In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvmem: Fix shift-out-of-bound (UBSAN) with byte size cells
If a cell has 'nbits' equal to a multiple of BITS_PER_BYTE the logic
*p &= GENMASK((cell->nbits%BITS_PER_BYTE) - 1, 0);
will become undefined behavior because nbits modulo BITS_PER_BYTE is 0, and we subtract one from that making a large number that is then shifted more than the number of bits that fit into an unsigned long.
UBSAN reports this problem:
UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in drivers/nvmem/core.c:1386:8 shift exponent 64 is too large for 64-bit type 'unsigned long' CPU: 6 PID: 7 Comm: kworker/u16:0 Not tainted 5.15.0-rc3+ #9 Hardware name: Google Lazor (rev3+) with KB Backlight (DT) Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func Call trace: dump_backtrace+0x0/0x170 show_stack+0x24/0x30 dump_stack_lvl+0x64/0x7c dump_stack+0x18/0x38 ubsan_epilogue+0x10/0x54 __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x180/0x194 __nvmem_cell_read+0x1ec/0x21c nvmem_cell_read+0x58/0x94 nvmem_cell_read_variable_common+0x4c/0xb0 nvmem_cell_read_variable_le_u32+0x40/0x100 a6xx_gpu_init+0x170/0x2f4 adreno_bind+0x174/0x284 component_bind_all+0xf0/0x264 msm_drm_bind+0x1d8/0x7a0 try_to_bring_up_master+0x164/0x1ac __component_add+0xbc/0x13c component_add+0x20/0x2c dp_display_probe+0x340/0x384 platform_probe+0xc0/0x100 really_probe+0x110/0x304 __driver_probe_device+0xb8/0x120 driver_probe_device+0x4c/0xfc __device_attach_driver+0xb0/0x128 bus_for_each_drv+0x90/0xdc __device_attach+0xc8/0x174 device_initial_probe+0x20/0x2c bus_probe_device+0x40/0xa4 deferred_probe_work_func+0x7c/0xb8 process_one_work+0x128/0x21c process_scheduled_works+0x40/0x54 worker_thread+0x1ec/0x2a8 kthread+0x138/0x158 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
Fix it by making sure there are any bits to mask out.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-kvmUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modulesUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-kvmUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-debug-devel | Sep 26, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.252-195.481Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.75-79.358Upgrade python-perf | Mar 14, 2025 | May 22, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Jul 16, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftool | Jan 21, 2025 | May 22, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel | Oct 8, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Oct 16, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Sep 25, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rt-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-cross-headersUpgrade kernel-rt-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-kvmUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-kvmUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-rt-modules-extraUpgrade perfUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debug-modulesUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-coreUpgrade kernel-rt-modulesUpgrade kernel-modulesUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-modulesUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-coreUpgrade kernel-rt | Oct 2, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kb | Aug 9, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-gcp-4.15Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-aws-hwe | Nov 19, 2024 | May 22, 2024 |
Prioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub