CVE-2022-48755

powerpc64/bpf: Limit 'ldbrx' to processors compliant with ISA v2.06

Published Jun 20, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

powerpc64/bpf: Limit 'ldbrx' to processors compliant with ISA v2.06

Johan reported the below crash with test_bpf on ppc64 e5500:

test_bpf: #296 ALU_END_FROM_LE 64: 0x0123456789abcdef -> 0x67452301 jited:1
Oops: Exception in kernel mode, sig: 4 [#1]
BE PAGE_SIZE=4K SMP NR_CPUS=24 QEMU e500
Modules linked in: test_bpf(+)
CPU: 0 PID: 76 Comm: insmod Not tainted 5.14.0-03771-g98c2059e008a-dirty #1
NIP: 8000000000061c3c LR: 80000000006dea64 CTR: 8000000000061c18
REGS: c0000000032d3420 TRAP: 0700 Not tainted (5.14.0-03771-g98c2059e008a-dirty)
MSR: 0000000080089000 <EE,ME> CR: 88002822 XER: 20000000 IRQMASK: 0
<...>
NIP [8000000000061c3c] 0x8000000000061c3c
LR [80000000006dea64] .__run_one+0x104/0x17c [test_bpf]
Call Trace:
.__run_one+0x60/0x17c [test_bpf] (unreliable)
.test_bpf_init+0x6a8/0xdc8 [test_bpf]
.do_one_initcall+0x6c/0x28c
.do_init_module+0x68/0x28c
.load_module+0x2460/0x2abc
.__do_sys_init_module+0x120/0x18c
.system_call_exception+0x110/0x1b8
system_call_common+0xf0/0x210
--- interrupt: c00 at 0x101d0acc
<...>
---[ end trace 47b2bf19090bb3d0 ]---

Illegal instruction

The illegal instruction turned out to be 'ldbrx' emitted for
BPF_FROM_[L|B]E, which was only introduced in ISA v2.06. Guard use of
the same and implement an alternative approach for older processors.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 6:46 PM
Reserved
Jun 20, 2024, 11:09 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 20, 2024, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:16 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 20, 2024, 12:00 AM