Review reviewHigh

CVE-2024-38610

Linux Linux, linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/virt/acrn: fix PFNMAP PTE checks in acrn_vm_ram_map() Patch series "mm: follow_pte() improvements and acrn follow_pte() fixes". Patch #1 fixes a bunch of issues I spotted in the acrn driver. It compiles, that's all I know. I'll appreciate some review and testing from acrn folks. Patch #2+#3 improve follow_pte(), passing a VMA instead of the MM, adding more sanity checks, and improving the documentation. Gave it a quick test on x86-64 using VM_PAT that ends up using follow_pte(). This patch (of 3): We currently miss...

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.21%
11.6% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2024.06.19
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability0.21%
Technical severityCVSS 7.8

Vulnerability overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers/virt/acrn: fix PFNMAP PTE checks in acrn_vm_ram_map() Patch series "mm: follow_pte() improvements and acrn follow_pte() fixes". Patch #1 fixes a bunch of issues I spotted in the acrn driver. It compiles, that's all I know. I'll appreciate some review and testing from acrn folks. Patch #2+#3 improve follow_pte(), passing a VMA instead of the MM, adding more sanity checks, and improving the documentation. Gave it a quick test on x86-64 using VM_PAT that ends up using follow_pte(). This patch (of 3): We currently miss...

Affected product and versions

Product
Linux Linux, linux kernel
Affected versions
>= b9c43aa0b18da5619aac347d54cb67fe30d1f884 < 5c6705aa47b5b78d7ad36fea832bb69caa5bf49a, >= 8a6e85f75a83d16a71077e41f2720c691f432002 < afeb0e69627695f759fc73c39c1640dbf8649b32, >= 8a6e85f75a83d16a71077e41f2720c691f432002 < e873f36ec890bece26ecce850e969917bceebbb6, >= 8a6e85f75a83d16a71077e41f2720c691f432002 < 4c4ba3cf3a15ccfbaf787d0296fa42cdb00da9b4, >= 8a6e85f75a83d16a71077e41f2720c691f432002 < 2c8d6e24930b8ef7d4a81787627c559ae0e0d3bb, >= 8a6e85f75a83d16a71077e41f2720c691f432002 < 3d6586008f7b638f91f3332602592caa8b00b559, >= 149d5fb7e0124c3763e92edd1fde19417f4d2d09, >= 02098ac42b7ff055ec72cd083ee1eb0a23481a19, >= 5.15.33 < 5.15.161, >= 5.16.19 < 5.17, >= 5.17.2 < 5.18, >= 5.18, >= 5.17.2 < 6.1.93, >= 6.2 < 6.6.33, >= 6.7 < 6.8.12, >= 6.9 < 6.9.3
Fixed versions
5.15.161, 5.17, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Linux Linux, linux kernel and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-416