Linux Kernel up to 5.17.1 is_xen_pmu initialization

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.17.1. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects the function is_xen_pmu. Such manipulation leads to initialization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-49181. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.17.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function is_xen_pmu. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a initialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-665. The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen: fix is_xen_pmu() is_xen_pmu() is taking the cpu number as parameter, but it is not using it. Instead it just tests whether the Xen PMU initialization on the current cpu did succeed. As this test is done by checking a percpu pointer, preemption needs to be disabled in order to avoid switching the cpu while doing the test. While resuming from suspend() this seems not to be the case: [ 88.082751] ACPI: PM: Low-level resume complete [ 88.087933] ACPI: EC: EC started [ 88.091464] ACPI: PM: Restoring platform NVS memory [ 88.097166] xen_acpi_processor: Uploading Xen processor PM info [ 88.103850] Enabling non-boot CPUs ... [ 88.108128] installing Xen timer for CPU 1 [ 88.112763] BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: systemd-sleep/7138 [ 88.122256] caller is is_xen_pmu+0x12/0x30 [ 88.126937] CPU: 0 PID: 7138 Comm: systemd-sleep Tainted: G W 5.16.13-2.fc32.qubes.x86_64 #1 [ 88.137939] Hardware name: Star Labs StarBook/StarBook, BIOS 7.97 03/21/2022 [ 88.145930] Call Trace: [ 88.148757] [ 88.151193] dump_stack_lvl+0x48/0x5e [ 88.155381] check_preemption_disabled+0xde/0xe0 [ 88.160641] is_xen_pmu+0x12/0x30 [ 88.164441] xen_smp_intr_init_pv+0x75/0x100 Fix that by replacing is_xen_pmu() by a simple boolean variable which reflects the Xen PMU initialization state on cpu 0. Modify xen_pmu_init() to return early in case it is being called for a cpu other than cpu 0 and the boolean variable not being set.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-49181 since 02/26/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 4.14.276, 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19 or 5.17.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e9f72105cf4a16bb185093b60fc12dbc82fe15b5/d533c4a2e8c4ca3a0fe84d295a7bd43af1931028/ab2c789d1c0a3d0a682f7aa287754193471ff9f8/e9445a7a59d84ed3ae6c85f299d2a6c4930b1ee9/af884b276b08e2b7e74c2b9208df35f36fa6a54c/980bc42812c0a4788aee4b519bc911bfb911c23c/26911a822148bef5dcfc55e7df49cb05a18737e3/de2ae403b4c0e79a3410e63bc448542fbb9f9bfc 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.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.14.275
• 4.19.237
• 5.4.188
• 5.10.109
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.15.22
• 5.15.23
• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.15.26
• 5.15.27
• 5.15.28
• 5.15.29
• 5.15.30
• 5.15.31
• 5.15.32
• 5.16.0
• 5.16.1
• 5.16.2
• 5.16.3
• 5.16.4
• 5.16.5
• 5.16.6
• 5.16.7
• 5.16.8
• 5.16.9
• 5.16.10
• 5.16.11
• 5.16.12
• 5.16.13
• 5.16.14
• 5.16.15
• 5.16.16
• 5.16.17
• 5.16.18
• 5.17.0
• 5.17.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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