UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50182: Low severity ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge vulnerability

Q: Which systems are most likely to be affected?

The issue applies to arm64 systems where can_set_direct_map() is false, specifically the described configuration with CONFIG_RODATA_FULL_DEFAULT_ENABLED=n, CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC=n, and CONFIG_KFENCE=n. Most arm64 systems are not expected to be affected because CONFIG_RODATA_FULL_DEFAULT_ENABLED defaults to y.

Q: What level of access is needed to exploit this issue?

The supplied severity vector indicates local access and low privileges are required. It also indicates that additional attack preconditions are present.

Q: How can administrators determine whether the vulnerable condition exists?

Review the kernel configuration for CONFIG_RODATA_FULL_DEFAULT_ENABLED=n, CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC=n, and CONFIG_KFENCE=n on arm64 systems. A successful memfd_secret() call alone is not evidence that secret memory was removed from the direct map.

Q: What changes after the fix is applied?

On systems that cannot set the direct map, memfd_secret() returns -ENOSYS rather than appearing to succeed. Applications using the syscall may therefore begin receiving an error on affected configurations.

Published Nov 8, 2024

Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: secretmem: disable memfdsecret() if arch cannot set direct map Return -ENOSYS from memfdsecret() syscall if !cansetdirectmap(). This is the case for example on some arm64 configurations, where marking 4k PTEs in the direct map not present can only be done if the direct map is set up at 4k granularity in the first place (as ARM's break-before-make semantics do not easily allow breaking apart large/gigantic pages). More precisely, on arm64 systems with !cansetdirectmap(), setdirectmapinvalidnoflush() is a no-op, however it returns success (0) instead of an error. This means that memfdsecret will seemingly "work" (e.g. syscall succeeds, you can mmap the fd and fault in pages), but it does not actually achieve its goal of removing its memory from the direct map. Note that with this patch, memfdsecret() will start erroring on systems where cansetdirectmap() returns false (arm64 with CONFIGRODATAFULLDEFAULTENABLED=n, CONFIGDEBUGPAGEALLOC=n and CONFIGKFENCE=n), but that still seems better than the current silent failure. Since CONFIGRODATAFULLDEFAULTENABLED defaults to 'y', most arm64 systems actually have a working memfdsecret() and aren't be affected. From going through the iterations of the original memfdsecret patch series, it seems that disabling the syscall in these scenarios was the intended behavior [1] (preferred over having setdirectmapinvalidnoflush return an error as that would result in SIGBUSes at page-fault time), however the check for it got dropped between v16 [2] and v17 [3], when secretmem moved away from CMA allocations. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20201124164930.GK8537@kernel.org/ [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210121122723.3446-11-rppt@kernel.org/#t [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20201125092208.12544-10-rppt@kernel.org/

Affected Software

148 affected componentsFixes available

ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*

ubuntu/linux-gcp*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*

ubuntu/linux-hwe*

ubuntu/linux-oem*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15<5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1

5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15<5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1

5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15<5.15.0-1077.86~20.04.1

5.15.0-1077.86~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-134.145~20.04.1

5.15.0-134.145~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1

5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15<5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.2

5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.2

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-133.143~20.04.1

5.15.0-133.143~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15<5.15.0-1075.81~20.04.1

5.15.0-1075.81~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15<5.15.0-1073.77~20.04.1

5.15.0-1073.77~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-gke*

ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15<5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1

5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*

ubuntu/linux-raspi2*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*

ubuntu/linux<5.15.0-133.144

5.15.0-133.144

ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws<5.15.0-1078.85

5.15.0-1078.85

ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8<6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1

6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure<5.15.0-1081.90

5.15.0-1081.90

ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8<6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1

6.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<5.15.0-1081.90.1

5.15.0-1081.90.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.15.0-1077.86

5.15.0-1077.86

ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1026.28~22.04.1

6.8.0-1026.28~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke<5.15.0-1075.81

5.15.0-1075.81

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<5.15.0-1060.68

5.15.0-1060.68

ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1

6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.15.0-1070.73

5.15.0-1070.73

ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8<6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1

6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg<5.15.0-1073.79

5.15.0-1073.79

ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.15.0-1076.81

5.15.0-1076.81

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<5.15.0-133.143

5.15.0-133.143

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1

6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<5.15.0-1072.73

5.15.0-1072.73

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1024.27~22.04.1

6.8.0-1024.27~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<5.15.0-1033.33

5.15.0-1033.33

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx<5.15.0-1021.21

5.15.0-1021.21

ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.15.0-1075.81

5.15.0-1075.81

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8<6.8.0-1022.23~22.04.1

6.8.0-1022.23~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.15.0-1072.75

5.15.0-1072.75

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8<6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1

6.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*

ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*

ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.15.0-1044.48

5.15.0-1044.48

ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.15.0-1060.62

5.15.0-1060.62

ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime<5.15.0-1071.73

5.15.0-1071.73

ubuntu/linux-realtime<5.15.0-1078.86

5.15.0-1078.86

ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8<6.8.1-1018.19~22.04.1

6.8.1-1018.19~22.04.1

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*

ubuntu/linux-fips*

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*

ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<5.15.0-1078.85+fips1

5.15.0-1078.85+fips1

ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<5.15.0-1080.89+fips1

5.15.0-1080.89+fips1

ubuntu/linux-fips<5.15.0-133.144+fips1

5.15.0-133.144+fips1

ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<5.15.0-1077.86+fips1

5.15.0-1077.86+fips1

ubuntu/linux<6.8.0-56.58

6.8.0-56.58

ubuntu/linux-aws<6.8.0-1025.27

6.8.0-1025.27

ubuntu/linux-azure<6.8.0-1025.30

6.8.0-1025.30

ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11<6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1

6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia<6.8.0-1014.15

6.8.0-1014.15

ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1026.28

6.8.0-1026.28

ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11<6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1

6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1

ubuntu/linux-gke<6.8.0-1021.25

6.8.0-1021.25

ubuntu/linux-gkeop<6.8.0-1008.10

6.8.0-1008.10

ubuntu/linux-ibm<6.8.0-1022.22

6.8.0-1022.22

ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<6.8.0-56.58.1

6.8.0-56.58.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia<6.8.0-1024.27

6.8.0-1024.27

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11<6.11.0-1007.7

6.11.0-1007.7

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1024.27.1

6.8.0-1024.27.1

ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<6.8.0-1004.4

6.8.0-1004.4

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11<6.11.0-1015.15

6.11.0-1015.15

ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8<6.8.0-1024.24

6.8.0-1024.24

ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.8.0-1022.23

6.8.0-1022.23

ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.8.0-1028.32

6.8.0-1028.32

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-realtime*

ubuntu/linux-riscv<6.8.0-56.58.1

6.8.0-56.58.1

ubuntu/linux-xilinx<6.8.0-1017.18

6.8.0-1017.18

ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime<6.8.0-2023.24

6.8.0-2023.24

ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.8.1-1018.19

6.8.1-1018.19

ubuntu/linux-fips<6.8.0-78.78+fips1

6.8.0-78.78+fips1

Remediation

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Event History

Nov 8, 2024

CVE Published

via OSV·06:15 AM

Data Sourced

via OSV·06:15 AM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

Which systems are most likely to be affected?

The issue applies to arm64 systems where can_set_direct_map() is false, specifically the described configuration with CONFIG_RODATA_FULL_DEFAULT_ENABLED=n, CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC=n, and CONFIG_KFENCE=n. Most arm64 systems are not expected to be affected because CONFIG_RODATA_FULL_DEFAULT_ENABLED defaults to y.

What level of access is needed to exploit this issue?