CVE-2025-37966
RISC-V Linux PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL Kernel Crash Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: Fix kernel crash due to PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL When userspace does PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL, but Supm extension is not available, the kernel crashes: Oops - illegal instruction [#1] [snip] epc : set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x112/0x15a ra : set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x74/0x15a epc : ffffffff80011ace ra : ffffffff80011a30 sp : ffffffc60039be10 [snip] status: 0000000200000120 badaddr: 0000000010a79073 cause: 0000000000000002 set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x112/0x15a __riscv_sys_prctl+0x352/0x73c do_trap_ecall_u+0x17c/0x20c andle_exception+0x150/0x15c Fix it by checking if Supm is available.
INFO
Published Date :
May 20, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 21, 2025, 8:24 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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| URL | Resource |
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b595a2f5656cd45d534ed2160c94f7662adefe5 | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae08d55807c099357c047dba17624b09414635dd |
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: Fix kernel crash due to PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL When userspace does PR_SET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL, but Supm extension is not available, the kernel crashes: Oops - illegal instruction [#1] [snip] epc : set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x112/0x15a ra : set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x74/0x15a epc : ffffffff80011ace ra : ffffffff80011a30 sp : ffffffc60039be10 [snip] status: 0000000200000120 badaddr: 0000000010a79073 cause: 0000000000000002 set_tagged_addr_ctrl+0x112/0x15a __riscv_sys_prctl+0x352/0x73c do_trap_ecall_u+0x17c/0x20c andle_exception+0x150/0x15c Fix it by checking if Supm is available. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b595a2f5656cd45d534ed2160c94f7662adefe5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae08d55807c099357c047dba17624b09414635dd
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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