CVE-2024-46774
Published: September 19, 2024Last modified: September 19, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/rtas: Prevent Spectre v1 gadget construction in sys_rtas() Smatch warns: arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c:1932 __do_sys_rtas() warn: potential spectre issue 'args.args' [r] (local cap) The 'nargs' and 'nret' locals come directly from a user-supplied buffer and are used as indexes into a small stack-based array and as inputs to copy_to_user() after they are subject to bounds checks. Use array_index_nospec() after the bounds checks to clamp these values for speculative execution.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.1 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Vulnerable (6.1.134-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.6.89-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0974d03eb479384466d828d65637814bee6b26d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f1feff02e9da0dd0cdb195c428c42b5f9b6c771
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68d8156480940b79227d58865ec5d2947b9384a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a262c2dc833f2fe1bd5c53a4d899e7077d3b1da9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b137af795399d8b657bad1646c18561530f35ed1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2834ff1d9641a8695a09ea79cd901c7b6d4d05f