DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50115
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: nSVM: Ignore nCR3[4:0] when loading PDPTEs from memory Ignore nCR3[4:0] when loading PDPTEs from memory for nested SVM, as bits 4:0 of CR3 are ignored when PAE paging is used, and thus VMRUN doesn't enforce 32-byte alignment of nCR3. In the absolute worst case scenario, failure to ignore bits 4:0 can result in an out-of-bounds read, e.g. if the target page is at the end of a memslot, and the VMM isn't using guard pages. Per the APM: The CR3 register points to the base address of the page-directory-pointer table. The page-directory-pointer table is aligned on a 32-byte boundary, with the low 5 address bits 4:0 assumed to be 0. And the SDM's much more explicit: 4:0 Ignored Note, KVM gets this right when loading PDPTRs, it's only the nSVM flow that is broken.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.178-1, 5.10.178-2, 5.10.178-3 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.106-3, 6.1.112-1, * |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.67-1, 6.1.69-1~bpo11+1, 6.1.76-1 |
Timeline
- Nov 5, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated