ghsa-cch5-3fv5-qh9h
Vulnerability from github
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: arm64: Handle kvm_arm_init failure correctly in finalize_pkvm
Currently there is no synchronisation between finalize_pkvm() and kvm_arm_init() initcalls. The finalize_pkvm() proceeds happily even if kvm_arm_init() fails resulting in the following warning on all the CPUs and eventually a HYP panic:
| kvm [1]: IPA Size Limit: 48 bits | kvm [1]: Failed to init hyp memory protection | kvm [1]: error initializing Hyp mode: -22 | | | | WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c:226 _kvm_host_prot_finalize+0x30/0x50 | Modules linked in: | CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.4.0 #237 | Hardware name: FVP Base RevC (DT) | pstate: 634020c5 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) | pc : _kvm_host_prot_finalize+0x30/0x50 | lr : __flush_smp_call_function_queue+0xd8/0x230 | | Call trace: | _kvm_host_prot_finalize+0x3c/0x50 | on_each_cpu_cond_mask+0x3c/0x6c | pkvm_drop_host_privileges+0x4c/0x78 | finalize_pkvm+0x3c/0x5c | do_one_initcall+0xcc/0x240 | do_initcall_level+0x8c/0xac | do_initcalls+0x54/0x94 | do_basic_setup+0x1c/0x28 | kernel_init_freeable+0x100/0x16c | kernel_init+0x20/0x1a0 | ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 | Failed to finalize Hyp protection: -22 | dtb=fvp-base-revc.dtb | kvm [95]: nVHE hyp BUG at: arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/mem_protect.c:540! | kvm [95]: nVHE call trace: | kvm [95]: [] __kvm_nvhe_hyp_panic+0xac/0xf8 | kvm [95]: [] __kvm_nvhe_handle_host_mem_abort+0x1a0/0x2ac | kvm [95]: [] __kvm_nvhe_handle_trap+0x4c/0x160 | kvm [95]: [] __kvm_nvheskippauth_save+0x4/0x4 | kvm [95]: ---[ end nVHE call trace ]--- | kvm [95]: Hyp Offset: 0xfffe8db00ffa0000 | Kernel panic - not syncing: HYP panic: | PS:a34023c9 PC:0000f250710b973c ESR:00000000f2000800 | FAR:ffff000800cb00d0 HPFAR:000000000880cb00 PAR:0000000000000000 | VCPU:0000000000000000 | CPU: 3 PID: 95 Comm: kworker/u16:2 Tainted: G W 6.4.0 #237 | Hardware name: FVP Base RevC (DT) | Workqueue: rpciod rpc_async_schedule | Call trace: | dump_backtrace+0xec/0x108 | show_stack+0x18/0x2c | dump_stack_lvl+0x50/0x68 | dump_stack+0x18/0x24 | panic+0x138/0x33c | nvhe_hyp_panic_handler+0x100/0x184 | new_slab+0x23c/0x54c | _slab_alloc+0x3e4/0x770 | kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1f0/0x278 | __alloc_skb+0xdc/0x294 | tcp_stream_alloc_skb+0x2c/0xf0 | tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x3d0/0xda4 | tcp_sendmsg+0x38/0x5c | inet_sendmsg+0x44/0x60 | sock_sendmsg+0x1c/0x34 | xprt_sock_sendmsg+0xdc/0x274 | xs_tcp_send_request+0x1ac/0x28c | xprt_transmit+0xcc/0x300 | call_transmit+0x78/0x90 | __rpc_execute+0x114/0x3d8 | rpc_async_schedule+0x28/0x48 | process_one_work+0x1d8/0x314 | worker_thread+0x248/0x474 | kthread+0xfc/0x184 | ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 | SMP: stopping secondary CPUs | Kernel Offset: 0x57c5cb460000 from 0xffff800080000000 | PHYS_OFFSET: 0x80000000 | CPU features: 0x00000000,1035b7a3,ccfe773f | Memory Limit: none | ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: HYP panic: | PS:a34023c9 PC:0000f250710b973c ESR:00000000f2000800 | FAR:ffff000800cb00d0 HPFAR:000000000880cb00 PAR:0000000000000000 | VCPU:0000000000000000 ]---
Fix it by checking for the successfull initialisation of kvm_arm_init() in finalize_pkvm() before proceeding any futher.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-53319"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-16T17:15:37Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nKVM: arm64: Handle kvm_arm_init failure correctly in finalize_pkvm\n\nCurrently there is no synchronisation between finalize_pkvm() and\nkvm_arm_init() initcalls. The finalize_pkvm() proceeds happily even if\nkvm_arm_init() fails resulting in the following warning on all the CPUs\nand eventually a HYP panic:\n\n | kvm [1]: IPA Size Limit: 48 bits\n | kvm [1]: Failed to init hyp memory protection\n | kvm [1]: error initializing Hyp mode: -22\n |\n | \u003csnip\u003e\n |\n | WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c:226 _kvm_host_prot_finalize+0x30/0x50\n | Modules linked in:\n | CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.4.0 #237\n | Hardware name: FVP Base RevC (DT)\n | pstate: 634020c5 (nZCv daIF +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)\n | pc : _kvm_host_prot_finalize+0x30/0x50\n | lr : __flush_smp_call_function_queue+0xd8/0x230\n |\n | Call trace:\n | _kvm_host_prot_finalize+0x3c/0x50\n | on_each_cpu_cond_mask+0x3c/0x6c\n | pkvm_drop_host_privileges+0x4c/0x78\n | finalize_pkvm+0x3c/0x5c\n | do_one_initcall+0xcc/0x240\n | do_initcall_level+0x8c/0xac\n | do_initcalls+0x54/0x94\n | do_basic_setup+0x1c/0x28\n | kernel_init_freeable+0x100/0x16c\n | kernel_init+0x20/0x1a0\n | ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n | Failed to finalize Hyp protection: -22\n | dtb=fvp-base-revc.dtb\n | kvm [95]: nVHE hyp BUG at: arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/mem_protect.c:540!\n | kvm [95]: nVHE call trace:\n | kvm [95]: [\u003cffff800081052984\u003e] __kvm_nvhe_hyp_panic+0xac/0xf8\n | kvm [95]: [\u003cffff800081059644\u003e] __kvm_nvhe_handle_host_mem_abort+0x1a0/0x2ac\n | kvm [95]: [\u003cffff80008105511c\u003e] __kvm_nvhe_handle_trap+0x4c/0x160\n | kvm [95]: [\u003cffff8000810540fc\u003e] __kvm_nvhe___skip_pauth_save+0x4/0x4\n | kvm [95]: ---[ end nVHE call trace ]---\n | kvm [95]: Hyp Offset: 0xfffe8db00ffa0000\n | Kernel panic - not syncing: HYP panic:\n | PS:a34023c9 PC:0000f250710b973c ESR:00000000f2000800\n | FAR:ffff000800cb00d0 HPFAR:000000000880cb00 PAR:0000000000000000\n | VCPU:0000000000000000\n | CPU: 3 PID: 95 Comm: kworker/u16:2 Tainted: G W 6.4.0 #237\n | Hardware name: FVP Base RevC (DT)\n | Workqueue: rpciod rpc_async_schedule\n | Call trace:\n | dump_backtrace+0xec/0x108\n | show_stack+0x18/0x2c\n | dump_stack_lvl+0x50/0x68\n | dump_stack+0x18/0x24\n | panic+0x138/0x33c\n | nvhe_hyp_panic_handler+0x100/0x184\n | new_slab+0x23c/0x54c\n | ___slab_alloc+0x3e4/0x770\n | kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1f0/0x278\n | __alloc_skb+0xdc/0x294\n | tcp_stream_alloc_skb+0x2c/0xf0\n | tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x3d0/0xda4\n | tcp_sendmsg+0x38/0x5c\n | inet_sendmsg+0x44/0x60\n | sock_sendmsg+0x1c/0x34\n | xprt_sock_sendmsg+0xdc/0x274\n | xs_tcp_send_request+0x1ac/0x28c\n | xprt_transmit+0xcc/0x300\n | call_transmit+0x78/0x90\n | __rpc_execute+0x114/0x3d8\n | rpc_async_schedule+0x28/0x48\n | process_one_work+0x1d8/0x314\n | worker_thread+0x248/0x474\n | kthread+0xfc/0x184\n | ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20\n | SMP: stopping secondary CPUs\n | Kernel Offset: 0x57c5cb460000 from 0xffff800080000000\n | PHYS_OFFSET: 0x80000000\n | CPU features: 0x00000000,1035b7a3,ccfe773f\n | Memory Limit: none\n | ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: HYP panic:\n | PS:a34023c9 PC:0000f250710b973c ESR:00000000f2000800\n | FAR:ffff000800cb00d0 HPFAR:000000000880cb00 PAR:0000000000000000\n | VCPU:0000000000000000 ]---\n\nFix it by checking for the successfull initialisation of kvm_arm_init()\nin finalize_pkvm() before proceeding any futher.",
"id": "GHSA-cch5-3fv5-qh9h",
"modified": "2025-09-16T18:31:27Z",
"published": "2025-09-16T18:31:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53319"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91450dec0445f4d12f960ba68d8d05c3cb2ab5b8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa729bc7c9c8c17a2481358c841ef8ca920485d3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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