr = 0xffff800083963d50 After this patch: | # ./fpmr-test | Attempting to write NT_ARM_FPMR::fpmr = 0x900d900d900d900d | SETREGSET(nt=0x40e, len=8) wrote 8 bytes | | Attempting to read NT_ARM_FPMR::fpmr | GETREGSET(nt=0x40e, len=8) read 8 bytes | Read NT_ARM_FPMR::fpmr = 0x900d900d900d900d | | Attempting to write NT_ARM_FPMR (zero length) | SETREGSET(nt=0x40e, len=0) wrote 0 bytes | | Attempting to read NT_ARM_FPMR::fpmr | GETREGSET(nt=0x40e, len=8) read 8 bytes | Read NT_ARM_FPMR::fpmr = 0x900d900d900d900d

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.12.5-1 (forky)linux 6.12.5-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 4035c22ef7d43a6c00d6a6584c60e902b95b46af < 8ab73c34e3c5b580721696665eabd799346bc50b8ab73c34e3c5b580721696665eabd799346bc50b
linuxlinux>= 4035c22ef7d43a6c00d6a6584c60e902b95b46af < f5d71291841aecfe5d8435da2dfa7f58ccd18bc8f5d71291841aecfe5d8435da2dfa7f58ccd18bc8
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.5-16.12.5-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.5-16.12.5-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.9 < 6.12.56.12.5

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.16.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
osv6.1MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.1LOW
vendor_redhat6.1MEDIUM
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