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HistorySep 04, 2024 - 6:36 p.m.

CVE-2024-44965 x86/mm: Fix pti_clone_pgtable() alignment assumption

2024-09-0418:36:02
Linux
github.com
2
x86
mm
vulnerability
linux kernel
pti_clone_pgtable
alignment
assumption
guenter
crashes
i386-nosmp
gcc-11
traps
stack guard

AI Score

7.1

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

x86/mm: Fix pti_clone_pgtable() alignment assumption

Guenter reported dodgy crashes on an i386-nosmp build using GCC-11
that had the form of endless traps until entry stack exhaust and then
#DF from the stack guard.

It turned out that pti_clone_pgtable() had alignment assumptions on
the start address, notably it hard assumes start is PMD aligned. This
is true on x86_64, but very much not true on i386.

These assumptions can cause the end condition to malfunction, leading
to a ‘short’ clone. Guess what happens when the user mapping has a
short copy of the entry text?

Use the correct increment form for addr to avoid alignment
assumptions.

AI Score

7.1

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

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