CVE-2024-27437
vfio/pci: Disable auto-enable of exclusive INTx IRQ
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/pci: Disable auto-enable of exclusive INTx IRQ Currently for devices requiring masking at the irqchip for INTx, ie. devices without DisINTx support, the IRQ is enabled in request_irq() and subsequently disabled as necessary to align with the masked status flag. This presents a window where the interrupt could fire between these events, resulting in the IRQ incrementing the disable depth twice. This would be unrecoverable for a user since the masked flag prevents nested enables through vfio. Instead, invert the logic using IRQF_NO_AUTOEN such that exclusive INTx is never auto-enabled, then unmask as required.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/139dfcc4d723ab13469881200c7d80f49d776060
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26389925d6c2126fb777821a0a983adca7ee6351
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a4a666c45107206605b7b5bc20545f8aabc4fa2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b3491ad0f80d913e7d255941d4470f4a4d9bfda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/561d5e1998d58b54ce2bbbb3e843b669aa0b3db5
References (10)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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