Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
powerpc/rtas: Prevent Spectre v1 gadget construction in sys_rtas()
Smatch warns:
arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c:1932 __do_sys_rtas() warn: potential spectre issue 'args.args' [r] (local cap)
The 'nargs' and 'nret' locals come directly from a user-supplied buffer and are used as indexes into a small stack-based array and as inputs to copy_to_user() after they are subject to bounds checks.
Use array_index_nospec() after the bounds checks to clamp these values for speculative execution.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < d2834ff1d9641a8695a09ea79cd901c7b6d4d05f; >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < a262c2dc833f2fe1bd5c53a4d899e7077d3b1da9; >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < b137af795399d8b657bad1646c18561530f35ed1; >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 1f1feff02e9da0dd0cdb195c428c42b5f9b6c771; >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 68d8156480940b79227d58865ec5d2947b9384a8; >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 0974d03eb479384466d828d65637814bee6b26d7 |
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.12 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0974d03eb479384466d828d65637814bee6b26d7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f1feff02e9da0dd0cdb195c428c42b5f9b6c771
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68d8156480940b79227d58865ec5d2947b9384a8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a262c2dc833f2fe1bd5c53a4d899e7077d3b1da9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b137af795399d8b657bad1646c18561530f35ed1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2834ff1d9641a8695a09ea79cd901c7b6d4d05f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 18, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified