iommu/vt-d: Fix WARN_ON in iommu probe path
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-617.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/vt-d: Fix WARN_ON in iommu probe path Commit 1a75cc710b95 ("iommu/vt-d: Use rbtree to track iommu probed devices") adds all devices probed by the iommu driver in a rbtree indexed by the source ID of each device. It assumes that each device has a unique source ID. This assumption is incorrect and the VT-d spec doesn't state this requirement either. The reason for using a rbtree to track devices is to look up the device with PCI bus and devfunc in the paths of handling ATS invalidation time out error and the PRI I/O page faults. Both are PCI ATS feature related. Only track the devices that have PCI ATS capabilities in the rbtree to avoid unnecessary WARN_ON in the iommu probe path. Otherwise, on some platforms below kernel splat will be displayed and the iommu probe results in failure. WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 166 at drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c:158 intel_iommu_probe_device+0x319/0xd90 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __warn+0x7e/0x180 ? intel_iommu_probe_device+0x319/0xd90 ? report_bug+0x1f8/0x200 ? handle_bug+0x3c/0x70 ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x70 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20 ? intel_iommu_probe_device+0x319/0xd90 ? debug_mutex_init+0x37/0x50 __iommu_probe_device+0xf2/0x4f0 iommu_probe_device+0x22/0x70 iommu_bus_notifier+0x1e/0x40 notifier_call_chain+0x46/0x150 blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x42/0x60 bus_notify+0x2f/0x50 device_add+0x5ed/0x7e0 platform_device_add+0xf5/0x240 mfd_add_devices+0x3f9/0x500 ? preempt_count_add+0x4c/0xa0 ? up_write+0xa2/0x1b0 ? __debugfs_create_file+0xe3/0x150 intel_lpss_probe+0x49f/0x5b0 ? pci_conf1_write+0xa3/0xf0 intel_lpss_pci_probe+0xcf/0x110 [intel_lpss_pci] pci_device_probe+0x95/0x120 really_probe+0xd9/0x370 ? __pfx___driver_attach+0x10/0x10 __driver_probe_device+0x73/0x150 driver_probe_device+0x19/0xa0 __driver_attach+0xb6/0x180 ? __pfx___driver_attach+0x10/0x10 bus_for_each_dev+0x77/0xd0 bus_add_driver+0x114/0x210 driver_register+0x5b/0x110 ? __pfx_intel_lpss_pci_driver_init+0x10/0x10 [intel_lpss_pci] do_one_initcall+0x57/0x2b0 ? kmalloc_trace+0x21e/0x280 ? do_init_module+0x1e/0x210 do_init_module+0x5f/0x210 load_module+0x1d37/0x1fc0 ? init_module_from_file+0x86/0xd0 init_module_from_file+0x86/0xd0 idempotent_init_module+0x17c/0x230 __x64_sys_finit_module+0x56/0xb0 do_syscall_64+0x6e/0x140 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x71/0x79
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.8.7
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2024:9315 Released 2024-11-12 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-cross-headers-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, libperf-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 +30
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 +11
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9315 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9315 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-35957
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24w8-46cp-j5f8
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-35957 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-35957 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-24w8-46cp-j5f8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-35957 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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