138 lines
7.1 KiB
JSON
138 lines
7.1 KiB
JSON
{
|
|
"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
|
|
"dataVersion": "5.2",
|
|
"cveMetadata": {
|
|
"cveId": "CVE-2026-68473",
|
|
"assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
|
|
"state": "PUBLISHED",
|
|
"assignerShortName": "Linux",
|
|
"dateReserved": "2026-07-30T09:28:09.396Z",
|
|
"datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:51:30.274Z",
|
|
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:39:16.211Z"
|
|
},
|
|
"containers": {
|
|
"cna": {
|
|
"providerMetadata": {
|
|
"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
|
|
"shortName": "Linux",
|
|
"dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:39:16.211Z"
|
|
},
|
|
"descriptions": [
|
|
{
|
|
"lang": "en",
|
|
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\npowerpc/uaccess: correct check for CONFIG_PPC_E500 in mask_user_address()\n\nmask_user_address() incorrectly checks for CONFIG_E500 instead of\nCONFIG_PPC_E500, causing mask_user_address_isel() to not be used on\nE500 hardware. Fix the check to use the correct name."
|
|
}
|
|
],
|
|
"metrics": [
|
|
{
|
|
"cvssV3_1": {
|
|
"version": "3.1",
|
|
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
|
|
"baseScore": 7.8,
|
|
"baseSeverity": "HIGH"
|
|
},
|
|
"scenarios": [
|
|
{
|
|
"lang": "en",
|
|
"value": "AV:L - Exploitation requires invoking local syscalls (read/write/ioctl/futex/socket) that reach masked uaccess helpers; the bug is in arch/powerpc uaccess.h and is not triggered by remote packet handling alone.\nAC:L - On affected PPC_E500 kernels (7.0+), any user pointer with bit 31 set reliably redirects to 0x80000000 on masked copy/futex paths without races or rare layout wins.\nPR:L - Any unprivileged local process can pass crafted userspace pointers into copy_from_user, strncpy_from_user, iov_iter, futex_wake_op, and scoped socket/scm helpers that use masked_user_access_begin.\nUI:N - No victim interaction is required; exploitation is achieved entirely through attacker-controlled syscall arguments and memory mappings.\nS:U - Impact is confined to kernel/user memory boundaries on the same host (cross-process read/write via misdirected uaccess), not a hypervisor or separate security authority escape.\nC:H - Wrong masking lets masked copy_from_user/strncpy_from_user read from 0x80000000 instead of the supplied high user or kernel-range pointer, enabling kernel-mediated disclosure of other mappings at that fixed address.\nI:H - Masked futex atomic ops and scoped user writes on mis-masked pointers can modify memory at 0x80000000 rather than the validated target, corrupting synchronization state or arbitrary user data.\nA:H - Misdirected user accesses can trigger KUAP/KUEP faults, WARN paths, or persistent futex corruption, causing kernel oops/panics or denial of service on embedded E500 systems."
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
],
|
|
"affected": [
|
|
{
|
|
"product": "Linux",
|
|
"vendor": "Linux",
|
|
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
|
|
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
|
|
"programFiles": [
|
|
"arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h"
|
|
],
|
|
"versions": [
|
|
{
|
|
"version": "861574d51bbd7a06dbf07f658a9a8def012c2f74",
|
|
"lessThan": "d5c234774a82f27b594f70c15fc45ce3648e4295",
|
|
"status": "affected",
|
|
"versionType": "git"
|
|
},
|
|
{
|
|
"version": "861574d51bbd7a06dbf07f658a9a8def012c2f74",
|
|
"lessThan": "d610d3ab18197d87618da11ec5fe8b3cebf32208",
|
|
"status": "affected",
|
|
"versionType": "git"
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
{
|
|
"product": "Linux",
|
|
"vendor": "Linux",
|
|
"defaultStatus": "affected",
|
|
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
|
|
"programFiles": [
|
|
"arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h"
|
|
],
|
|
"versions": [
|
|
{
|
|
"version": "7.0",
|
|
"status": "affected"
|
|
},
|
|
{
|
|
"version": "0",
|
|
"lessThan": "7.0",
|
|
"status": "unaffected",
|
|
"versionType": "semver"
|
|
},
|
|
{
|
|
"version": "7.1.5",
|
|
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
|
|
"status": "unaffected",
|
|
"versionType": "semver"
|
|
},
|
|
{
|
|
"version": "7.2",
|
|
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
|
|
"status": "unaffected",
|
|
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
],
|
|
"cpeApplicability": [
|
|
{
|
|
"nodes": [
|
|
{
|
|
"operator": "OR",
|
|
"negate": false,
|
|
"cpeMatch": [
|
|
{
|
|
"vulnerable": true,
|
|
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
|
|
"versionStartIncluding": "7.0",
|
|
"versionEndExcluding": "7.1.5"
|
|
},
|
|
{
|
|
"vulnerable": true,
|
|
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
|
|
"versionStartIncluding": "7.0",
|
|
"versionEndExcluding": "7.2"
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
],
|
|
"references": [
|
|
{
|
|
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5c234774a82f27b594f70c15fc45ce3648e4295"
|
|
},
|
|
{
|
|
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d610d3ab18197d87618da11ec5fe8b3cebf32208"
|
|
}
|
|
],
|
|
"title": "powerpc/uaccess: correct check for CONFIG_PPC_E500 in mask_user_address()",
|
|
"x_generator": {
|
|
"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
} |