In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/MCE: Always save CS register on AMD Zen IF Poison errors
The Instruction Fetch (IF) units on current AMD Zen-based systems do not guarantee a synchronous #MC is delivered for poison consumption errors. Therefore, MCG_STATUS[EIPV|RIPV] will not be set. However, the microarchitecture does guarantee that the exception is delivered within the same context. In other words, the exact rIP is not known, but the context is known to not have changed.
There is no architecturally-defined method to determine this behavior.
The Code Segment (CS) register is always valid on such IF unit poison errors regardless of the value of MCG_STATUS[EIPV|RIPV].
Add a quirk to save the CS register for poison consumption from the IF unit banks.
This is needed to properly determine the context of the error. Otherwise, the severity grading function will assume the context is IN_KERNEL due to the m->cs value being 0 (the initialized value). This leads to unnecessary kernel panics on data poison errors due to the kernel believing the poison consumption occurred in kernel context.
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_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.55-75.123Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perf | Oct 16, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel | Jan 15, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Feb 3, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Sep 18, 2025 |
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