UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53487

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtasflash: allow user copy to flash block cache objects With hardened usercopy enabled CONFIGHARDENEDUSERCOPY=y, using the /proc/powerpc/rtas/firmwareupdate interface to prepare a system firmware update yields a BUG: kern...

CVE-2023-53487 powerpc/rtas_flash: allow user copy to flash block cache objects

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtasflash: allow user copy to flash block cache objects With hardened usercopy enabled CONFIGHARDENEDUSERCOPY=y, using the /proc/powerpc/rtas/firmwareupdate interface to prepare a system firmware update yields a BUG: kern...

SUSE CVE-2022-49440

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Keep MSRRI set when calling RTAS RTAS runs in real mode MSRDR and MSRIR unset and in 32-bit big endian mode MSRSF,LE unset. The change in MSR is done in enterrtas in a relatively complex way, since the MSR value cou...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-49955

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - powerpc/rtas: Fix RTAS MSRHV handling for Cell The semi-recent changes to MSR handling when entering RTAS firmware cause crashes on IBM Cell machines. An exampl...

The vulnerability of the __do_sysRtAs() function in the arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c module of the Linux operating system allows a attacker to compromise the integrity and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the dosysRtAs function in the arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c module of the Linux operating system is related to writing beyond buffer boundaries. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the integrity and accessibility of protected information...

CVE-2022-49955

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Fix RTAS MSRHV handling for Cell The semi-recent changes to MSR handling when entering RTAS firmware cause crashes on IBM Cell machines. An example trace: kernel tried to execute user page 2fff01a8 - exploit attempt...

CVE-2022-49955

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Fix RTAS MSRHV handling for Cell The semi-recent changes to MSR handling when entering RTAS firmware cause crashes on IBM Cell machines. An example trace: kernel tried to execute user page 2fff01a8 - exploit attempt...

CVE-2022-49955 powerpc/rtas: Fix RTAS MSR[HV] handling for Cell

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Fix RTAS MSRHV handling for Cell The semi-recent changes to MSR handling when entering RTAS firmware cause crashes on IBM Cell machines. An example trace: kernel tried to execute user page 2fff01a8 - exploit attempt...

CVE-2022-49955

Summary of CVE-2022-49955 : This vulnerability concerns the Linux kernel’s powerpc/rtas code, where MSR[HV] handling for IBM Cell during RTAS entry could crash the system. The root cause, as described across sources, is a mismatch in how MSR[HV] is treated when RTAS is invoked (firmware/RTAS inte...

CVE-2022-49955 powerpc/rtas: Fix RTAS MSR[HV] handling for Cell

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Fix RTAS MSRHV handling for Cell The semi-recent changes to MSR handling when entering RTAS firmware cause crashes on IBM Cell machines. An example trace: kernel tried to execute user page 2fff01a8 - exploit attempt...

CVE-2022-49955

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Fix RTAS MSRHV handling for Cell The semi-recent changes to MSR handling when entering RTAS firmware cause crashes on IBM Cell machines. An example trace: kernel tried to execute user page 2fff01a8 - exploit attempt...

CVE-2022-49955: NULL Pointer Dereference

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Fix RTAS MSRHV handling for Cell The semi-recent changes to MSR handling when entering RTAS firmware cause crashes on IBM Cell machines. An example trace: kernel tried to execute user page 2fff01a8 - exploit attempt...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-49440

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - powerpc/rtas: Keep MSRRI set when calling RTAS RTAS runs in real mode MSRDR and MSRIR unset and in 32-bit big endian mode MSRSF,LE unset. The change in MSR is...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-27777

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A flaw was found in the way RTAS handled memory accesses in userspace to kernel communication. On a locked down usually due to Secure Boot guest system running ...

CVE-2022-49440

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Keep MSRRI set when calling RTAS RTAS runs in real mode MSRDR and MSRIR unset and in 32-bit big endian mode MSRSF,LE unset. The change in MSR is done in enterrtas in a relatively complex way, since the MSR value cou...

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49440

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Keep MSRRI set when calling RTAS RTAS runs in real mode MSRDR and MSRIR unset and in 32-bit big endian mode MSRSF,LE unset. The change in MSR is done in enterrtas in a relatively complex way, since the MSR value cou...

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49440

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Keep MSRRI set when calling RTAS RTAS runs in real mode MSRDR and MSRIR unset and in 32-bit big endian mode MSRSF,LE unset. The change in MSR is done in enterrtas in a relatively complex way, since the MSR value cou...

CVE-2022-49440 powerpc/rtas: Keep MSR[RI] set when calling RTAS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Keep MSRRI set when calling RTAS RTAS runs in real mode MSRDR and MSRIR unset and in 32-bit big endian mode MSRSF,LE unset. The change in MSR is done in enterrtas in a relatively complex way, since the MSR value cou...

CVE-2022-49440 powerpc/rtas: Keep MSR[RI] set when calling RTAS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Keep MSRRI set when calling RTAS RTAS runs in real mode MSRDR and MSRIR unset and in 32-bit big endian mode MSRSF,LE unset. The change in MSR is done in enterrtas in a relatively complex way, since the MSR value cou...

CVE-2022-49440

CVE-2022-49440 affects the Linux kernel (PowerPC RTAS path). The root cause is MSR[RI] not being preserved when entering RTAS, while RTAS runs in real mode and may trigger a panic/ watchdog lockup if MSR[RI] is unset. The fix updates how MSR is computed before calling RTAS, ensuring a hardcoded v...