efistub/tpm: Use ACPI reclaim memory for event log to avoid corruption
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efistub/tpm: Use ACPI reclaim memory for event log to avoid corruption The TPM event log table is a Linux specific construct, where the data produced by the GetEventLog() boot service is cached in memory, and passed on to the OS using an EFI configuration table. The use of EFI_LOADER_DATA here results in the region being left unreserved in the E820 memory map constructed by the EFI stub, and this is the memory description that is passed on to the incoming kernel by kexec, which is therefore unaware that the region should be reserved. Even though the utility of the TPM2 event log after a kexec is questionable, any corruption might send the parsing code off into the weeds and crash the kernel. So let's use EFI_ACPI_RECLAIM_MEMORY instead, which is always treated as reserved by the E820 conversion logic.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.16 and later | 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2, 6.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.16 and later Fixed in 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2, 6.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.10.227; 5.11 to before 5.15.168; 5.16 to before 6.1.113; 6.2 to before 6.6.54; 6.7 to before 6.10.13; 6.11 to before 6.11.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.10.227; 5.11 to before 5.15.168; 5.16 to before 6.1.113; 6.2 to before 6.6.54; 6.7 to before 6.10.13; 6.11 to before 6.11.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2, 6.12
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-49858
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2pcf-5mqc-gcgr
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76b69ab9cf04358266e3cea5748c0c2791fbb08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11690d7e76842f29b60fbb5b35bc97d206ea0e83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b22c038fb2757c652642933de5664da471f8cb7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19fd2f2c5fb36b61506d3208474bfd8fdf1cada3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38d9b07d99b789efb6d8dda21f1aaad636c38993
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e6871a632a99d9b9e2ce3a7847acabe99e5a26e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77d48d39e99170b528e4f2e9fc5d1d64cdedd386
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Sources
- CVE-2024-49858 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-49858 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2pcf-5mqc-gcgr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-49858 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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