CVE-2024-50139: linux kernel — Fix

Description

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

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
linux	linux_kernel	6.3 — 6.6.59
linux	linux_kernel	6.7 — 6.11.6
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All
linux	linux_kernel	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04ed2ba07ce73f323052475fbd33d647aca3ff2e https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b9e11794d910aa55300debbac5f0adcc42c491a https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6c167afa090ea0451f91814e1318755a8fb8bb9

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-50139? +

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 It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-50139? +

CVE-2024-50139 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-50139? +

CVE-2024-50139 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-50139? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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