Linux Kernel up to 6.1.6 AMD GPU drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c:278! privilege escalation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.6. Affected is the function drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c:278! of the component AMD GPU. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-52912. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c:278! of the component AMD GPU. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fixed bug on error when unloading amdgpu Fixed bug on error when unloading amdgpu. The error message is as follows: [ 377.706202] kernel BUG at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c:278! [ 377.706215] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 377.706222] CPU: 4 PID: 8610 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G IOE 6.0.0-thomas #1 [ 377.706231] Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/PRIME Z390-A, BIOS 2004 11/02/2021 [ 377.706238] RIP: 0010:drm_buddy_free_block+0x26/0x30 [drm_buddy] [ 377.706264] Code: 00 00 00 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 8b 0e 89 c8 25 00 0c 00 00 3d 00 04 00 00 75 10 48 8b 47 18 48 d3 e0 48 01 47 28 e9 fa fe ff ff 0b 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 41 54 55 48 89 f5 53 [ 377.706282] RSP: 0018:ffffad2dc4683cb8 EFLAGS: 00010287 [ 377.706289] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8b1743bd5138 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 377.706297] RDX: ffff8b1743bd5160 RSI: ffff8b1743bd5c78 RDI: ffff8b16d1b25f70 [ 377.706304] RBP: ffff8b1743bd59e0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000001 [ 377.706311] R10: ffff8b16c8572400 R11: ffffad2dc4683cf0 R12: ffff8b16d1b25f70 [ 377.706318] R13: ffff8b16d1b25fd0 R14: ffff8b1743bd59c0 R15: ffff8b16d1b25f70 [ 377.706325] FS: 00007fec56c72c40(0000) GS:ffff8b1836500000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 377.706334] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 377.706340] CR2: 00007f9b88c1ba50 CR3: 0000000110450004 CR4: 00000000003706e0 [ 377.706347] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 377.706354] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 377.706361] Call Trace: [ 377.706365] [ 377.706369] drm_buddy_free_list+0x2a/0x60 [drm_buddy] [ 377.706376] amdgpu_vram_mgr_fini+0xea/0x180 [amdgpu] [ 377.706572] amdgpu_ttm_fini+0x12e/0x1a0 [amdgpu] [ 377.706650] amdgpu_bo_fini+0x22/0x90 [amdgpu] [ 377.706727] gmc_v11_0_sw_fini+0x26/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 377.706821] amdgpu_device_fini_sw+0xa1/0x3c0 [amdgpu] [ 377.706897] amdgpu_driver_release_kms+0x12/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 377.706975] drm_dev_release+0x20/0x40 [drm] [ 377.707006] release_nodes+0x35/0xb0 [ 377.707014] devres_release_all+0x8b/0xc0 [ 377.707020] device_unbind_cleanup+0xe/0x70 [ 377.707027] device_release_driver_internal+0xee/0x160 [ 377.707033] driver_detach+0x44/0x90 [ 377.707039] bus_remove_driver+0x55/0xe0 [ 377.707045] pci_unregister_driver+0x3b/0x90 [ 377.707052] amdgpu_exit+0x11/0x6c [amdgpu] [ 377.707194] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x142/0x2b0 [ 377.707201] ? fpregs_assert_state_consistent+0x22/0x50 [ 377.707208] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x3e/0x190 [ 377.707215] do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 [ 377.707221] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-52912 since 08/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 6.1.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 9196eb7c52e5/99f1a36c90a7 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1888). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• IBM InfoSphere Guardium
• Oracle Linux
• Kyocera Printer
• IBM Security Guardium
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Broadcom Brocade SANnav
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• IBM DB2
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain Management Center
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain OS
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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