In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/64s/interrupt: Fix interrupt exit race with security mitigation switch The RFI and STF security mitigation options can flip the interrupt_exit_not_reentrant static branch condition concurrently with the interrupt exit code which tests that branch. Interrupt exit tests this condition to set MSR[EE|RI] for exit, then again in the case a soft-masked interrupt is found pending, to recover the MSR so the interrupt can be replayed before attempting to exit again. If the condition changes between these two tests, the MSR and irq soft-mask state will become corrupted, leading to warnings and possible crashes. For example, if the branch is initially true then false, MSR[EE] will be 0 but PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS clear and EE may not get enabled, leading to warnings in irq_64.c.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-05-21T15:23:03.201Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T23:11:35.916Z

Reserved: 2024-05-21T15:19:24.233Z

Link: CVE-2023-52740

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-05-23T19:01:25.382Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-21T16:15:13.900

Modified: 2024-05-21T16:53:56.550

Link: CVE-2023-52740

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-05-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-52740 - Bugzilla