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GHSA-P8WJ-Q5FW-6Q9Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-21 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ACPI: PAD: fix crash in exit_round_robin()

The kernel occasionally crashes in cpumask_clear_cpu(), which is called within exit_round_robin(), because when executing clear_bit(nr, addr) with nr set to 0xffffffff, the address calculation may cause misalignment within the memory, leading to access to an invalid memory address.

BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffffffe0740618 ... CPU: 3 PID: 2919323 Comm: acpi_pad/14 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE X --------- - - 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64 #1 ... RIP: 0010:power_saving_thread+0x313/0x411 [acpi_pad] Code: 89 cd 48 89 d3 eb d1 48 c7 c7 55 70 72 c0 e8 64 86 b0 e4 c6 05 0d a1 02 00 01 e9 bc fd ff ff 45 89 e4 42 8b 04 a5 20 82 72 c0 48 0f b3 05 f4 9c 01 00 42 c7 04 a5 20 82 72 c0 ff ff ff ff 31 RSP: 0018:ff72a5d51fa77ec8 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: 00000000ffffffff RBX: ff462981e5d8cb80 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000246 RDI: 0000000000000246 RBP: ff46297556959d80 R08: 0000000000000382 R09: ff46297c8d0f38d8 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 000000000000000e R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffffffffffffff R15: 000000000000000e FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ff46297a800c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: ffffffffe0740618 CR3: 0000007e20410004 CR4: 0000000000771ee0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: ? acpi_pad_add+0x120/0x120 [acpi_pad] kthread+0x10b/0x130 ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40 ... CR2: ffffffffe0740618

crash> dis -lr ffffffffc0726923 ... /usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./include/linux/cpumask.h: 114 0xffffffffc0726918 : mov %r12d,%r12d /usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./include/linux/cpumask.h: 325 0xffffffffc072691b : mov -0x3f8d7de0(,%r12,4),%eax /usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h: 80 0xffffffffc0726923 : lock btr %rax,0x19cf4(%rip) # 0xffffffffc0740620

crash> px tsk_in_cpu[14] $66 = 0xffffffff

crash> px 0xffffffffc072692c+0x19cf4 $99 = 0xffffffffc0740620

crash> sym 0xffffffffc0740620 ffffffffc0740620 (b) pad_busy_cpus_bits [acpi_pad]

crash> px pad_busy_cpus_bits[0] $42 = 0xfffc0

To fix this, ensure that tsk_in_cpu[tsk_index] != -1 before calling cpumask_clear_cpu() in exit_round_robin(), just as it is done in round_robin_cpu().

[ rjw: Subject edit, avoid updates to the same value ]

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-49935"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
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    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-21T18:15:15Z",
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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPI: PAD: fix crash in exit_round_robin()\n\nThe kernel occasionally crashes in cpumask_clear_cpu(), which is called\nwithin exit_round_robin(), because when executing clear_bit(nr, addr) with\nnr set to 0xffffffff, the address calculation may cause misalignment within\nthe memory, leading to access to an invalid memory address.\n\n----------\nBUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffffffe0740618\n        ...\nCPU: 3 PID: 2919323 Comm: acpi_pad/14 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G           OE  X --------- -  - 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64 #1\n        ...\nRIP: 0010:power_saving_thread+0x313/0x411 [acpi_pad]\nCode: 89 cd 48 89 d3 eb d1 48 c7 c7 55 70 72 c0 e8 64 86 b0 e4 c6 05 0d a1 02 00 01 e9 bc fd ff ff 45 89 e4 42 8b 04 a5 20 82 72 c0 \u003cf0\u003e 48 0f b3 05 f4 9c 01 00 42 c7 04 a5 20 82 72 c0 ff ff ff ff 31\nRSP: 0018:ff72a5d51fa77ec8 EFLAGS: 00010202\nRAX: 00000000ffffffff RBX: ff462981e5d8cb80 RCX: 0000000000000000\nRDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000246 RDI: 0000000000000246\nRBP: ff46297556959d80 R08: 0000000000000382 R09: ff46297c8d0f38d8\nR10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 000000000000000e\nR13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffffffffffffff R15: 000000000000000e\nFS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ff46297a800c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\nCS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\nCR2: ffffffffe0740618 CR3: 0000007e20410004 CR4: 0000000000771ee0\nDR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000\nDR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400\nPKRU: 55555554\nCall Trace:\n ? acpi_pad_add+0x120/0x120 [acpi_pad]\n kthread+0x10b/0x130\n ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50\n ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40\n        ...\nCR2: ffffffffe0740618\n\ncrash\u003e dis -lr ffffffffc0726923\n        ...\n/usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./include/linux/cpumask.h: 114\n0xffffffffc0726918 \u003cpower_saving_thread+776\u003e:\tmov    %r12d,%r12d\n/usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./include/linux/cpumask.h: 325\n0xffffffffc072691b \u003cpower_saving_thread+779\u003e:\tmov    -0x3f8d7de0(,%r12,4),%eax\n/usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h: 80\n0xffffffffc0726923 \u003cpower_saving_thread+787\u003e:\tlock btr %rax,0x19cf4(%rip)        # 0xffffffffc0740620 \u003cpad_busy_cpus_bits\u003e\n\ncrash\u003e px tsk_in_cpu[14]\n$66 = 0xffffffff\n\ncrash\u003e px 0xffffffffc072692c+0x19cf4\n$99 = 0xffffffffc0740620\n\ncrash\u003e sym 0xffffffffc0740620\nffffffffc0740620 (b) pad_busy_cpus_bits [acpi_pad]\n\ncrash\u003e px pad_busy_cpus_bits[0]\n$42 = 0xfffc0\n----------\n\nTo fix this, ensure that tsk_in_cpu[tsk_index] != -1 before calling\ncpumask_clear_cpu() in exit_round_robin(), just as it is done in\nround_robin_cpu().\n\n[ rjw: Subject edit, avoid updates to the same value ]",
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