Bug 2320194 (CVE-2024-47722) - CVE-2024-47722 kernel: xen: use correct end address of kernel for conflict checking
Summary: CVE-2024-47722 kernel: xen: use correct end address of kernel for conflict ch...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2024-47722
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2320337
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Reported: 2024-10-21 13:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2024-11-26 10:41 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2024-10-21 13:01:10 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xen: use correct end address of kernel for conflict checking

When running as a Xen PV dom0 the kernel is loaded by the hypervisor
using a different memory map than that of the host. In order to
minimize the required changes in the kernel, the kernel adapts its
memory map to that of the host. In order to do that it is checking
for conflicts of its load address with the host memory map.

Unfortunately the tested memory range does not include the .brk
area, which might result in crashes or memory corruption when this
area does conflict with the memory map of the host.

Fix the test by using the _end label instead of __bss_stop.

Comment 2 TEJ RATHI 2024-11-26 10:41:05 UTC
This CVE has been rejected upstream:
https://ogma.in/understanding-cve-2024-47722-and-its-rejection-by-linux


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