CVE-2024-41021

s390/mm: Fix VM_FAULT_HWPOISON handling in do_exception()

published July 29, 2024

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

s390/mm: Fix VM_FAULT_HWPOISON handling in do_exception()

There is no support for HWPOISON, MEMORY_FAILURE, or ARCH_HAS_COPY_MC on

s390. Therefore we do not expect to see VM_FAULT_HWPOISON in

do_exception().

However, since commit af19487f00f3 ("mm: make PTE_MARKER_SWAPIN_ERROR more

general"), it is possible to see VM_FAULT_HWPOISON in combination with

PTE_MARKER_POISONED, even on architectures that do not support HWPOISON

otherwise. In this case, we will end up on the BUG() in do_exception().

Fix this by treating VM_FAULT_HWPOISON the same as VM_FAULT_SIGBUS, similar

to x86 when MEMORY_FAILURE is not configured. Also print unexpected fault

flags, for easier debugging.

Note that VM_FAULT_HWPOISON_LARGE is not expected, because s390 cannot

support swap entries on other levels than PTE level.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00222 · 12.2th percentile
Published
2024-07-29T13:34Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 JUL 13:34Z
    s390/mm: Fix VM_FAULT_HWPOISON handling in do_exception()
    cvelistv5