KVM: arm64: Fix shift-out-of-bounds bug
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Fix shift-out-of-bounds bug Fix a shift-out-of-bounds bug reported by UBSAN when running VM with MTE enabled host kernel. UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c:1988:14 shift exponent 33 is too large for 32-bit type 'int' CPU: 26 UID: 0 PID: 7629 Comm: qemu-kvm Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2 #34 Hardware name: IEI NF5280R7/Mitchell MB, BIOS 00.00. 2024-10-12 09:28:54 10/14/2024 Call trace: dump_backtrace+0xa0/0x128 show_stack+0x20/0x38 dump_stack_lvl+0x74/0x90 dump_stack+0x18/0x28 __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0xf8/0x1e0 reset_clidr+0x10c/0x1c8 kvm_reset_sys_regs+0x50/0x1c8 kvm_reset_vcpu+0xec/0x2b0 __kvm_vcpu_set_target+0x84/0x158 kvm_vcpu_set_target+0x138/0x168 kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_vcpu_init+0x40/0x2b0 kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl+0x28c/0x4b8 kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x4bc/0x7a8 __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xb4/0x100 invoke_syscall+0x70/0x100 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x48/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x3c/0x158 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x130 el0t_64_sync+0x194/0x198
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 | 6.3 and later | 6.6.59, 6.11.6, 6.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.3 and later Fixed in 6.6.59, 6.11.6, 6.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 to before 6.6.59; 6.7 to before 6.11.6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 to before 6.6.59; 6.7 to before 6.11.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.59, 6.11.6, 6.12
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-50139
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x935-45jx-x98p
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-50139 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-50139 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x935-45jx-x98p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-50139 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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