FKIE_CVE-2024-49856

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-10-21 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:00
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/sgx: Fix deadlock in SGX NUMA node search When the current node doesn't have an EPC section configured by firmware and all other EPC sections are used up, CPU can get stuck inside the while loop that looks for an available EPC page from remote nodes indefinitely, leading to a soft lockup. Note how nid_of_current will never be equal to nid in that while loop because nid_of_current is not set in sgx_numa_mask. Also worth mentioning is that it's perfectly fine for the firmware not to setup an EPC section on a node. While setting up an EPC section on each node can enhance performance, it is not a requirement for functionality. Rework the loop to start and end on *a* node that has SGX memory. This avoids the deadlock looking for the current SGX-lacking node to show up in the loop when it never will.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f89fb4042c08fd143bfc28af08bf6c8a0197eeaPatch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20c96d0aaabfe361fc2a11c173968dc67feadbbfPatch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40fb64257dab507d86b5f1f2a62f3669ef0c91a8Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8132510c915815e6b537ab937d94ed66893bc7b8Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c936844010466535bd46ea4ce4656ef17653644Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb2d057539eda67ec7cfc369bf587e6518a9b99dPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Impacted products
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nx86/sgx: Fix deadlock in SGX NUMA node search\n\nWhen the current node doesn\u0027t have an EPC section configured by firmware\nand all other EPC sections are used up, CPU can get stuck inside the\nwhile loop that looks for an available EPC page from remote nodes\nindefinitely, leading to a soft lockup. Note how nid_of_current will\nnever be equal to nid in that while loop because nid_of_current is not\nset in sgx_numa_mask.\n\nAlso worth mentioning is that it\u0027s perfectly fine for the firmware not\nto setup an EPC section on a node. While setting up an EPC section on\neach node can enhance performance, it is not a requirement for\nfunctionality.\n\nRework the loop to start and end on *a* node that has SGX memory. This\navoids the deadlock looking for the current SGX-lacking node to show up\nin the loop when it never will."
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      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: x86/sgx: Se solucion\u00f3 el bloqueo en la b\u00fasqueda de nodos NUMA de SGX Cuando el nodo actual no tiene una secci\u00f3n EPC configurada por el firmware y todas las dem\u00e1s secciones EPC est\u00e1n agotadas, la CPU puede quedar atrapada dentro del bucle while que busca una p\u00e1gina EPC disponible de los nodos remotos de forma indefinida, lo que lleva a un bloqueo suave. Tenga en cuenta que nid_of_current nunca ser\u00e1 igual a nid en ese bucle while porque nid_of_current no est\u00e1 configurado en sgx_numa_mask. Tambi\u00e9n vale la pena mencionar que est\u00e1 perfectamente bien que el firmware no configure una secci\u00f3n EPC en un nodo. Si bien configurar una secci\u00f3n EPC en cada nodo puede mejorar el rendimiento, no es un requisito para la funcionalidad. Rehaga el bucle para que comience y termine en *un* nodo que tenga memoria SGX. Esto evita el bloqueo que busca el nodo actual que carece de SGX para que aparezca en el bucle cuando nunca lo har\u00e1."
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