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FKIE_CVE-2024-46830

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-09-27 13:15 - Updated: 2026-08-04 11:20

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: Acquire kvm->srcu when handling KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS Grab kvm->srcu when processing KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS, as KVM will forcibly leave nested VMX/SVM if SMM mode is being toggled, and leaving nested VMX reads guest memory. Note, kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events() can also be called from KVM_RUN via sync_regs(), which already holds SRCU. I.e. trying to precisely use kvm_vcpu_srcu_read_lock() around the problematic SMM code would cause problems. Acquiring SRCU isn't all that expensive, so for simplicity, grab it unconditionally for KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS. ============================= WARNING: suspicious RCU usage 6.10.0-rc7-332d2c1d713e-next-vm #552 Not tainted ----------------------------- include/linux/kvm_host.h:1027 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage! other info that might help us debug this: rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1 1 lock held by repro/1071: #0: ffff88811e424430 (&vcpu->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x7d/0x970 [kvm] stack backtrace: CPU: 15 PID: 1071 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.10.0-rc7-332d2c1d713e-next-vm #552 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x7f/0x90 lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x13f/0x1a0 kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_memslot+0x168/0x190 [kvm] kvm_vcpu_read_guest+0x3e/0x90 [kvm] nested_vmx_load_msr+0x6b/0x1d0 [kvm_intel] load_vmcs12_host_state+0x432/0xb40 [kvm_intel] vmx_leave_nested+0x30/0x40 [kvm_intel] kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events+0x15d/0x2b0 [kvm] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl+0x1107/0x1750 [kvm] ? mark_held_locks+0x49/0x70 ? kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x7d/0x970 [kvm] ? kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x497/0x970 [kvm] kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x497/0x970 [kvm] ? lock_acquire+0xba/0x2d0 ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80 ? do_user_addr_fault+0x40c/0x6f0 ? lock_release+0xb7/0x270 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x82/0xb0 do_syscall_64+0x6c/0x170 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 RIP: 0033:0x7ff11eb1b539 </TASK>

References

URL	Tags
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bcdd831d9d01e0fb64faea50732b59b2ee88da1	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f35099fa3d59caf10bda88b033538e90086684e	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/939375737b5a0b1bf9b1e75129054e11bc9ca65e	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecdbe8ac86fb5538ccc623a41f88ec96c7168ab9	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa297c33faefe51e10244e8a378837fca4963228	Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
debian	debian_linux	11.0
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	6.11
linux	linux_kernel	6.11
linux	linux_kernel	6.11
linux	linux_kernel	6.11
linux	linux_kernel	6.11
linux	linux_kernel	6.11

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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nKVM: x86: Acquire kvm-\u003esrcu when handling KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS\n\nGrab kvm-\u003esrcu when processing KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS, as KVM will forcibly\nleave nested VMX/SVM if SMM mode is being toggled, and leaving nested VMX\nreads guest memory.\n\nNote, kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events() can also be called from KVM_RUN\nvia sync_regs(), which already holds SRCU.  I.e. trying to precisely use\nkvm_vcpu_srcu_read_lock() around the problematic SMM code would cause\nproblems.  Acquiring SRCU isn\u0027t all that expensive, so for simplicity,\ngrab it unconditionally for KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS.\n\n =============================\n WARNING: suspicious RCU usage\n 6.10.0-rc7-332d2c1d713e-next-vm #552 Not tainted\n -----------------------------\n include/linux/kvm_host.h:1027 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!\n\n other info that might help us debug this:\n\n rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1\n 1 lock held by repro/1071:\n  #0: ffff88811e424430 (\u0026vcpu-\u003emutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x7d/0x970 [kvm]\n\n stack backtrace:\n CPU: 15 PID: 1071 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.10.0-rc7-332d2c1d713e-next-vm #552\n Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015\n Call Trace:\n  \u003cTASK\u003e\n  dump_stack_lvl+0x7f/0x90\n  lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0x13f/0x1a0\n  kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_memslot+0x168/0x190 [kvm]\n  kvm_vcpu_read_guest+0x3e/0x90 [kvm]\n  nested_vmx_load_msr+0x6b/0x1d0 [kvm_intel]\n  load_vmcs12_host_state+0x432/0xb40 [kvm_intel]\n  vmx_leave_nested+0x30/0x40 [kvm_intel]\n  kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events+0x15d/0x2b0 [kvm]\n  kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl+0x1107/0x1750 [kvm]\n  ? mark_held_locks+0x49/0x70\n  ? kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x7d/0x970 [kvm]\n  ? kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x497/0x970 [kvm]\n  kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x497/0x970 [kvm]\n  ? lock_acquire+0xba/0x2d0\n  ? find_held_lock+0x2b/0x80\n  ? do_user_addr_fault+0x40c/0x6f0\n  ? lock_release+0xb7/0x270\n  __x64_sys_ioctl+0x82/0xb0\n  do_syscall_64+0x6c/0x170\n  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53\n RIP: 0033:0x7ff11eb1b539\n  \u003c/TASK\u003e"
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      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: KVM: x86: Adquirir kvm-\u0026gt;srcu al manejar KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS Adquiera kvm-\u0026gt;srcu al procesar KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS, ya que KVM abandonar\u00e1 a la fuerza el VMX/SVM anidado si se alterna el modo SMM, y al abandonar el VMX anidado se lee la memoria del invitado. Tenga en cuenta que kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events() tambi\u00e9n se puede llamar desde KVM_RUN a trav\u00e9s de sync_regs(), que ya contiene SRCU. Es decir, intentar usar con precisi\u00f3n kvm_vcpu_srcu_read_lock() alrededor del c\u00f3digo SMM problem\u00e1tico causar\u00eda problemas. Adquirir SRCU no es tan caro, as\u00ed que para simplificar, t\u00f3melo incondicionalmente para KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS. ============================= ADVERTENCIA: uso sospechoso de RCU 6.10.0-rc7-332d2c1d713e-next-vm #552 No contaminado ----------------------------- include/linux/kvm_host.h:1027 \u00a1Uso sospechoso de rcu_dereference_check()! Otra informaci\u00f3n que podr\u00eda ayudarnos a depurar esto: rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1 1 bloqueo retenido por repro/1071: #0: ffff88811e424430 (\u0026amp;vcpu-\u0026gt;mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, en: kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x7d/0x970 [kvm] seguimiento de pila: CPU: 15 PID: 1071 Comm: repro No contaminado 6.10.0-rc7-332d2c1d713e-next-vm #552 Nombre del hardware: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015 Seguimiento de llamadas:  dump_stack_lvl+0x7f/0x90 kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events+0x15d/0x2b0 [kvm] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl+0x1107/0x1750 [kvm] ? kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x497/0x970 [kvm] kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x497/0x970 [kvm] ? bloqueo_adquirir+0xba/0x2d0 ? encontrar_bloqueo_retenido+0x2b/0x80 ? hacer_error_direcci\u00f3n_usuario+0x40c/0x6f0 ? liberaci\u00f3n_de_bloqueo+0xb7/0x270 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x82/0xb0 hacer_llamada_al_sistema_64+0x6c/0x170 entrada_SYSCALL_64_despu\u00e9s_de_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 RIP: 0033:0x7ff11eb1b539 "
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CVE-2024-46830 (GCVE-0-2024-46830)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-27 12:39 – Updated: 2026-08-05 11:38

Title

KVM: x86: Acquire kvm->srcu when handling KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS

Summary

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-09-29 14:12 UTC

Assigner

Linux CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard D 53/100 over 6848 records in the last 180 days details

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f35099fa3d59caf1…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa297c33faefe51e1…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/939375737b5a0b1bf…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecdbe8ac86fb5538c…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bcdd831d9d01e0fb…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Linux	Linux	Affected: e302786233e6bc512986d007c96458ccf5ca21c7 , < 5f35099fa3d59caf10bda88b033538e90086684e (git) Affected: f7e570780efc5cec9b2ed1e0472a7da14e864fdb , < fa297c33faefe51e10244e8a378837fca4963228 (git) Affected: f7e570780efc5cec9b2ed1e0472a7da14e864fdb , < 939375737b5a0b1bf9b1e75129054e11bc9ca65e (git) Affected: f7e570780efc5cec9b2ed1e0472a7da14e864fdb , < ecdbe8ac86fb5538ccc623a41f88ec96c7168ab9 (git) Affected: f7e570780efc5cec9b2ed1e0472a7da14e864fdb , < 4bcdd831d9d01e0fb64faea50732b59b2ee88da1 (git) Affected: 080dbe7e9b86a0392d8dffc00d9971792afc121f (git) Affected: b4c0d89c92e957ecccce12e66b63875d0cc7af7e (git) Affected: 5.15.19 , < 5.15.198 (semver) Affected: 5.10.97 , < 5.11 (semver) Affected: 5.16.5 , < 5.17 (semver)
Linux	Linux	Affected: 5.17 Unaffected: 0 , < 5.17 (semver) Unaffected: 5.15.198 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.1.110 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.6.51 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.10.10 , ≤ 6.10.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.11 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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