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Because all platforms have different combination of bits, it\nis not easy to use those bits directly. But all have the\n_PAGE_KERNEL_{RO/ROX/RW/RWX} set of flags. All we need it to compare\ntwo sets to know which bits are set or cleared.\n\nFor instance, by comparing _PAGE_KERNEL_ROX and _PAGE_KERNEL_RO you\nknow which bit gets cleared and which bit get set when changing exec\npermission."}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["arch/powerpc/mm/pageattr.c"], "versions": [{"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "6def4eaf0391f24be541633a954c0e4876858b1e", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "96917107e67846f1d959ed03be281048efad14c5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "6ebe5ca2cbe438a688f2ae238ef5a0b0b5f3468a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2", "lessThan": "a4c182ecf33584b9b2d1aa9dad073014a504c01f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["arch/powerpc/mm/pageattr.c"], "versions": [{"version": "5.15.34", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "5.16.20", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.16.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "5.17.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.17.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "5.18", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.34"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "5.16.20"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "5.17.3"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "5.18"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6def4eaf0391f24be541633a954c0e4876858b1e"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96917107e67846f1d959ed03be281048efad14c5"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ebe5ca2cbe438a688f2ae238ef5a0b0b5f3468a"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4c182ecf33584b9b2d1aa9dad073014a504c01f"}], "title": "powerpc/set_memory: Avoid spinlock recursion in change_page_attr()", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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But then\ncommit 9f7853d7609d (\"powerpc/mm: Fix set_memory_*() against\nconcurrent accesses\") modify it to use pte_update() and do\nthe operation safely against concurrent access.\n\nIn the meantime, Maxime reported some spinlock recursion.\n\n[ 15.351649] BUG: spinlock recursion on CPU#0, kworker/0:2/217\n[ 15.357540] lock: init_mm+0x3c/0x420, .magic: dead4ead, .owner: kworker/0:2/217, .owner_cpu: 0\n[ 15.366563] CPU: 0 PID: 217 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 5.15.0+ #523\n[ 15.373350] Workqueue: events do_free_init\n[ 15.377615] Call Trace:\n[ 15.380232] [e4105ac0] [800946a4] do_raw_spin_lock+0xf8/0x120 (unreliable)\n[ 15.387340] [e4105ae0] [8001f4ec] change_page_attr+0x40/0x1d4\n[ 15.393413] [e4105b10] [801424e0] __apply_to_page_range+0x164/0x310\n[ 15.400009] [e4105b60] [80169620] free_pcp_prepare+0x1e4/0x4a0\n[ 15.406045] [e4105ba0] [8016c5a0] free_unref_page+0x40/0x2b8\n[ 15.411979] [e4105be0] [8018724c] kasan_depopulate_vmalloc_pte+0x6c/0x94\n[ 15.418989] [e4105c00] [801424e0] __apply_to_page_range+0x164/0x310\n[ 15.425451] [e4105c50] [80187834] kasan_release_vmalloc+0xbc/0x134\n[ 15.431898] [e4105c70] [8015f7a8] __purge_vmap_area_lazy+0x4e4/0xdd8\n[ 15.438560] [e4105d30] [80160d10] _vm_unmap_aliases.part.0+0x17c/0x24c\n[ 15.445283] [e4105d60] [801642d0] __vunmap+0x2f0/0x5c8\n[ 15.450684] [e4105db0] [800e32d0] do_free_init+0x68/0x94\n[ 15.456181] [e4105dd0] [8005d094] process_one_work+0x4bc/0x7b8\n[ 15.462283] [e4105e90] [8005d614] worker_thread+0x284/0x6e8\n[ 15.468227] [e4105f00] [8006aaec] kthread+0x1f0/0x210\n[ 15.473489] [e4105f40] [80017148] ret_from_kernel_thread+0x14/0x1c\n\nRemove the read / modify / write sequence to make the operation atomic\nand remove the spin_lock() in change_page_attr().\n\nTo do the operation atomically, we can't use pte modification helpers\nanymore. Because all platforms have different combination of bits, it\nis not easy to use those bits directly. But all have the\n_PAGE_KERNEL_{RO/ROX/RW/RWX} set of flags. All we need it to compare\ntwo sets to know which bits are set or cleared.\n\nFor instance, by comparing _PAGE_KERNEL_ROX and _PAGE_KERNEL_RO you\nknow which bit gets cleared and which bit get set when changing exec\npermission."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: powerpc/set_memory: Evitar recursi\u00f3n de spinlock en change_page_attr() La confirmaci\u00f3n 1f9ad21c3b38 (\"powerpc/mm: Implementar rutinas set_memory()\") incluy\u00f3 un spin_lock() en change_page_attr() para realizar de forma segura las operaciones de tres pasos. Pero luego, la confirmaci\u00f3n 9f7853d7609d (\"powerpc/mm: Arreglar set_memory_*() contra accesos concurrentes\") lo modific\u00f3 para usar pte_update() y realizar la operaci\u00f3n de forma segura contra accesos concurrentes. Mientras tanto, Maxime inform\u00f3 de cierta recursi\u00f3n de spinlock. [ 15.351649] ERROR: recursi\u00f3n de spinlock en CPU#0, kworker/0:2/217 [ 15.357540] bloqueo: init_mm+0x3c/0x420, .magic: dead4ead, .owner: kworker/0:2/217, .owner_cpu: 0 [ 15.366563] CPU: 0 PID: 217 Comm: kworker/0:2 No contaminado 5.15.0+ #523 [ 15.373350] Cola de trabajo: events do_free_init [ 15.377615] Call Trace: [ 15.380232] [e4105ac0] [800946a4] do_raw_spin_lock+0xf8/0x120 (unreliable) [ 15.387340] [e4105ae0] [8001f4ec] change_page_attr+0x40/0x1d4 [ 15.393413] [e4105b10] [801424e0] __apply_to_page_range+0x164/0x310 [ 15.400009] [e4105b60] [80169620] free_pcp_prepare+0x1e4/0x4a0 [ 15.406045] [e4105ba0] [8016c5a0] free_unref_page+0x40/0x2b8 [ 15.411979] [e4105be0] [8018724c] kasan_depopulate_vmalloc_pte+0x6c/0x94 [ 15.418989] [e4105c00] [801424e0] __apply_to_page_range+0x164/0x310 [ 15.425451] [e4105c50] [80187834] kasan_release_vmalloc+0xbc/0x134 [ 15.431898] [e4105c70] [8015f7a8] __purge_vmap_area_lazy+0x4e4/0xdd8 [ 15.438560] [e4105d30] [80160d10] _vm_unmap_aliases.part.0+0x17c/0x24c [ 15.445283] [e4105d60] [801642d0] __vunmap+0x2f0/0x5c8 [ 15.450684] [e4105db0] [800e32d0] do_free_init+0x68/0x94 [ 15.456181] [e4105dd0] [8005d094] process_one_work+0x4bc/0x7b8 [ 15.462283] [e4105e90] [8005d614] worker_thread+0x284/0x6e8 [ 15.468227] [e4105f00] [8006aaec] kthread+0x1f0/0x210 [ 15.473489] [e4105f40] [80017148] ret_from_kernel_thread+0x14/0x1c Elimina la secuencia de lectura/modificaci\u00f3n/escritura para hacer que la operaci\u00f3n sea at\u00f3mica y elimina el spin_lock() en change_page_attr(). Para hacer la operaci\u00f3n de forma at\u00f3mica, ya no podemos usar ayudantes de modificaci\u00f3n de pte. Debido a que todas las plataformas tienen diferentes combinaciones de bits, no es f\u00e1cil usar esos bits directamente. Pero todas tienen el conjunto de indicadores _PAGE_KERNEL_{RO/ROX/RW/RWX}. Todo lo que necesitamos es comparar dos conjuntos para saber qu\u00e9 bits est\u00e1n configurados o borrados. 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