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CVE-2024-49856

· Published 21/10/2024 13:15 · Modified 23/10/2024 16:33

Labels: CVE-2024-49856 2024-10-21416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67CVE-2024-49856CWE-835

Essential information

Published
21/10/2024 13:15
Modified
23/10/2024 16:33
Author
Creator
CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1)
CISA KEV
No
CWE
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS metrics

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/sgx: Fix deadlock in SGX NUMA node search When the current node doesn't have an EPC section configured by firmware and all other EPC sections are used up, CPU can get stuck inside the while loop that looks for an available EPC page from remote nodes indefinitely, leading to a soft lockup. Note how nid_of_current will never be equal to nid in that while loop because nid_of_current is not set in sgx_numa_mask. Also worth mentioning is that it's perfectly fine for the firmware not to setup an EPC section on a node. While setting up an EPC section on each node can enhance performance, it is not a requirement for functionality. Rework the loop to start and end on *a* node that has SGX memory. This avoids the deadlock looking for the current SGX-lacking node to show up in the loop when it never will.

NVD status

Status
Analyzed — CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
Source
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD
View on NVD

Affected products (CPE)

ProductCPE
linux / linux kernel cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux kernel cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux kernel cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux kernel cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux / linux kernel cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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