CVE-2024-36953: KVM: arm64: vgic-v2: Check for non-NULL vCPU in vgic_v2_parse_attr()

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: vgic-v2: Check for non-NULL vCPU in vgic_v2_parse_attr() vgic_v2_parse_attr() is responsible for finding the vCPU that matches the user-provided CPUID, which (of course) may not be valid. If the ID is invalid, kvm_get_vcpu_by_id() returns NULL, which isn't handled gracefully. Similar to the GICv3 uaccess flow, check that kvm_get_vcpu_by_id() actually returns something and fail the ioctl if not.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 10.0
Linux kernel: from 4.7 before 5.10.217; from 5.11 before 5.15.159; from 5.16 before 6.1.91; from 6.2 before 6.6.31; from 6.7 before 6.8.10; 6.9-rc1, 6.9-rc2, 6.9-rc3, 6.9-rc4, 6.9-rc5, 6.9-rc6 — fixed in 5.10.217, 5.15.159, 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.217, 5.15.159, 6.1.91, 6.6.31. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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