CVE-2024-35801

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/fpu: Keep xfd_state in sync with MSR_IA32_XFD Commit 672365477ae8 ("x86/fpu: Update XFD state where required") and commit 8bf26758ca96 ("x86/fpu: Add XFD state to fpstate") introduced a per CPU variable xfd_state to keep the MSR_IA32_XFD value cached, in order to avoid unnecessary writes to the MSR. On CPU hotplug MSR_IA32_XFD is reset to the init_fpstate.xfd, which wipes out any stale state. But the per CPU cached xfd value is not reset, which brings them out of sync. As a consequence a subsequent xfd_update_state() might fail to update the MSR which in turn can result in XRSTOR raising a #NM in kernel space, which crashes the kernel. To fix this, introduce xfd_set_state() to write xfd_state together with MSR_IA32_XFD, and use it in all places that set MSR_IA32_XFD.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 17, 2024
First seenMay 17, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.1.84, 6.6.24, 6.7.12, 6.8.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.84, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.24, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.7.12, 6.8 ≤ v < 6.8.36.1.84, 6.6.24, 6.7.12, 6.8.3

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