powerpc: Avoid nmi_enter/nmi_exit in real mode interrupt. (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.23 % · percentile 14 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc: Avoid nmi_enter/nmi_exit in real mode interrupt. nmi_enter()/nmi_exit() touches per cpu variables which can lead to kernel crash when invoked during real mode interrupt handling (e.g. early HMI/MCE interrupt handler) if percpu allocation comes from vmalloc area. Early HMI/MCE handlers are called through DEFINE_INTERRUPT_HANDLER_NMI() wrapper which invokes nmi_enter/nmi_exit calls. We don't see any issue when percpu allocation is from the embedded first chunk. However with CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_PAGE_FIRST_CHUNK enabled there are chances where percpu allocation can come from the vmalloc area. With kernel command line "percpu_alloc=page" we can force percpu allocation to come from vmalloc area and can see kernel crash in machine_check_early: [ 1.215714] NIP [c000000000e49eb4] rcu_nmi_enter+0x24/0x110 [ 1.215717] LR [c0000000000461a0] machine_check_early+0xf0/0x2c0 [ 1.215719] --- interrupt: 200 [ 1.215720] [c000000fffd73180] [0000000000000000] 0x0 (unreliable) [ 1.215722] [c000000fffd731b0] [0000000000000000] 0x0 [ 1.215724] [c000000fffd73210] [c000000000008364] machine_check_early_common+0x134/0x1f8 Fix this by avoiding use of nmi_enter()/nmi_exit() in real mode if percpu first chunk is not embedded.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb6675db04c4b79883373edc578d5df7bbc84848
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2afb26615adf6c3ceaaa7732aa839bcd587a057
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d3f83dfb23674540c827a8d65fba20aa300b252
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f37946c62c48a907625348cbc720a7a0c547d1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c78c9411e685dbc9eac8c2845111b03501975b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db880fc865ffb522141ced4bfa66c12ab1fbb70
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-39958
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-42126
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0022 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0002 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1080 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1013 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0997 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0957 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0840 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0822 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0779 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.10 < 5.10.224cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.165cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.98cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.39cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.9.9
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < fb6675db04c4b79883373edc578d5df7bbc84848 ; affected eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < e2afb26615adf6c3ceaaa7732aa839bcd587a057 ; affected eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < 8d3f83dfb23674540c827a8d65fba20aa300b252 ; affected eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < 0f37946c62c48a907625348cbc720a7a0c547d1e ; affected eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < 2c78c9411e685dbc9eac8c2845111b03501975b8 ; affected eb553f16973ade990d05946af9ae191394712c8a < 0db880fc865ffb522141ced4bfa66c12ab1fbb70 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.10 ; unaffected 0 < 5.10 ; unaffected 5.10.224 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.165 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.98 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.39 ≤ 6.6.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |