CVE-2023-52598

s390/ptrace: handle setting of fpc register correctly

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 6, 2024 at 06:45 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/ptrace: handle setting of fpc register correctly If the content of the floating point control (fpc) register of a traced process is modified with the ptrace interface 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 tracing 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 fpc register value, however it will be discarded, when returning to user space. In result the tracer will incorrectly continue to run with the value that was supposed to be used for the traced process. Fix this by saving fpu register contents with save_fpu_regs() before using test_fp_ctl().

Affected

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

v < 4.19.3074.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2694.3 ≤ v < 4.19.3074.3 ≤ v < 5.10.2104.3 ≤ v < 5.15.1494.3 ≤ v < 5.4.2694.3 ≤ v < 6.1.774.3 ≤ v < 6.6.164.3 ≤ v < 6.7.44.3 ≤ v < 6.85.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1495.16 ≤ v < 6.1.775.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2106.2 ≤ v < 6.6.166.7 ≤ v < 6.7.44.39977e886cbbc758b4b601a160b5825ba573b5ca8
Vendor states this is fixed in 02c6bbfb08bad78dd014e24c7b893723c15ec7a1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 28a1f492cb527f64593457a0a0f0d809b3f36c25 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6ccf904aac0292e1f6b1a1be6c407c414f7cf713 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6d0822f2cc9b153bf2df49a84599195a2e0d21a8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7a4d6481fbdd661f9e40e95febb95e3dee82bad3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 856caf2730ea18cb39e95833719c02a02447dc0a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8b13601d19c541158a6e18b278c00ba69ae37829 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bdce67df7f12fb0409fbc604ce7c4254703f56d4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.307 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.3 (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)

Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02c6bbfb08bad78dd014e24c7b893723c15ec7a1
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28a1f492cb527f64593457a0a0f0d809b3f36c25
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ccf904aac0292e1f6b1a1be6c407c414f7cf713
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d0822f2cc9b153bf2df49a84599195a2e0d21a8
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a4d6481fbdd661f9e40e95febb95e3dee82bad3
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/856caf2730ea18cb39e95833719c02a02447dc0a
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b13601d19c541158a6e18b278c00ba69ae37829
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdce67df7f12fb0409fbc604ce7c4254703f56d4

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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