linux-kernel - Re: CVE-2024-47722: xen: use correct end address of kernel for conflict checking

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Message-ID: <11213aab-7ef9-474e-8ada-6397a7e74d7b@suse.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:35:16 +0200
From: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To: cve@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: CVE-2024-47722: xen: use correct end address of kernel for
 conflict checking

On 21.10.24 14:16, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> Description
> ===========
> 
> In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
> 
> xen: use correct end address of kernel for conflict checking
> 
> When running as a Xen PV dom0 the kernel is loaded by the hypervisor
> using a different memory map than that of the host. In order to
> minimize the required changes in the kernel, the kernel adapts its
> memory map to that of the host. In order to do that it is checking
> for conflicts of its load address with the host memory map.
> 
> Unfortunately the tested memory range does not include the .brk
> area, which might result in crashes or memory corruption when this
> area does conflict with the memory map of the host.
> 
> Fix the test by using the _end label instead of __bss_stop.
> 
> The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2024-47722 to this issue.

I fail to see how an unprivileged user could cause any harm here.

This bug is affecting the guest only, so only the guest admin can cause
harm to the guest at will via a special kernel. IMHO nothing CVE-worthy
here.

So I'd like to ask for this CVE being revoked.


Juergen

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