Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cxl/region: Fix region HPA ordering validation
Some regions may not have any address space allocated. Skip them when
validating HPA order otherwise a crash like the following may result:
devm_cxl_add_region: cxl_acpi cxl_acpi.0: decoder3.4: created region9
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[..]
RIP: 0010:store_targetN+0x655/0x1740 [cxl_core]
[..]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x144/0x200
vfs_write+0x24a/0x4d0
ksys_write+0x69/0xf0
do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x90
store_targetN+0x655/0x1740:
alloc_region_ref at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:676
(inlined by) cxl_port_attach_region at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:850
(inlined by) cxl_region_attach at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:1290
(inlined by) attach_target at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:1410
(inlined by) store_targetN at drivers/cxl/core/region.c:1453
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.0 | 6.0.8 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.0.8-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.0.8-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.0.8-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |