Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-25744

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-25744

Published: March 7, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87191
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25744
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to missing access restrictions related to arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c and arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_amd.c. An untrusted VMM can trigger int80 syscall handling at any given point and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Amazon Linux AMI
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Ubuntu
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA)
IBM Qradar SIEM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1154-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1164-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1170-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-227-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-227-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1179-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1133-oracle (Ubuntu package)
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-debug-core
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
perf
kernel-devel
python3-perf
kernel-abi-stablelists
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug
kernel
bpftool
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-core
kernel-doc
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-25-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-25-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-25-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-25-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1009-starfive (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-starfive (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1011-laptop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-laptop-23.10 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1012-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1015-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1018-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1018-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
Storage Copy Data Management
Technical Support Appliance
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Storage Protect Plus Server
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-25744

Install updates from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.6.7
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA) - update to 7.5.0 UP9 IF02
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 9 IF01
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 5.15.0.1071.79~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1015.15~22.04.1
linux-image-4.15.0-1154-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-4.15.0-1164-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-4.15.0-1170-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-4.15.0-227-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-4.15.0-227-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 5.15.0.125.124, 6.5.0.25.25
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 5.15.0.1069.65, 6.5.0.25.25
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 5.15.0.125.113, 6.5.0.25.25.16
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 5.15.0.125.124, 6.5.0.25.25
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 5.15.0.1069.68
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 5.15.0.1070.76~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1018.20
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-4.15.0-1179-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 5.15.0.1078.87~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1016.16~22.04.1, 6.5.0.1016.18
linux-image-4.15.0-1133-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
Storage Copy Data Management - update to 2.2.24.1
Technical Support Appliance - update to 3.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps - update to 4.6.0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.14.26, 4.15.13
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-477.55.1.el8_8, 4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10, 5.14.0-284.66.1.el9_2
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10, 5.14.0-284.66.1.rt14.351.el9_2
kernel-debug-core - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-tools - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
perf - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
python3-perf - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
bpftool - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-core - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.125.113, 6.5.0.25.25.16
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.125.124, 6.5.0.25.25
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.125.124, 6.5.0.25.25
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-125.135, 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-125.135, 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-125.135, 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-125.135, 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-125.135, 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1038.42
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1038.42
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1055.54
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1055.54, 5.15.0.1055.62~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1055.62, 5.15.0-1055.62~20.04.1
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1065.61, 5.15.0.1065.68~20.04.1
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1065.63, 6.5.0.1012.13
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1065.63, 6.5.0.1012.13
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1065.68, 5.15.0-1065.68~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1065.68
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1067.67, 5.15.0.1067.73~20.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1067.67
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1067.67
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1067.68
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1067.68
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1067.73, 5.15.0-1067.73~20.04.1
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1067.73~20.04.1
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1069.68
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1069.74
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1069.75
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1070.66
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1070.76, 5.15.0-1070.76~20.04.1
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1071.67
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1071.79, 5.15.0-1071.79~20.04.1
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1072.72
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1072.78~20.04.1
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1072.78~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1015.15, 6.5.0.1015.15~22.04.1
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1075.73
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1075.84
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1078.87~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1
kernel - update to 6.1.72-96.166
linux-image-6.5.0-25-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-25.25, 6.5.0-25.25~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-25-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-25.25, 6.5.0-25.25~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-25-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-25.25.1~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-25-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-25.25.1~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.25.25.1~22.04.8
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.25.25.1~22.04.8
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.25.25~22.04.12
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.25.25~22.04.12
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.25.25~22.04.12
linux-image-6.5.0-1009-starfive (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1009.10~22.04.1
linux-image-starfive (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0.1009.10~22.04.4, 6.5.0.1009.11
linux-image-6.5.0-1011-laptop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1011.14
linux-image-laptop-23.10 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1011.14
linux-image-6.5.0-1012-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1012.15
linux-image-6.5.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-1015.15, 6.5.0-1015.15~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1015-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1015.15~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-1016.16, 6.5.0-1016.16~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-1016.16, 6.5.0-1016.16~22.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0.1016.16~22.04.1, 6.5.0.1016.18
linux-image-6.5.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1016.17
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1016.18
linux-image-6.5.0-1018-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1018.18
linux-image-6.5.0-1018-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1018.18
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1018.20
Storage Protect Plus Server - update to 10.1.17
IBM Security Guardium - update to 12.0p25

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