DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44948
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mtrr: Check if fixed MTRRs exist before saving them MTRRs have an obsolete fixed variant for fine grained caching control of the 640K-1MB region that uses separate MSRs. This fixed variant has a separate capability bit in the MTRR capability MSR. So far all x86 CPUs which support MTRR have this separate bit set, so it went unnoticed that mtrr_save_state() does not check the capability bit before accessing the fixed MTRR MSRs. Though on a CPU that does not support the fixed MTRR capability this results in a #GP. The #GP itself is harmless because the RDMSR fault is handled gracefully, but results in a WARN_ON(). Add the missing capability check to prevent this.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 0, 6.1.27-1, 6.1.37-1 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.178-2, 5.10.46-4, 5.10.46-5 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.106-3, 6.1.112-1, * |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 4, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated