CVE-2021-47228

x86/ioremap: Map EFI-reserved memory as encrypted for SEV

MEDIUM
6.2
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 02:19 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM6.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/ioremap: Map EFI-reserved memory as encrypted for SEV Some drivers require memory that is marked as EFI boot services data. In order for this memory to not be re-used by the kernel after ExitBootServices(), efi_mem_reserve() is used to preserve it by inserting a new EFI memory descriptor and marking it with the EFI_MEMORY_RUNTIME attribute. Under SEV, memory marked with the EFI_MEMORY_RUNTIME attribute needs to be mapped encrypted by Linux, otherwise the kernel might crash at boot like below: EFI Variables Facility v0.08 2004-May-17 general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x3597688770a868b2: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 13 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.12.4-2-default #1 openSUSE Tumbleweed Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015 RIP: 0010:efi_mokvar_entry_next [...] Call Trace: efi_mokvar_sysfs_init ? efi_mokvar_table_init do_one_initcall ? __kmalloc kernel_init_freeable ? rest_init kernel_init ret_from_fork Expand the __ioremap_check_other() function to additionally check for this other type of boot data reserved at runtime and indicate that it should be mapped encrypted for an SEV guest. [ bp: Massage commit message. ]

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.10 ≤ v < 5.10.465.10 ≤ v < 5.12.135.10 ≤ v < 5.135.11 ≤ v < 5.12.135.13 rc15.13 rc25.13 rc35.13 rc45.13 rc55.13 rc658c909022a5a56cd1d9e89c8c5461fd1f6a27bb5
Vendor states this is fixed in 208bb686e7fa7fff16e8fa78ff0db34aa9acdbd7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8d651ee9c71bb12fc0c8eb2786b66cbe5aa3e43b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b7a05aba39f733ec337c5b952e112dd2dc4fc404 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.46 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/208bb686e7fa7fff16e8fa78ff0db34aa9acdbd7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d651ee9c71bb12fc0c8eb2786b66cbe5aa3e43b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7a05aba39f733ec337c5b952e112dd2dc4fc404

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.2MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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