CVE-2024-41094

CVE Details

Release Date:	2024-07-29
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\ndrm/fbdev-dma: Only set smem_start is enable per module option\nOnly export struct fb_info.fix.smem_start if that is required by the\nuser and the memory does not come from vmalloc().\nSetting struct fb_info.fix.smem_start breaks systems where DMA\nmemory is backed by vmalloc address space. An example error is\nshown below.\n[ 3.536043] ------------[ cut here ]------------\n[ 3.540716] virt_to_phys used for non-linear address: 000000007fc4f540 (0xffff800086001000)\n[ 3.552628] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 61 at arch/arm64/mm/physaddr.c:12 __virt_to_phys+0x68/0x98\n[ 3.565455] Modules linked in:\n[ 3.568525] CPU: 4 PID: 61 Comm: kworker/u12:5 Not tainted 6.6.23-06226-g4986cc3e1b75-dirty #250\n[ 3.577310] Hardware name: NXP i.MX95 19X19 board (DT)\n[ 3.582452] Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func\n[ 3.588291] pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\n[ 3.595233] pc : __virt_to_phys+0x68/0x98\n[ 3.599246] lr : __virt_to_phys+0x68/0x98\n[ 3.603276] sp : ffff800083603990\n[ 3.677939] Call trace:\n[ 3.680393] __virt_to_phys+0x68/0x98\n[ 3.684067] drm_fbdev_dma_helper_fb_probe+0x138/0x238\n[ 3.689214] __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock+0x2b0/0x4c0\n[ 3.695385] drm_fb_helper_initial_config+0x4c/0x68\n[ 3.700264] drm_fbdev_dma_client_hotplug+0x8c/0xe0\n[ 3.705161] drm_client_register+0x60/0xb0\n[ 3.709269] drm_fbdev_dma_setup+0x94/0x148\nAdditionally, DMA memory is assumed to by contiguous in physical\naddress space, which is not guaranteed by vmalloc().\nResolve this by checking the module flag drm_leak_fbdev_smem when\nDRM allocated the instance of struct fb_info. Fbdev-dma then only\nsets smem_start only if required (via FBINFO_HIDE_SMEM_START). Also\nguarantee that the framebuffer is not located in vmalloc address\nspace.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	4.4
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-9315	2024-11-14