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HistoryJul 29, 2024 - 2:15 p.m.

CVE-2024-41021

2024-07-2914:15:03
Google
osv.dev
9
linux kernel
s390
mm
vm_fault_hwpoison
memory failure
arch_has_copy_mc
pte_marker_poisoned
bug
sigbus

AI Score

6.1

Confidence

Low

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

s390/mm: Fix VM_FAULT_HWPOISON handling in do_exception()

There is no support for HWPOISON, MEMORY_FAILURE, or ARCH_HAS_COPY_MC on
s390. Therefore we do not expect to see VM_FAULT_HWPOISON in
do_exception().

However, since commit af19487f00f3 (“mm: make PTE_MARKER_SWAPIN_ERROR more
general”), it is possible to see VM_FAULT_HWPOISON in combination with
PTE_MARKER_POISONED, even on architectures that do not support HWPOISON
otherwise. In this case, we will end up on the BUG() in do_exception().

Fix this by treating VM_FAULT_HWPOISON the same as VM_FAULT_SIGBUS, similar
to x86 when MEMORY_FAILURE is not configured. Also print unexpected fault
flags, for easier debugging.

Note that VM_FAULT_HWPOISON_LARGE is not expected, because s390 cannot
support swap entries on other levels than PTE level.

AI Score

6.1

Confidence

Low