CVE-2024-38667

HIGH

Linux Kernel Secondary Idle Threads - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: prevent pt_regs corruption for secondary idle threads Top of the kernel thread stack should be reserved for pt_regs. However this is not the case for the idle threads of the secondary boot harts. Their stacks overlap with their pt_regs, so both may get corrupted. Similar issue has been fixed for the primary hart, see c7cdd96eca28 ("riscv: prevent stack corruption by reserving task_pt_regs(p) early"). However that fix was not propagated to the secondary harts. The problem has been noticed in some CPU hotplug tests with V enabled. The function smp_callin stored several registers on stack, corrupting top of pt_regs structure including status field. As a result, kernel attempted to save or restore inexistent V context.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 13.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (15)
linux/Kernel 5.7.0 - 6.1.93linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.33linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.9.4linux
Linux/Linux < 5.7
Linux/Linux 2875fe0561569f82d0e63658ccf0d11ce7da8922 - 0c1f28c32a194303da630fca89481334b9547b80
Linux/Linux 2875fe0561569f82d0e63658ccf0d11ce7da8922 - 3090c06d50eaa91317f84bf3eac4c265e6cb8d44
Linux/Linux 2875fe0561569f82d0e63658ccf0d11ce7da8922 - a638b0461b58aa3205cd9d5f14d6f703d795b4af
Linux/Linux 2875fe0561569f82d0e63658ccf0d11ce7da8922 - ea22d4195cca13d5fdbc4d6555a2dfb8a7867a9e
Linux/Linux 5.7
Linux/Linux 6.1.93 - 6.1.*
... and 5 more
Published Jun 24, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026