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Esto hace que el controlador #DB (exc_debug_kernel()) emita una advertencia porque se utiliza un solo paso fuera de la funci\u00f3n Entry_SYSENTER_compat(). Para solucionar este problema, Entry_SYSENTER_compat() debe usar CLEAR_BRANCH_HISTORY despu\u00e9s de asegurarse de que el indicador TF est\u00e9 borrado. El problema se puede reproducir con la siguiente secuencia: $ cat sysenter_step.c int main() { asm(\"pushf; pop %ax; bts $8,%ax; push %ax; popf; sysenter\"); } $ gcc -o sysenter_step sysenter_step.c $ ./sysenter_step Fallo de segmentaci\u00f3n (n\u00facleo volcado) Se espera que el programa falle y el controlador #DB emitir\u00e1 una advertencia. Registro del kernel: ADVERTENCIA: CPU: 27 PID: 7000 en arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:1009 exc_debug_kernel+0xd2/0x160... RIP: 0010:exc_debug_kernel+0xd2/0x160... Seguimiento de llamadas: &lt;#DB&gt; ? show_regs+0x68/0x80? __advertir+0x8c/0x140 ? exc_debug_kernel+0xd2/0x160? report_bug+0x175/0x1a0? handle_bug+0x44/0x90? exc_invalid_op+0x1c/0x70? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1f/0x30? exc_debug_kernel+0xd2/0x160 exc_debug+0x43/0x50 asm_exc_debug+0x1e/0x40 RIP: 0010:clear_bhb_loop+0x0/0xb0 ... ? 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{"affected_release": [{"advisory": "RHSA-2024:7001", "cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::nfv", "package": "kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8", "release_date": "2024-09-24T00:00:00Z"}, {"advisory": "RHSA-2024:7000", "cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "package": "kernel-0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8", "release_date": "2024-09-24T00:00:00Z"}, {"advisory": "RHSA-2024:9315", "cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "package": "kernel-0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9", "release_date": "2024-11-12T00:00:00Z"}, {"advisory": "RHSA-2024:9315", "cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "package": "kernel-0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9", "release_date": "2024-11-12T00:00:00Z"}, {"advisory": "RHSA-2024:10772", "cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2", "package": "kernel-0:5.14.0-284.95.1.el9_2", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support", "release_date": "2024-12-04T00:00:00Z"}, {"advisory": "RHSA-2024:10773", "cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::nfv", "package": "kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.95.1.rt14.380.el9_2", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support", "release_date": "2024-12-04T00:00:00Z"}, {"advisory": "RHSA-2024:10771", "cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4", "package": "kernel-0:5.14.0-427.47.1.el9_4", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support", "release_date": "2024-12-04T00:00:00Z"}], "bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: x86/bhi: Avoid warning in #DB handler due to BHI mitigation", "id": "2303508", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2303508"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "verified"}, "cwe": "CWE-99", "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nx86/bhi: Avoid warning in #DB handler due to BHI mitigation\nWhen BHI mitigation is enabled, if SYSENTER is invoked with the TF flag set\nthen entry_SYSENTER_compat() uses CLEAR_BRANCH_HISTORY and calls the\nclear_bhb_loop() before the TF flag is cleared. This causes the #DB handler\n(exc_debug_kernel()) to issue a warning because single-step is used outside the\nentry_SYSENTER_compat() function.\nTo address this issue, entry_SYSENTER_compat() should use CLEAR_BRANCH_HISTORY\nafter making sure the TF flag is cleared.\nThe problem can be reproduced with the following sequence:\n$ cat sysenter_step.c\nint main()\n{ asm(\"pushf; pop %ax; bts $8,%ax; push %ax; popf; sysenter\"); }\n$ gcc -o sysenter_step sysenter_step.c\n$ ./sysenter_step\nSegmentation fault (core dumped)\nThe program is expected to crash, and the #DB handler will issue a warning.\nKernel log:\nWARNING: CPU: 27 PID: 7000 at arch/x86/kernel/traps.c:1009 exc_debug_kernel+0xd2/0x160\n...\nRIP: 0010:exc_debug_kernel+0xd2/0x160\n...\nCall Trace:\n<#DB>\n? show_regs+0x68/0x80\n? __warn+0x8c/0x140\n? exc_debug_kernel+0xd2/0x160\n? report_bug+0x175/0x1a0\n? handle_bug+0x44/0x90\n? exc_invalid_op+0x1c/0x70\n? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1f/0x30\n? exc_debug_kernel+0xd2/0x160\nexc_debug+0x43/0x50\nasm_exc_debug+0x1e/0x40\nRIP: 0010:clear_bhb_loop+0x0/0xb0\n...\n</#DB>\n<TASK>\n? entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x8d\n</TASK>\n[ bp: Massage commit message. ]", "A denial of service vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel. When BHI mitigation is enabled, if SYSENTER is invoked with the TF flag set, then entry_SYSENTER_compat() uses CLEAR_BRANCH_HISTORY and calls the clear_bhb_loop() before the TF flag is cleared. This causes the #DB handler (exc_debug_kernel()) to issue a warning that results in a software crash."], "name": "CVE-2024-42240", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2024-08-07T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42240\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42240\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024080741-CVE-2024-42240-3d04@gregkh/T"], "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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