REDHAT-BUG-2348071: Low severity Linux Kernel vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
powerpc/xive/spapr: correct bitmap allocation size
kasan detects access beyond the end of the xibm->bitmap allocation:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in findfirstzerobit+0x40/0x140 Read of size 8 at addr c00000001d1d0118 by task swapper/0/1
CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.19.0-rc2-00001-g90df023b36dd #28 Call Trace: [c00000001d98f770] [c0000000012baab8] dumpstacklvl+0xac/0x108 (unreliable) [c00000001d98f7b0] [c00000000068faac] printreport+0x37c/0x710 [c00000001d98f880] [c0000000006902c0] kasanreport+0x110/0x354 [c00000001d98f950] [c000000000692324] asanload8+0xa4/0xe0 [c00000001d98f970] [c0000000011c6ed0] findfirstzerobit+0x40/0x140 [c00000001d98f9b0] [c0000000000dbfbc] xivespaprgetipi+0xcc/0x260 [c00000001d98fa70] [c0000000000d6d28] xivesetupcpuipi+0x1e8/0x450 [c00000001d98fb30] [c000000004032a20] pSeriessmpprobe+0x5c/0x118 [c00000001d98fb60] [c000000004018b44] smppreparecpus+0x944/0x9ac [c00000001d98fc90] [c000000004009f9c] kernelinitfreeable+0x2d4/0x640 [c00000001d98fd90] [c0000000000131e8] kernelinit+0x28/0x1d0 [c00000001d98fe10] [c00000000000cd54] retfromkernelthread+0x5c/0x64
Allocated by task 0: kasansavestack+0x34/0x70 kasankmalloc+0xb4/0xf0 kmalloc+0x268/0x540 xivespaprinit+0x4d0/0x77c pseriesinitirq+0x40/0x27c initIRQ+0x44/0x84 startkernel+0x2a4/0x538 startherecommon+0x1c/0x20
The buggy address belongs to the object at c00000001d1d0118 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-8 of size 8 The buggy address is located 0 bytes inside of 8-byte region [c00000001d1d0118, c00000001d1d0120)
The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page:c00c000000074740 refcount:1 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0xc00000001d1d0558 pfn:0x1d1d flags: 0x7ffff000000200(slab|node=0|zone=0|lastcpupid=0x7ffff) raw: 007ffff000000200 c00000001d0003c8 c00000001d0003c8 c00000001d010480 raw: c00000001d1d0558 0000000001e1000a 00000001ffffffff 0000000000000000 page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
Memory state around the buggy address: c00000001d1d0000: fc 00 fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc c00000001d1d0080: fc fc 00 fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc >c00000001d1d0100: fc fc fc 02 fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc ^ c00000001d1d0180: fc fc fc fc 04 fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc c00000001d1d0200: fc fc fc fc fc 04 fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
This happens because the allocation uses the wrong unit (bits) when it should pass (BITSTOLONGS(count) sizeof(long)) or equivalent. With small numbers of bits, the allocated object can be smaller than sizeof(long), which results in invalid accesses.
Use bitmapzalloc() to allocate and initialize the irq bitmap, paired with bitmapfree() for consistency.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of REDHAT-BUG-2348071?
The severity of REDHAT-BUG-2348071 is considered high due to the potential for memory corruption and exploitation.
How do I fix REDHAT-BUG-2348071?
To fix REDHAT-BUG-2348071, update the Linux kernel to the latest version provided by your distribution that includes the patch.
What systems are affected by REDHAT-BUG-2348071?
REDHAT-BUG-2348071 affects systems running specific versions of the Linux kernel on PowerPC architecture.
Is there a workaround for REDHAT-BUG-2348071?
There is no known workaround for REDHAT-BUG-2348071; updating the kernel is the recommended action.
What are the consequences of not addressing REDHAT-BUG-2348071?
Failing to address REDHAT-BUG-2348071 could lead to Denial of Service or remote code execution vulnerabilities.