Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/fpu: Keep xfd_state in sync with MSR_IA32_XFD
Commit 672365477ae8 ("x86/fpu: Update XFD state where required") and commit 8bf26758ca96 ("x86/fpu: Add XFD state to fpstate") introduced a per CPU variable xfd_state to keep the MSR_IA32_XFD value cached, in order to avoid unnecessary writes to the MSR.
On CPU hotplug MSR_IA32_XFD is reset to the init_fpstate.xfd, which wipes out any stale state. But the per CPU cached xfd value is not reset, which brings them out of sync.
As a consequence a subsequent xfd_update_state() might fail to update the MSR which in turn can result in XRSTOR raising a #NM in kernel space, which crashes the kernel.
To fix this, introduce xfd_set_state() to write xfd_state together with MSR_IA32_XFD, and use it in all places that set MSR_IA32_XFD.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 672365477ae8afca5a1cca98c1deb733235e4525, < 21c7c00dae55cb0e3810d5f9506b58f68475d41d; >= 672365477ae8afca5a1cca98c1deb733235e4525, < 1acbca933313aa866e39996904c9aca4d435c4cd; >= 672365477ae8afca5a1cca98c1deb733235e4525, < 92b0f04e937665bde5768f3fcc622dcce44413d8; >= 672365477ae8afca5a1cca98c1deb733235e4525, < b61e3b7055ac6edee4be071c52f48c26472d2624; >= 672365477ae8afca5a1cca98c1deb733235e4525, < 10e4b5166df9ff7a2d5316138ca668b42d004422 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 672365477ae8, < 21c7c00dae55 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 672365477ae8, < 1acbca933313 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 672365477ae8, < 92b0f04e9376 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 672365477ae8, < b61e3b7055ac |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 672365477ae8, < 10e4b5166df9 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10e4b5166df9ff7a2d5316138ca668b42d004422Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1acbca933313aa866e39996904c9aca4d435c4cdPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21c7c00dae55cb0e3810d5f9506b58f68475d41dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92b0f04e937665bde5768f3fcc622dcce44413d8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b61e3b7055ac6edee4be071c52f48c26472d2624Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10e4b5166df9ff7a2d5316138ca668b42d004422Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1acbca933313aa866e39996904c9aca4d435c4cdPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21c7c00dae55cb0e3810d5f9506b58f68475d41dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92b0f04e937665bde5768f3fcc622dcce44413d8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b61e3b7055ac6edee4be071c52f48c26472d2624Patch
Timeline
- Published
- May 17, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed