CVE-2023-52597

KVM: s390: fix setting of fpc register

MEDIUM
4
CVSS Score
Published: March 6, 2024 at 06:45 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: s390: fix setting of fpc register kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_fpu() allows to set the floating point control (fpc) register of a guest cpu. The new value is tested for validity by temporarily loading it into the fpc register. This may lead to corruption of the fpc register of the host process: if an interrupt happens while the value is temporarily loaded into the fpc register, and within interrupt context floating point or vector registers are used, the current fp/vx registers are saved with save_fpu_regs() assuming they belong to user space and will be loaded into fp/vx registers when returning to user space. test_fp_ctl() restores the original user space / host process fpc register value, however it will be discarded, when returning to user space. In result the host process will incorrectly continue to run with the value that was supposed to be used for a guest cpu. Fix this by simply removing the test. There is another test right before the SIE context is entered which will handles invalid values. This results in a change of behaviour: invalid values will now be accepted instead of that the ioctl fails with -EINVAL. This seems to be acceptable, given that this interface is most likely not used anymore, and this is in addition the same behaviour implemented with the memory mapped interface (replace invalid values with zero) - see sync_regs() in kvm-s390.c.

Affected

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

v < 4.19.3073.13 ≤ v < 4.19.3073.13 ≤ v < 5.10.2103.13 ≤ v < 5.15.1493.13 ≤ v < 5.4.2693.13 ≤ v < 6.1.773.13 ≤ v < 6.6.163.13 ≤ v < 6.7.43.13 ≤ v < 6.84.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2695.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1495.16 ≤ v < 6.1.775.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2106.2 ≤ v < 6.6.166.7 ≤ v < 6.7.43.134725c86055f5bbdcdfe47199c0715881893a2c79
Vendor states this is fixed in 0671f42a9c1084db10d68ac347d08dbf6689ecb3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 150a3a3871490e8c454ffbac2e60abeafcecff99 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2823db0010c400e4b2b12d02aa5d0d3ecb15d7c7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3a04410b0bc7e056e0843ac598825dd359246d18 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5e63c9ae8055109d805aacdaf2a4fe2c3b371ba1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 732a3bea7aba5b15026ea42d14953c3425cc7dc2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b988b1bb0053c0dcd26187d29ef07566a565cf55 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c87d7d910775a025e230fd6359b60627e392460f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.307 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.210 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.149 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.269 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.77 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0671f42a9c1084db10d68ac347d08dbf6689ecb3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/150a3a3871490e8c454ffbac2e60abeafcecff99
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2823db0010c400e4b2b12d02aa5d0d3ecb15d7c7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a04410b0bc7e056e0843ac598825dd359246d18
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e63c9ae8055109d805aacdaf2a4fe2c3b371ba1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/732a3bea7aba5b15026ea42d14953c3425cc7dc2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b988b1bb0053c0dcd26187d29ef07566a565cf55
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c87d7d910775a025e230fd6359b60627e392460f

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CVSS

4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
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