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CVE-2024-36911: hv_netvsc: Don't free decrypted memory

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-30 · updated 2026-10-30
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hv_netvsc: Don't free decrypted memory In CoCo VMs it is possible for the untrusted host to cause set_memory_encrypted() or set_memory_decrypted() to fail such that an error is returned and the resulting memory is shared. Callers need to take care to handle these errors to avoid returning decrypted (shared) memory to the page allocator, which could lead to functional or security issues. The netvsc driver could free decrypted/shared pages if set_memory_decrypted() fails. Check the decrypted field in the gpadl to decide whether to free the memory.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 6.6.31; from 6.7 before 6.8.10; 6.9-rc1, 6.9-rc2, 6.9-rc3 — fixed in 6.6.31, 6.8.10
• Linux: 5.16 — fixed in 6.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.6.31, 6.8.10; Linux 6.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aaed9dbe8acd2b6114458f0498a617283d6275b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a56fe611326332bf6b7126e5559590c57dcebad4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbf9ac34677b57506a13682b31a2a718934c0e31
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb671512ffb26570c05ba3fbe20752e645809192
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aaed9dbe8acd2b6114458f0498a617283d6275b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a56fe611326332bf6b7126e5559590c57dcebad4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbf9ac34677b57506a13682b31a2a718934c0e31

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