ACPI: PAD: fix crash in exit_round_robin()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ACPI: PAD: fix crash in exit_round_robin()
The kernel occasionally crashes in cpumask_clear_cpu(), which is called
within exit_round_robin(), because when executing clear_bit(nr, addr) with
nr set to 0xffffffff, the address calculation may cause misalignment within
the memory, leading to access to an invalid memory address.
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BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffffffe0740618
...
CPU: 3 PID: 2919323 Comm: acpi_pad/14 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE X --------- - - 4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64 #1
...
RIP: 0010:power_saving_thread+0x313/0x411 [acpi_pad]
Code: 89 cd 48 89 d3 eb d1 48 c7 c7 55 70 72 c0 e8 64 86 b0 e4 c6 05 0d a1 02 00 01 e9 bc fd ff ff 45 89 e4 42 8b 04 a5 20 82 72 c0 <f0> 48 0f b3 05 f4 9c 01 00 42 c7 04 a5 20 82 72 c0 ff ff ff ff 31
RSP: 0018:ff72a5d51fa77ec8 EFLAGS: 00010202
RAX: 00000000ffffffff RBX: ff462981e5d8cb80 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000246 RDI: 0000000000000246
RBP: ff46297556959d80 R08: 0000000000000382 R09: ff46297c8d0f38d8
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 000000000000000e
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffffffffffffff R15: 000000000000000e
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ff46297a800c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: ffffffffe0740618 CR3: 0000007e20410004 CR4: 0000000000771ee0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
? acpi_pad_add+0x120/0x120 [acpi_pad]
kthread+0x10b/0x130
? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40
...
CR2: ffffffffe0740618
crash> dis -lr ffffffffc0726923
...
/usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./include/linux/cpumask.h: 114
0xffffffffc0726918 <power_saving_thread+776>: mov %r12d,%r12d
/usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./include/linux/cpumask.h: 325
0xffffffffc072691b <power_saving_thread+779>: mov -0x3f8d7de0(,%r12,4),%eax
/usr/src/debug/kernel-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7/linux-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64/./arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h: 80
0xffffffffc0726923 <power_saving_thread+787>: lock btr %rax,0x19cf4(%rip) # 0xffffffffc0740620 <pad_busy_cpus_bits>
crash> px tsk_in_cpu[14]
$66 = 0xffffffff
crash> px 0xffffffffc072692c+0x19cf4
$99 = 0xffffffffc0740620
crash> sym 0xffffffffc0740620
ffffffffc0740620 (b) pad_busy_cpus_bits [acpi_pad]
crash> px pad_busy_cpus_bits[0]
$42 = 0xfffc0
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To fix this, ensure that tsk_in_cpu[tsk_index] != -1 before calling
cpumask_clear_cpu() in exit_round_robin(), just as it is done in
round_robin_cpu().
[ rjw: Subject edit, avoid updates to the same value ]
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 none, integrity none, availability high.
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2024-49935 is recorded against 2 packages.
Published on 21 October 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)
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:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.11.0 | 6.11.3 |
| linux-kernel | 6.11 | 6.11.3 |
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