In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
powerpc/perf: Fix power_pmu_disable to call clear_pmi_irq_pending only if PMI is pending
Running selftest with CONFIG_PPC_IRQ_SOFT_MASK_DEBUG enabled in kernel triggered below warning:
[ 172.851380] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 172.851391] WARNING: CPU: 8 PID: 2901 at arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h:246 power_pmu_disable+0x270/0x280 [ 172.851402] Modules linked in: dm_mod bonding nft_ct nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_set nf_tables rfkill nfnetlink sunrpc xfs libcrc32c pseries_rng xts vmx_crypto uio_pdrv_genirq uio sch_fq_codel ip_tables ext4 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod t10_pi sg ibmvscsi ibmveth scsi_transport_srp fuse [ 172.851442] CPU: 8 PID: 2901 Comm: lost_exception_ Not tainted 5.16.0-rc5-03218-g798527287598 #2 [ 172.851451] NIP: c00000000013d600 LR: c00000000013d5a4 CTR: c00000000013b180 [ 172.851458] REGS: c000000017687860 TRAP: 0700 Not tainted (5.16.0-rc5-03218-g798527287598) [ 172.851465] MSR: 8000000000029033 <SF,EE,ME,IR,DR,RI,LE> CR: 48004884 XER: 20040000 [ 172.851482] CFAR: c00000000013d5b4 IRQMASK: 1 [ 172.851482] GPR00: c00000000013d5a4 c000000017687b00 c000000002a10600 0000000000000004 [ 172.851482] GPR04: 0000000082004000 c0000008ba08f0a8 0000000000000000 00000008b7ed0000 [ 172.851482] GPR08: 00000000446194f6 0000000000008000 c00000000013b118 c000000000d58e68 [ 172.851482] GPR12: c00000000013d390 c00000001ec54a80 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 [ 172.851482] GPR16: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 c000000015d5c708 c0000000025396d0 [ 172.851482] GPR20: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 c00000000a3bbf40 0000000000000003 [ 172.851482] GPR24: 0000000000000000 c0000008ba097400 c0000000161e0d00 c00000000a3bb600 [ 172.851482] GPR28: c000000015d5c700 0000000000000001 0000000082384090 c0000008ba0020d8 [ 172.851549] NIP [c00000000013d600] power_pmu_disable+0x270/0x280 [ 172.851557] LR [c00000000013d5a4] power_pmu_disable+0x214/0x280 [ 172.851565] Call Trace: [ 172.851568] [c000000017687b00] [c00000000013d5a4] power_pmu_disable+0x214/0x280 (unreliable) [ 172.851579] [c000000017687b40] [c0000000003403ac] perf_pmu_disable+0x4c/0x60 [ 172.851588] [c000000017687b60] [c0000000003445e4] __perf_event_task_sched_out+0x1d4/0x660 [ 172.851596] [c000000017687c50] [c000000000d1175c] __schedule+0xbcc/0x12a0 [ 172.851602] [c000000017687d60] [c000000000d11ea8] schedule+0x78/0x140 [ 172.851608] [c000000017687d90] [c0000000001a8080] sys_sched_yield+0x20/0x40 [ 172.851615] [c000000017687db0] [c0000000000334dc] system_call_exception+0x18c/0x380 [ 172.851622] [c000000017687e10] [c00000000000c74c] system_call_common+0xec/0x268
The warning indicates that MSR_EE being set(interrupt enabled) when there was an overflown PMC detected. This could happen in power_pmu_disable since it runs under interrupt soft disable condition ( local_irq_save ) and not with interrupts hard disabled. commit 2c9ac51b850d ("powerpc/perf: Fix PMU callbacks to clear pending PMI before resetting an overflown PMC") intended to clear PMI pending bit in Paca when disabling the PMU. It could happen that PMC gets overflown while code is in power_pmu_disable callback function. Hence add a check to see if PMI pending bit is set in Paca before clearing it via clear_pmi_pending.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-azure-vdso | Aug 9, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 |
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