CVE-2024-57874

arm64: ptrace: fix partial SETREGSET for NT_ARM_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 11, 2025 at 02:47 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: ptrace: fix partial SETREGSET for NT_ARM_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL Currently tagged_addr_ctrl_set() doesn't initialize the temporary 'ctrl' variable, and a SETREGSET call with a length of zero will leave this uninitialized. Consequently tagged_addr_ctrl_set() will consume an arbitrary value, potentially leaking up to 64 bits of memory from the kernel stack. The read is limited to a specific slot on the stack, and the issue does not provide a write mechanism. As set_tagged_addr_ctrl() only accepts values where bits [63:4] zero and rejects other values, a partial SETREGSET attempt will randomly succeed or fail depending on the value of the uninitialized value, and the exposure is significantly limited. Fix this by initializing the temporary value before copying the regset from userspace, as for other regsets (e.g. NT_PRSTATUS, NT_PRFPREG, NT_ARM_SYSTEM_CALL). In the case of a zero-length write, the existing value of the tagged address ctrl will be retained. The NT_ARM_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL regset is only visible in the user_aarch64_view used by a native AArch64 task to manipulate another native AArch64 task. As get_tagged_addr_ctrl() only returns an error value when called for a compat task, tagged_addr_ctrl_get() and tagged_addr_ctrl_set() should never observe an error value from get_tagged_addr_ctrl(). Add a WARN_ON_ONCE() to both to indicate that such an error would be unexpected, and error handlnig is not missing in either case.

Affected

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

5.10 ≤ v < 5.10.2315.10 ≤ v < 5.15.1745.10 ≤ v < 6.1.1205.10 ≤ v < 6.12.55.10 ≤ v < 6.135.10 ≤ v < 6.6.665.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1745.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1206.2 ≤ v < 6.6.666.7 ≤ v < 6.12.52200aa7154cb7ef76bac93e98326883ba64bfa2e6.13 rc1
Vendor states this is fixed in 1152dd13845efde5554f80c7e1233bae1d26bd3e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1370cf3eb5495d70e00547598583a4cd45b40b99 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1c176f5155ee6161fee6f416b64aa50394d3f220 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 96035c0093db258975b8887676afe59a64c34a72 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in abd614bbfcee73247495bd9472da8f85ac83546e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ca62d90085f4af36de745883faab9f8a7cbb45d3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.231 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.174 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.120 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.66 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1152dd13845efde5554f80c7e1233bae1d26bd3e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1370cf3eb5495d70e00547598583a4cd45b40b99
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c176f5155ee6161fee6f416b64aa50394d3f220
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96035c0093db258975b8887676afe59a64c34a72
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abd614bbfcee73247495bd9472da8f85ac83546e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca62d90085f4af36de745883faab9f8a7cbb45d3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-908

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