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CVE-2024-50115

Nov. 8, 2024, 7:14 p.m.

CVSS Score

7.1 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
linux
  • linux_kernel
  • *, 6.12

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nSVM: Ignore nCR3[4:0] when loading PDPTEs from memory Ignore nCR3[4:0] when loading PDPTEs from memory for nested SVM, as bits 4:0 of CR3 are ignored when PAE paging is used, and thus VMRUN doesn't enforce 32-byte alignment of nCR3. In the absolute worst case scenario, failure to ignore bits 4:0 can result in an out-of-bounds read, e.g. if the target page is at the end of a memslot, and the VMM isn't using guard pages. Per the APM: The CR3 register points to the base address of the page-directory-pointer table. The page-directory-pointer table is aligned on a 32-byte boundary, with the low 5 address bits 4:0 assumed to be 0. And the SDM's much more explicit: 4:0 Ignored Note, KVM gets this right when loading PDPTRs, it's only the nSVM flow that is broken.

Weaknesses

CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

CWE ID: 125

Date

Published: Nov. 5, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Nov. 8, 2024, 7:14 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CPEs

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel / / / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel 6.12 rc1 / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel 6.12 rc2 / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel 6.12 rc3 / / / / / /
o linux linux_kernel 6.12 rc4 / / / / / /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
7.1
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

https://git.kernel.org/ 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

https://git.kernel.org/ 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

https://git.kernel.org/ 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

https://git.kernel.org/ 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

https://git.kernel.org/ 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

https://git.kernel.org/ 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67