CVE-2024-53195
Dec. 27, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: arm64: Get rid of userspace_irqchip_in_use
Improper use of userspace_irqchip_in_use led to syzbot hitting the
following WARN_ON() in kvm_timer_update_irq():
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 3281 at arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c:459
kvm_timer_update_irq+0x21c/0x394
Call trace:
kvm_timer_update_irq+0x21c/0x394 arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c:459
kvm_timer_vcpu_reset+0x158/0x684 arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c:968
kvm_reset_vcpu+0x3b4/0x560 arch/arm64/kvm/reset.c:264
kvm_vcpu_set_target arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c:1553 [inline]
kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_vcpu_init arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c:1573 [inline]
kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl+0x112c/0x1b3c arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c:1695
kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x4ec/0xf74 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:4658
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:907 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:893 [inline]
__arm64_sys_ioctl+0x108/0x184 fs/ioctl.c:893
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline]
invoke_syscall+0x78/0x1b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49
el0_svc_common+0xe8/0x1b0 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132
do_el0_svc+0x40/0x50 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151
el0_svc+0x54/0x14c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:712
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xfc arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:730
el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:598
The following sequence led to the scenario:
- Userspace creates a VM and a vCPU.
- The vCPU is initialized with KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3 during
KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT.
- Without any other setup, such as vGIC or vPMU, userspace issues
KVM_RUN on the vCPU. Since the vPMU is requested, but not setup,
kvm_arm_pmu_v3_enable() fails in kvm_arch_vcpu_run_pid_change().
As a result, KVM_RUN returns after enabling the timer, but before
incrementing 'userspace_irqchip_in_use':
kvm_arch_vcpu_run_pid_change()
ret = kvm_arm_pmu_v3_enable()
if (!vcpu->arch.pmu.created)
return -EINVAL;
if (ret)
return ret;
[...]
if (!irqchip_in_kernel(kvm))
static_branch_inc(&userspace_irqchip_in_use);
- Userspace ignores the error and issues KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT again.
Since the timer is already enabled, control moves through the
following flow, ultimately hitting the WARN_ON():
kvm_timer_vcpu_reset()
if (timer->enabled)
kvm_timer_update_irq()
if (!userspace_irqchip())
ret = kvm_vgic_inject_irq()
ret = vgic_lazy_init()
if (unlikely(!vgic_initialized(kvm)))
if (kvm->arch.vgic.vgic_model !=
KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2)
return -EBUSY;
WARN_ON(ret);
Theoretically, since userspace_irqchip_in_use's functionality can be
simply replaced by '!irqchip_in_kernel()', get rid of the static key
to avoid the mismanagement, which also helps with the syzbot issue.
Product(s) Impacted
Product | Versions |
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Linux Kernel |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
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Published: Dec. 27, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 27, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 27, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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