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

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.217, 5.15.159, 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10
CVEs
CVE-2024-36953
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 03:16 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

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

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 May 2024, 15:35 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2024-36953

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.10.217, 5.15.159, 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10

Complete source record
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