In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/sgx: Resolves SECS reclaim vs. page fault for EAUG race
The SGX EPC reclaimer (ksgxd) may reclaim the SECS EPC page for an enclave and set secs.epc_page to NULL. The SECS page is used for EAUG and ELDU in the SGX page fault handler. However, the NULL check for secs.epc_page is only done for ELDU, not EAUG before being used.
Fix this by doing the same NULL check and reloading of the SECS page as needed for both EAUG and ELDU.
The SECS page holds global enclave metadata. It can only be reclaimed when there are no other enclave pages remaining. At that point, virtually nothing can be done with the enclave until the SECS page is paged back in.
An enclave can not run nor generate page faults without a resident SECS page. But it is still possible for a #PF for a non-SECS page to race with paging out the SECS page: when the last resident non-SECS page A triggers a #PF in a non-resident page B, and then page A and the SECS both are paged out before the #PF on B is handled.
Hitting this bug requires that race triggered with a #PF for EAUG. Following is a trace when it happens.
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 RIP: 0010:sgx_encl_eaug_page+0xc7/0x210 Call Trace: ? __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x16a/0x440 ? xa_load+0x6e/0xa0 sgx_vma_fault+0x119/0x230 __do_fault+0x36/0x140 do_fault+0x12f/0x400 __handle_mm_fault+0x728/0x1110 handle_mm_fault+0x105/0x310 do_user_addr_fault+0x1ee/0x750 ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20 exc_page_fault+0x76/0x180 asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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 | Mar 2, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Jun 3, 2024 | Mar 2, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftool | Jul 1, 2024 | Mar 2, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 2, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-gcp-6.5Upgrade linux-laptopUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5Upgrade linux-hwe-6.5Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-starfiveUpgrade linux-riscvUpgrade linux-oracle-6.5Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-nvidia-6.5Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-oem-6.5 | Nov 19, 2024 | Mar 2, 2024 |
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