Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
m68k: mm: Move initrd phys_to_virt handling after paging_init()
When booting with an initial ramdisk on platforms where physical memory
does not start at address zero (e.g. on Amiga):
initrd: 0ef0602c - 0f800000
Zone ranges:
DMA [mem 0x0000000008000000-0x000000f7ffffffff]
Normal empty
Movable zone start for each node
Early memory node ranges
node 0: [mem 0x0000000008000000-0x000000000f7fffff]
Initmem setup node 0 [mem 0x0000000008000000-0x000000000f7fffff]
Unable to handle kernel access at virtual address (ptrval)
Oops: 00000000
Modules linked in:
PC: [<00201d3c>] memcmp+0x28/0x56
As phys_to_virt() relies on m68k_memoffset and module_fixup(), it must
not be called before paging_init(). Hence postpone the phys_to_virt
handling for the initial ramdisk until after calling paging_init().
While at it, reduce #ifdef clutter by using IS_ENABLED() instead.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.17 | 6.1.20 |
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 | 6.1.20-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.20-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +10 | 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 | — |