Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2021-46927nitro_enclaves: Use get_user_pages_unlocked() call to handle mmap assert

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 95.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nitro_enclaves: Use get_user_pages_unlocked() call to handle mmap assert After commit 5b78ed24e8ec ("mm/pagemap: add mmap_assert_locked() annotations to find_vma*()"), the call to get_user_pages() will trigger the mmap assert. static inline void mmap_assert_locked(struct mm_struct *mm) { lockdep_assert_held(&mm->mmap_lock); VM_BUG_ON_MM(!rwsem_is_locked(&mm->mmap_lock), mm); } [ 62.521410] kernel BUG at include/linux/mmap_lock.h:156! ........................................................... [ 62.538938] RIP: 0010:find_vma+0x32/0x80 ........................................................... [ 62.605889] Call Trace: [ 62.608502] <TASK> [ 62.610956] ? lock_timer_base+0x61/0x80 [ 62.614106] find_extend_vma+0x19/0x80 [ 62.617195] __get_user_pages+0x9b/0x6a0 [ 62.620356] __gup_longterm_locked+0x42d/0x450 [ 62.623721] ? finish_wait+0x41/0x80 [ 62.626748] ? __kmalloc+0x178/0x2f0 [ 62.629768] ne_set_user_memory_region_ioctl.isra.0+0x225/0x6a0 [nitro_enclaves] [ 62.635776] ne_enclave_ioctl+0x1cf/0x6d7 [nitro_enclaves] [ 62.639541] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x82/0xb0 [ 62.642620] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 [ 62.645642] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae Use get_user_pages_unlocked() when setting the enclave memory regions. That's a similar pattern as mmap_read_lock() used together with get_user_pages().

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux5.15.15-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46927
Debian:13linux5.15.15-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46927
Debian:14linux5.15.15-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-46927

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 5b78ed24e8ec48602c1d6f5a188e58d000c81e2b – before 90d2beed5e753805c5eab656b8d48257638fe5435b78ed24e8ec48602c1d6f5a188e58d000c81e2b – before 3a0152b219523227c2a62a0a122cf99608287176
Linux Linux 5.15

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