powerpc/pseries/memhp: Fix access beyond end of drmem array
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
powerpc/pseries/memhp: Fix access beyond end of drmem array
dlpar_memory_remove_by_index() may access beyond the bounds of the
drmem lmb array when the LMB lookup fails to match an entry with the
given DRC index. When the search fails, the cursor is left pointing to
&drmem_info->lmbs[drmem_info->n_lmbs], which is one element past the
last valid entry in the array. The debug message at the end of the
function then dereferences this pointer:
pr_debug("Failed to hot-remove memory at %llx\n",
lmb->base_addr);
This was found by inspection and confirmed with KASAN:
pseries-hotplug-mem: Attempting to hot-remove LMB, drc index 1234
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in dlpar_memory+0x298/0x1658
Read of size 8 at addr c000000364e97fd0 by task bash/949
dump_stack_lvl+0xa4/0xfc (unreliable)
print_report+0x214/0x63c
kasan_report+0x140/0x2e0
__asan_load8+0xa8/0xe0
dlpar_memory+0x298/0x1658
handle_dlpar_errorlog+0x130/0x1d0
dlpar_store+0x18c/0x3e0
kobj_attr_store+0x68/0xa0
sysfs_kf_write+0xc4/0x110
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x26c/0x390
vfs_write+0x2d4/0x4e0
ksys_write+0xac/0x1a0
system_call_exception+0x268/0x530
system_call_vectored_common+0x15c/0x2ec
Allocated by task 1:
kasan_save_stack+0x48/0x80
kasan_set_track+0x34/0x50
kasan_save_alloc_info+0x34/0x50
__kasan_kmalloc+0xd0/0x120
__kmalloc+0x8c/0x320
kmalloc_array.constprop.0+0x48/0x5c
drmem_init+0x2a0/0x41c
do_one_initcall+0xe0/0x5c0
kernel_init_freeable+0x4ec/0x5a0
kernel_init+0x30/0x1e0
ret_from_kernel_user_thread+0x14/0x1c
The buggy address belongs to the object at c000000364e80000
which belongs to the cache kmalloc-128k of size 131072
The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of
allocated 98256-byte region [c000000364e80000, c000000364e97fd0)
==================================================================
pseries-hotplug-mem: Failed to hot-remove memory at 0
Log failed lookups with a separate message and dereference the
cursor only when it points to a valid entry.
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2023-52451 is recorded against 2 packages.
Published on 22 February 2024 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.7.0 | 6.7.2 |
| linux-kernel | 6.7.0 | 6.7.2 |
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