CVE-2021-47390

KVM: x86: Fix stack-out-of-bounds memory access from ioapic_write_indirect()

Published May 21, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: x86: Fix stack-out-of-bounds memory access from ioapic_write_indirect()

KASAN reports the following issue:

BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in kvm_make_vcpus_request_mask+0x174/0x440 [kvm]
Read of size 8 at addr ffffc9001364f638 by task qemu-kvm/4798

CPU: 0 PID: 4798 Comm: qemu-kvm Tainted: G X --------- ---
Hardware name: AMD Corporation DAYTONA_X/DAYTONA_X, BIOS RYM0081C 07/13/2020
Call Trace:
dump_stack+0xa5/0xe6
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x18/0x130
? kvm_make_vcpus_request_mask+0x174/0x440 [kvm]
__kasan_report.cold+0x7f/0x114
? kvm_make_vcpus_request_mask+0x174/0x440 [kvm]
kasan_report+0x38/0x50
kasan_check_range+0xf5/0x1d0
kvm_make_vcpus_request_mask+0x174/0x440 [kvm]
kvm_make_scan_ioapic_request_mask+0x84/0xc0 [kvm]
? kvm_arch_exit+0x110/0x110 [kvm]
? sched_clock+0x5/0x10
ioapic_write_indirect+0x59f/0x9e0 [kvm]
? static_obj+0xc0/0xc0
? __lock_acquired+0x1d2/0x8c0
? kvm_ioapic_eoi_inject_work+0x120/0x120 [kvm]

The problem appears to be that 'vcpu_bitmap' is allocated as a single long
on stack and it should really be KVM_MAX_VCPUS long. We also seem to clear
the lower 16 bits of it with bitmap_zero() for no particular reason (my
guess would be that 'bitmap' and 'vcpu_bitmap' variables in
kvm_bitmap_or_dest_vcpus() caused the confusion: while the later is indeed
16-bit long, the later should accommodate all possible vCPUs).

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 8:47 AM
Reserved
May 21, 2024, 2:58 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 21, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Aug 4, 2026, 10:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 21, 2024, 12:00 AM