CVE-2024-50096

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Information Disclosure via Nouveau DMem Copy Error Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nouveau/dmem: Fix vulnerability in migrate_to_ram upon copy error The `nouveau_dmem_copy_one` function ensures that the copy push command is sent to the device firmware but does not track whether it was executed successfully. In the case of a copy error (e.g., firmware or hardware failure), the copy push command will be sent via the firmware channel, and `nouveau_dmem_copy_one` will likely report success, leading to the `migrate_to_ram` function returning a dirty HIGH_USER page to the user. This can result in a security vulnerability, as a HIGH_USER page that may contain sensitive or corrupted data could be returned to the user. To prevent this vulnerability, we allocate a zero page. Thus, in case of an error, a non-dirty (zero) page will be returned to the user.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 15.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (24)
linux/Kernel 5.1.0 - 5.4.285linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.168linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.113linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.227linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.57linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.11.4linux
Linux/Linux < 5.1
Linux/Linux 5.1
Linux/Linux 5.10.227 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.168 - 5.15.*
... and 14 more
Published Nov 05, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026