In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
powerpc/pseries/iommu: IOMMU incorrectly marks MMIO range in DDW
Power Hypervisor can possibily allocate MMIO window intersecting with Dynamic DMA Window (DDW) range, which is over 32-bit addressing.
These MMIO pages needs to be marked as reserved so that IOMMU doesn't map DMA buffers in this range.
The current code is not marking these pages correctly which is resulting in LPAR to OOPS while booting. The stack is at below
BUG: Unable to handle kernel data access on read at 0xc00800005cd40000 Faulting instruction address: 0xc00000000005cdac Oops: Kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 [#1] LE PAGE_SIZE=64K MMU=Hash SMP NR_CPUS=2048 NUMA pSeries Modules linked in: af_packet rfkill ibmveth(X) lpfc(+) nvmet_fc nvmet nvme_keyring crct10dif_vpmsum nvme_fc nvme_fabrics nvme_core be2net(+) nvme_auth rtc_generic nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl lockd grace sunrpc fuse configfs ip_tables x_tables xfs libcrc32c dm_service_time ibmvfc(X) scsi_transport_fc vmx_crypto gf128mul crc32c_vpmsum dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_multipath dm_mod sd_mod scsi_dh_emc scsi_dh_rdac scsi_dh_alua t10_pi crc64_rocksoft_generic crc64_rocksoft sg crc64 scsi_mod Supported: Yes, External CPU: 8 PID: 241 Comm: kworker/8:1 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.4.0-150600.23.14-default #1 SLE15-SP6 b44ee71c81261b9e4bab5e0cde1f2ed891d5359b Hardware name: IBM,9080-M9S POWER9 (raw) 0x4e2103 0xf000005 of:IBM,FW950.B0 (VH950_149) hv:phyp pSeries Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn NIP: c00000000005cdac LR: c00000000005e830 CTR: 0000000000000000 REGS: c00001400c9ff770 TRAP: 0300 Not tainted (6.4.0-150600.23.14-default) MSR: 800000000280b033 <SF,VEC,VSX,EE,FP,ME,IR,DR,RI,LE> CR: 24228448 XER: 00000001 CFAR: c00000000005cdd4 DAR: c00800005cd40000 DSISR: 40000000 IRQMASK: 0 GPR00: c00000000005e830 c00001400c9ffa10 c000000001987d00 c00001400c4fe800 GPR04: 0000080000000000 0000000000000001 0000000004000000 0000000000800000 GPR08: 0000000004000000 0000000000000001 c00800005cd40000 ffffffffffffffff GPR12: 0000000084228882 c00000000a4c4f00 0000000000000010 0000080000000000 GPR16: c00001400c4fe800 0000000004000000 0800000000000000 c00000006088b800 GPR20: c00001401a7be980 c00001400eff3800 c000000002a2da68 000000000000002b GPR24: c0000000026793a8 c000000002679368 000000000000002a c0000000026793c8 GPR28: 000008007effffff 0000080000000000 0000000000800000 c00001400c4fe800 NIP [c00000000005cdac] iommu_table_reserve_pages+0xac/0x100 LR [c00000000005e830] iommu_init_table+0x80/0x1e0 Call Trace: [c00001400c9ffa10] [c00000000005e810] iommu_init_table+0x60/0x1e0 (unreliable) [c00001400c9ffa90] [c00000000010356c] iommu_bypass_supported_pSeriesLP+0x9cc/0xe40 [c00001400c9ffc30] [c00000000005c300] dma_iommu_dma_supported+0xf0/0x230 [c00001400c9ffcb0] [c00000000024b0c4] dma_supported+0x44/0x90 [c00001400c9ffcd0] [c00000000024b14c] dma_set_mask+0x3c/0x80 [c00001400c9ffd00] [c0080000555b715c] be_probe+0xc4/0xb90 [be2net] [c00001400c9ffdc0] [c000000000986f3c] local_pci_probe+0x6c/0x110 [c00001400c9ffe40] [c000000000188f28] work_for_cpu_fn+0x38/0x60 [c00001400c9ffe70] [c00000000018e454] process_one_work+0x314/0x620 [c00001400c9fff10] [c00000000018f280] worker_thread+0x2b0/0x620 [c00001400c9fff90] [c00000000019bb18] kthread+0x148/0x150 [c00001400c9fffe0] [c00000000000ded8] start_kernel_thread+0x14/0x18
There are 2 issues in the code
1. The index is "int" while the address is "unsigned long". This results in negative value when setting the bitmap.
2. The DMA offset is page shifted but the MMIO range is used as-is (64-bit address). MMIO address needs to be page shifted as well.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxNo solution exists | May 15, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025429 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026039 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1022-oemUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-26-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1025-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2026-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1034-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-oem-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1013-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1031-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1034-azureUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1032-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-64-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic | May 21, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
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