CVE-2024-36019: regmap: maple: Fix cache corruption in regcache_maple_drop()

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-30 · updated 2026-08-04
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regmap: maple: Fix cache corruption in regcache_maple_drop() When keeping the upper end of a cache block entry, the entry[] array must be indexed by the offset from the base register of the block, i.e. max - mas.index. The code was indexing entry[] by only the register address, leading to an out-of-bounds access that copied some part of the kernel memory over the cache contents. This bug was not detected by the regmap KUnit test because it only tests with a block of registers starting at 0, so mas.index == 0.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.4 before 6.6.26; from 6.7 before 6.8.5; 6.9-rc1, 6.9-rc2 — fixed in 6.6.26, 6.8.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.6.26, 6.8.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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