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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: powerpc/fadump: Move fadump_cma_init to setup_arch() after initmem_init()", "id": "2334668", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2334668"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "4.7", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\npowerpc/fadump: Move fadump_cma_init to setup_arch() after initmem_init()\nDuring early init CMA_MIN_ALIGNMENT_BYTES can be PAGE_SIZE,\nsince pageblock_order is still zero and it gets initialized\nlater during initmem_init() e.g.\nsetup_arch() -> initmem_init() -> sparse_init() -> set_pageblock_order()\nOne such use case where this causes issue is -\nearly_setup() -> early_init_devtree() -> fadump_reserve_mem() -> fadump_cma_init()\nThis causes CMA memory alignment check to be bypassed in\ncma_init_reserved_mem(). Then later cma_activate_area() can hit\na VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(pfn & ((1 << order) - 1)) if the reserved memory\narea was not pageblock_order aligned.\nFix it by moving the fadump_cma_init() after initmem_init(),\nwhere other such cma reservations also gets called.\n<stack trace>\n==============\npage: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x10010\nflags: 0x13ffff800000000(node=1|zone=0|lastcpupid=0x7ffff) CMA\nraw: 013ffff800000000 5deadbeef0000100 5deadbeef0000122 0000000000000000\nraw: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000000ffffffff 0000000000000000\npage dumped because: VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(pfn & ((1 << order) - 1))\n------------[ cut here ]------------\nkernel BUG at mm/page_alloc.c:778!\nCall Trace:\n__free_one_page+0x57c/0x7b0 (unreliable)\nfree_pcppages_bulk+0x1a8/0x2c8\nfree_unref_page_commit+0x3d4/0x4e4\nfree_unref_page+0x458/0x6d0\ninit_cma_reserved_pageblock+0x114/0x198\ncma_init_reserved_areas+0x270/0x3e0\ndo_one_initcall+0x80/0x2f8\nkernel_init_freeable+0x33c/0x530\nkernel_init+0x34/0x26c\nret_from_kernel_user_thread+0x14/0x1c", "A flaw was found in the fadump (firmware-assisted dump) memory reservation logic in the PowerPC architecture of the Linux kernel. The fadump_cma_init() function was called too early during system initialization, before proper memory alignment parameters were established. As a result, reserved CMA memory could bypass alignment checks, leading to violations such as pageblock misalignment. This could trigger kernel panics or crashes later in the boot process, notably with VM_BUG_ON_PAGE assertions. A local attacker or misconfigured system could exploit this issue to cause a denial of service during system boot, affecting system availability."], "name": "CVE-2024-56677", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Will not fix", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Will not fix", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2024-12-28T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56677\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56677\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024122831-CVE-2024-56677-f922@gregkh/T"], "statement": "The bug is specific for PowerPC platform and can happen during initialization (ex. during boot time). The security impact is limited, because bug detected by VM_BUG_ON_PAGE correctly.", "threat_severity": "Moderate"}