CVE-2024-31076

genirq/cpuhotplug, x86/vector: Prevent vector leak during CPU offline

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 21, 2024 at 10:18 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: genirq/cpuhotplug, x86/vector: Prevent vector leak during CPU offline The absence of IRQD_MOVE_PCNTXT prevents immediate effectiveness of interrupt affinity reconfiguration via procfs. Instead, the change is deferred until the next instance of the interrupt being triggered on the original CPU. When the interrupt next triggers on the original CPU, the new affinity is enforced within __irq_move_irq(). A vector is allocated from the new CPU, but the old vector on the original CPU remains and is not immediately reclaimed. Instead, apicd->move_in_progress is flagged, and the reclaiming process is delayed until the next trigger of the interrupt on the new CPU. Upon the subsequent triggering of the interrupt on the new CPU, irq_complete_move() adds a task to the old CPU's vector_cleanup list if it remains online. Subsequently, the timer on the old CPU iterates over its vector_cleanup list, reclaiming old vectors. However, a rare scenario arises if the old CPU is outgoing before the interrupt triggers again on the new CPU. In that case irq_force_complete_move() is not invoked on the outgoing CPU to reclaim the old apicd->prev_vector because the interrupt isn't currently affine to the outgoing CPU, and irq_needs_fixup() returns false. Even though __vector_schedule_cleanup() is later called on the new CPU, it doesn't reclaim apicd->prev_vector; instead, it simply resets both apicd->move_in_progress and apicd->prev_vector to 0. As a result, the vector remains unreclaimed in vector_matrix, leading to a CPU vector leak. To address this issue, move the invocation of irq_force_complete_move() before the irq_needs_fixup() call to reclaim apicd->prev_vector, if the interrupt is currently or used to be affine to the outgoing CPU. Additionally, reclaim the vector in __vector_schedule_cleanup() as well, following a warning message, although theoretically it should never see apicd->move_in_progress with apicd->prev_cpu pointing to an offline CPU.

Affected

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

4.13 ≤ v < 4.19.3164.13 ≤ v < 5.10.2194.13 ≤ v < 5.15.1614.13 ≤ v < 5.4.2784.13 ≤ v < 6.1.934.13 ≤ v < 6.104.13 ≤ v < 6.6.334.13 ≤ v < 6.9.44.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2785.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1615.16 ≤ v < 6.1.935.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2196.2 ≤ v < 6.6.336.7 ≤ v < 6.9.44.13f0383c24b4855f6a4b5a358c7b2d2c16e0437e9b
Vendor states this is fixed in 59f86a2908380d09cdc726461c0fbb8d8579c99f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6752dfcfff3ac3e16625ebd3f0ad9630900e7e76 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9eeda3e0071a329af1eba15f4e57dc39576bb420 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a40209d355afe4ed6d533507838c9e5cd70a76d8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a6c11c0a5235fb144a65e0cb2ffd360ddc1f6c32 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e9c96d01d520498b169ce734a8ad1142bef86a30 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ebfb16fc057a016abb46a9720a54abf0d4f6abe1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f5f4675960609d8c5ee95f027fbf6ce380f98372 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.316 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.219 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.161 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.278 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.93 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.33 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.4 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59f86a2908380d09cdc726461c0fbb8d8579c99f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6752dfcfff3ac3e16625ebd3f0ad9630900e7e76
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eeda3e0071a329af1eba15f4e57dc39576bb420
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a40209d355afe4ed6d533507838c9e5cd70a76d8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6c11c0a5235fb144a65e0cb2ffd360ddc1f6c32
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9c96d01d520498b169ce734a8ad1142bef86a30
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebfb16fc057a016abb46a9720a54abf0d4f6abe1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5f4675960609d8c5ee95f027fbf6ce380f98372

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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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