CVE-2023-52597
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: fix setting of fpc register kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_fpu() allows to set the floating point control (fpc) register of a guest cpu. The new value is tested for validity by temporarily loading it into the fpc register. This may lead to corruption of the fpc register of the host process: if an interrupt happens while the value is temporarily loaded into the fpc register, and within interrupt context floating point or vector registers are used, the current fp/vx registers are saved with save_fpu_regs() assuming they belong to user space and will be loaded into fp/vx registers when returning to user space. test_fp_ctl() restores the original user space / host process fpc register value, however it will be discarded, when returning to user space. In result the host process will incorrectly continue to run with the value that was supposed to be used for a guest cpu. Fix this by simply removing the test. There is another test right before the SIE context is entered which will handles invalid values. This results in a change of behaviour: invalid values will now be accepted instead of that the ioctl fails with -EINVAL. This seems to be acceptable, given that this interface is most likely not used anymore, and this is in addition the same behaviour implemented with the memory mapped interface (replace invalid values with zero) - see sync_regs() in kvm-s390.c.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.307
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.269
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.210
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.149
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.77
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.16
- Linux Kernel < 6.7.4
- Debian Linux 10.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.0
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0671f42a9c1084db10d68ac347d08dbf6689ecb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/150a3a3871490e8c454ffbac2e60abeafcecff99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2823db0010c400e4b2b12d02aa5d0d3ecb15d7c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a04410b0bc7e056e0843ac598825dd359246d18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e63c9ae8055109d805aacdaf2a4fe2c3b371ba1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/732a3bea7aba5b15026ea42d14953c3425cc7dc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b988b1bb0053c0dcd26187d29ef07566a565cf55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c87d7d910775a025e230fd6359b60627e392460f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0671f42a9c1084db10d68ac347d08dbf6689ecb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/150a3a3871490e8c454ffbac2e60abeafcecff99
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0671f42a9c1084db10d68ac347d08dbf6689ecb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/150a3a3871490e8c454ffbac2e60abeafcecff99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2823db0010c400e4b2b12d02aa5d0d3ecb15d7c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a04410b0bc7e056e0843ac598825dd359246d18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e63c9ae8055109d805aacdaf2a4fe2c3b371ba1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/732a3bea7aba5b15026ea42d14953c3425cc7dc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b988b1bb0053c0dcd26187d29ef07566a565cf55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c87d7d910775a025e230fd6359b60627e392460f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0671f42a9c1084db10d68ac347d08dbf6689ecb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/150a3a3871490e8c454ffbac2e60abeafcecff99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2823db0010c400e4b2b12d02aa5d0d3ecb15d7c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a04410b0bc7e056e0843ac598825dd359246d18
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e63c9ae8055109d805aacdaf2a4fe2c3b371ba1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/732a3bea7aba5b15026ea42d14953c3425cc7dc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b988b1bb0053c0dcd26187d29ef07566a565cf55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c87d7d910775a025e230fd6359b60627e392460f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html