x86/efistub: Use 1:1 file:memory mapping for PE/COFF .compat section
The .compat section is a dummy PE section that contains the address of
the 32-bit entrypoint of the 64-bit kernel image if it is bootable from
32-bit firmware (i.e., CONFIG_EFI_MIXED=y)
This section is only 8 bytes in size and is only referenced from the
loader, and so it is placed at the end of the memory view of the image,
to avoid the need for padding it to 4k, which is required for sections
appearing in the middle of the image.
Unfortunately, this violates the PE/COFF spec, and even if most EFI
loaders will work correctly (including the Tianocore reference
implementation), PE loaders do exist that reject such images, on the
basis that both the file and memory views of the file contents should be
described by the section headers in a monotonically increasing manner
without leaving any gaps.
So reorganize the sections to avoid this issue. This results in a slight
padding overhead (< 4k) which can be avoided if desired by disabling
CONFIG_EFI_MIXED (which is only needed in rare cases these days)
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Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:45:00 +0000
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-05-04T08:53:46.172Z
Reserved: 2024-02-19T14:20:24.152Z
Link: CVE-2024-26678

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:14:12.888Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-04-02T07:15:44.307
Modified: 2025-03-17T15:42:26.237
Link: CVE-2024-26678


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