High · published July 12, 2024
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Avoid hw_desc array overrun in dw-axi-dmac
I have a use case where nr_buffers = 3 and in which each descriptor is composed by 3
segments, resulting in the DMA channel descs_allocated to be 9. Since axi_desc_put()
handles the hw_desc considering the descs_allocated, this scenario would result in a
kernel panic (hw_desc array will be overrun).
To fix this, the proposal is to add a new member to the axi_dma_desc structure,
where we keep the number of allocated hw_descs (axi_desc_alloc()) and use it in
axi_desc_put() to handle the hw_desc array correctly.
Additionally I propose to remove the axi_chan_start_first_queued() call after completing
the transfer, since it was identified that unbalance can occur (started descriptors can
be interrupted and transfer ignored due to DMA channel not being enabled).
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | < 5.15.162 | 5.15.162 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.96 | 6.1.96 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.36 | 6.6.36 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.7 | 6.9.7 |