In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ACPI: APEI: Fix integer overflow in ghes_estatus_pool_init()
Change num_ghes from int to unsigned int, preventing an overflow and causing subsequent vmalloc() to fail.
The overflow happens in ghes_estatus_pool_init() when calculating len during execution of the statement below as both multiplication operands here are signed int:
len += (num_ghes * GHES_ESOURCE_PREALLOC_MAX_SIZE);
The following call trace is observed because of this bug:
[ 9.317108] swapper/0: vmalloc error: size 18446744071562596352, exceeds total pages, mode:0xcc0(GFP_KERNEL), nodemask=(null),cpuset=/,mems_allowed=0-1 [ 9.317131] Call Trace: [ 9.317134] <TASK> [ 9.317137] dump_stack_lvl+0x49/0x5f [ 9.317145] dump_stack+0x10/0x12 [ 9.317146] warn_alloc.cold+0x7b/0xdf [ 9.317150] ? __device_attach+0x16a/0x1b0 [ 9.317155] __vmalloc_node_range+0x702/0x740 [ 9.317160] ? device_add+0x17f/0x920 [ 9.317164] ? dev_set_name+0x53/0x70 [ 9.317166] ? platform_device_add+0xf9/0x240 [ 9.317168] __vmalloc_node+0x49/0x50 [ 9.317170] ? ghes_estatus_pool_init+0x43/0xa0 [ 9.317176] vmalloc+0x21/0x30 [ 9.317177] ghes_estatus_pool_init+0x43/0xa0 [ 9.317179] acpi_hest_init+0x129/0x19c [ 9.317185] acpi_init+0x434/0x4a4 [ 9.317188] ? acpi_sleep_proc_init+0x2a/0x2a [ 9.317190] do_one_initcall+0x48/0x200 [ 9.317195] kernel_init_freeable+0x221/0x284 [ 9.317200] ? rest_init+0xe0/0xe0 [ 9.317204] kernel_init+0x1a/0x130 [ 9.317205] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 9.317208] </TASK>
[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.79-51.138Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.155-138.670 | Jun 23, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 5, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelNo solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux | May 8, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | May 1, 2025 |
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