Linux Kernel up to 6.12.4 Loongson64 ls7a-pch.dtsi privilege escalation

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.230/5.15.173/6.1.119/6.6.65/6.12.4. This affects an unknown part of the file arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/ls7a-pch.dtsi of the component Loongson64. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-56785. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.230/5.15.173/6.1.119/6.6.65/6.12.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/ls7a-pch.dtsi of the component Loongson64. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: MIPS: Loongson64: DTS: Really fix PCIe port nodes for ls7a Fix the dtc warnings: arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/ls7a-pch.dtsi:68.16-416.5: Warning (interrupt_provider): /bus@10000000/pci@1a000000: '#interrupt-cells' found, but node is not an interrupt provider arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/ls7a-pch.dtsi:68.16-416.5: Warning (interrupt_provider): /bus@10000000/pci@1a000000: '#interrupt-cells' found, but node is not an interrupt provider arch/mips/boot/dts/loongson/loongson64g_4core_ls7a.dtb: Warning (interrupt_map): Failed prerequisite 'interrupt_provider' And a runtime warning introduced in commit 045b14ca5c36 ("of: WARN on deprecated #address-cells/#size-cells handling"): WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at drivers/of/base.c:106 of_bus_n_addr_cells+0x9c/0xe0 Missing '#address-cells' in /bus@10000000/pci@1a000000/pci_bridge@9,0 The fix is similar to commit d89a415ff8d5 ("MIPS: Loongson64: DTS: Fix PCIe port nodes for ls7a"), which has fixed the issue for ls2k (despite its subject mentions ls7a).

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-56785 since 12/29/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216985 (Debian dla-4076 : linux-config-6.1 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66 or 6.12.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5a2eaa3ad2b803c7ea442c6db7379466ee73c024/a7fd78075031871bc68fc56fdaa6e7a3934064b1/c8ee41fc3522c6659e324d90bc2ccd3b6310d7fc/8ef9ea1503d0a129cc6f5cf48fb63633efa5d766/01575f2ff8ba578a3436f230668bd056dc2eb823/4fbd66d8254cedfd1218393f39d83b6c07a01917 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 Tenable (216985). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.230
• 5.15.173
• 6.1.119
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.6.24
• 6.6.25
• 6.6.26
• 6.6.27
• 6.6.28
• 6.6.29
• 6.6.30
• 6.6.31
• 6.6.32
• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
• 6.6.43
• 6.6.44
• 6.6.45
• 6.6.46
• 6.6.47
• 6.6.48
• 6.6.49
• 6.6.50
• 6.6.51
• 6.6.52
• 6.6.53
• 6.6.54
• 6.6.55
• 6.6.56
• 6.6.57
• 6.6.58
• 6.6.59
• 6.6.60
• 6.6.61
• 6.6.62
• 6.6.63
• 6.6.64
• 6.6.65
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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