CVE-2024-49858

efistub/tpm: Use ACPI reclaim memory for event log to avoid corruption

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2024 at 12:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:00 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efistub/tpm: Use ACPI reclaim memory for event log to avoid corruption The TPM event log table is a Linux specific construct, where the data produced by the GetEventLog() boot service is cached in memory, and passed on to the OS using an EFI configuration table. The use of EFI_LOADER_DATA here results in the region being left unreserved in the E820 memory map constructed by the EFI stub, and this is the memory description that is passed on to the incoming kernel by kexec, which is therefore unaware that the region should be reserved. Even though the utility of the TPM2 event log after a kexec is questionable, any corruption might send the parsing code off into the weeds and crash the kernel. So let's use EFI_ACPI_RECLAIM_MEMORY instead, which is always treated as reserved by the E820 conversion logic.

Affected

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

v < 5.10.2274.16 ≤ v < 5.10.2274.16 ≤ v < 5.15.1684.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1134.16 ≤ v < 6.10.134.16 ≤ v < 6.11.24.16 ≤ v < 6.124.16 ≤ v < 6.6.545.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1685.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1136.11 ≤ v < 6.11.26.2 ≤ v < 6.6.546.7 ≤ v < 6.10.1333b6d03469b2206fb51ecc37f40411a857ad8fff4.16
Vendor states this is fixed in 11690d7e76842f29b60fbb5b35bc97d206ea0e83 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 19fd2f2c5fb36b61506d3208474bfd8fdf1cada3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2e6871a632a99d9b9e2ce3a7847acabe99e5a26e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 38d9b07d99b789efb6d8dda21f1aaad636c38993 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5b22c038fb2757c652642933de5664da471f8cb7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 77d48d39e99170b528e4f2e9fc5d1d64cdedd386 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f76b69ab9cf04358266e3cea5748c0c2791fbb08 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.227 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.168 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.113 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.54 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11690d7e76842f29b60fbb5b35bc97d206ea0e83
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19fd2f2c5fb36b61506d3208474bfd8fdf1cada3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e6871a632a99d9b9e2ce3a7847acabe99e5a26e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38d9b07d99b789efb6d8dda21f1aaad636c38993
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b22c038fb2757c652642933de5664da471f8cb7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77d48d39e99170b528e4f2e9fc5d1d64cdedd386
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76b69ab9cf04358266e3cea5748c0c2791fbb08
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

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

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