ghsa-3qpr-v3fc-q5q5
Vulnerability from github
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
arm64: errata: Add Cortex-A520 speculative unprivileged load workaround
Implement the workaround for ARM Cortex-A520 erratum 2966298. On an affected Cortex-A520 core, a speculatively executed unprivileged load might leak data from a privileged load via a cache side channel. The issue only exists for loads within a translation regime with the same translation (e.g. same ASID and VMID). Therefore, the issue only affects the return to EL0.
The workaround is to execute a TLBI before returning to EL0 after all loads of privileged data. A non-shareable TLBI to any address is sufficient.
The workaround isn't necessary if page table isolation (KPTI) is enabled, but for simplicity it will be. Page table isolation should normally be disabled for Cortex-A520 as it supports the CSV3 feature and the E0PD feature (used when KASLR is enabled).
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-52481"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-29T06:15:46Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\narm64: errata: Add Cortex-A520 speculative unprivileged load workaround\n\nImplement the workaround for ARM Cortex-A520 erratum 2966298. On an\naffected Cortex-A520 core, a speculatively executed unprivileged load\nmight leak data from a privileged load via a cache side channel. The\nissue only exists for loads within a translation regime with the same\ntranslation (e.g. same ASID and VMID). Therefore, the issue only affects\nthe return to EL0.\n\nThe workaround is to execute a TLBI before returning to EL0 after all\nloads of privileged data. A non-shareable TLBI to any address is\nsufficient.\n\nThe workaround isn\u0027t necessary if page table isolation (KPTI) is\nenabled, but for simplicity it will be. Page table isolation should\nnormally be disabled for Cortex-A520 as it supports the CSV3 feature\nand the E0PD feature (used when KASLR is enabled).",
"id": "GHSA-3qpr-v3fc-q5q5",
"modified": "2024-02-29T06:30:32Z",
"published": "2024-02-29T06:30:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52481"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32b0a4ffcaea44a00a61e40c0d1bcc50362aee25"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/471470bc7052d28ce125901877dd10e4c048e513"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e3ae2927b432a3b7c8374f14dbc1bd9ebe4372c"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}