In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
efi: Don't map the entire mokvar table to determine its size
Currently, when validating the mokvar table, we (re)map the entire table
on each iteration of the loop, adding space as we discover new entries.
If the table grows over a certain size, this fails due to limitations of
early_memmap(), and we get a failure and traceback:
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at mm/early_ioremap.c:139 __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220
? __warn.cold+0x93/0xfa
? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220
? report_bug+0xff/0x140
? early_fixup_exception+0x5d/0xb0
? early_idt_handler_common+0x2f/0x3a
? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220
? efi_mokvar_table_init+0xce/0x1d0
? setup_arch+0x864/0xc10
? start_kernel+0x6b/0xa10
? x86_64_start_reservations+0x24/0x30
? x86_64_start_kernel+0xed/0xf0
? common_startup_64+0x13e/0x141
</TASK>
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
mokvar: Failed to map EFI MOKvar config table pa=0x7c4c3000, size=265187.
Mapping the entire structure isn't actually necessary, as we don't ever
need more than one entry header mapped at once.
Changes efi_mokvar_table_init() to only map each entry header, not the
entire table, when determining the table size. Since we're not mapping
any data past the variable name, it also changes the code to enforce
that each variable name is NUL terminated, rather than attempting to
verify it in place.
            efi: Don't map the entire mokvar table to determine its size
Currently, when validating the mokvar table, we (re)map the entire table
on each iteration of the loop, adding space as we discover new entries.
If the table grows over a certain size, this fails due to limitations of
early_memmap(), and we get a failure and traceback:
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at mm/early_ioremap.c:139 __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220
? __warn.cold+0x93/0xfa
? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220
? report_bug+0xff/0x140
? early_fixup_exception+0x5d/0xb0
? early_idt_handler_common+0x2f/0x3a
? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220
? efi_mokvar_table_init+0xce/0x1d0
? setup_arch+0x864/0xc10
? start_kernel+0x6b/0xa10
? x86_64_start_reservations+0x24/0x30
? x86_64_start_kernel+0xed/0xf0
? common_startup_64+0x13e/0x141
</TASK>
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
mokvar: Failed to map EFI MOKvar config table pa=0x7c4c3000, size=265187.
Mapping the entire structure isn't actually necessary, as we don't ever
need more than one entry header mapped at once.
Changes efi_mokvar_table_init() to only map each entry header, not the
entire table, when determining the table size. Since we're not mapping
any data past the variable name, it also changes the code to enforce
that each variable name is NUL terminated, rather than attempting to
verify it in place.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
    | Source | ID | Title | 
|---|---|---|
|  Debian DLA | DLA-4178-1 | linux security update | 
|  EUVD | EUVD-2025-8497 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: Don't map the entire mokvar table to determine its size Currently, when validating the mokvar table, we (re)map the entire table on each iteration of the loop, adding space as we discover new entries. If the table grows over a certain size, this fails due to limitations of early_memmap(), and we get a failure and traceback: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at mm/early_ioremap.c:139 __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220 ... Call Trace: <TASK> ? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220 ? __warn.cold+0x93/0xfa ? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220 ? report_bug+0xff/0x140 ? early_fixup_exception+0x5d/0xb0 ? early_idt_handler_common+0x2f/0x3a ? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220 ? efi_mokvar_table_init+0xce/0x1d0 ? setup_arch+0x864/0xc10 ? start_kernel+0x6b/0xa10 ? x86_64_start_reservations+0x24/0x30 ? x86_64_start_kernel+0xed/0xf0 ? common_startup_64+0x13e/0x141 </TASK> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- mokvar: Failed to map EFI MOKvar config table pa=0x7c4c3000, size=265187. Mapping the entire structure isn't actually necessary, as we don't ever need more than one entry header mapped at once. Changes efi_mokvar_table_init() to only map each entry header, not the entire table, when determining the table size. Since we're not mapping any data past the variable name, it also changes the code to enforce that each variable name is NUL terminated, rather than attempting to verify it in place. | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7521-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7521-2 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7521-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7764-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7764-2 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7765-1 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7766-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7767-1 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7767-2 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7779-1 | Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7790-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7800-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7801-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7802-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7801-2 | Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7809-1 | Linux kernel (Azure, N-Series) vulnerabilities | 
|  Ubuntu USN | USN-7801-3 | Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities | 
Fixes
    Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
        History
                    Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared | Linux Linux linux Kernel | |
| Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Linux Linux linux Kernel | 
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 02:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References |  | |
| Metrics | threat_severity 
 | cvssV3_1 
 
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Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: Don't map the entire mokvar table to determine its size Currently, when validating the mokvar table, we (re)map the entire table on each iteration of the loop, adding space as we discover new entries. If the table grows over a certain size, this fails due to limitations of early_memmap(), and we get a failure and traceback: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at mm/early_ioremap.c:139 __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220 ... Call Trace: <TASK> ? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220 ? __warn.cold+0x93/0xfa ? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220 ? report_bug+0xff/0x140 ? early_fixup_exception+0x5d/0xb0 ? early_idt_handler_common+0x2f/0x3a ? __early_ioremap+0xef/0x220 ? efi_mokvar_table_init+0xce/0x1d0 ? setup_arch+0x864/0xc10 ? start_kernel+0x6b/0xa10 ? x86_64_start_reservations+0x24/0x30 ? x86_64_start_kernel+0xed/0xf0 ? common_startup_64+0x13e/0x141 </TASK> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- mokvar: Failed to map EFI MOKvar config table pa=0x7c4c3000, size=265187. Mapping the entire structure isn't actually necessary, as we don't ever need more than one entry header mapped at once. Changes efi_mokvar_table_init() to only map each entry header, not the entire table, when determining the table size. Since we're not mapping any data past the variable name, it also changes the code to enforce that each variable name is NUL terminated, rather than attempting to verify it in place. | |
| Title | efi: Don't map the entire mokvar table to determine its size | |
| References |  | 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-05-10T16:48:44.937Z
Reserved: 2024-12-29T08:45:45.781Z
Link: CVE-2025-21872
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-03-27T15:15:54.973
Modified: 2025-10-30T16:19:31.910
Link: CVE-2025-21872
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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