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Fencer Vulns
high 8.4

CVE-2024-50115 json

KVM: nSVM: Ignore nCR3[4:0] when loading PDPTEs from memory

published 2024-11-05 2 y ago modified 2026-08-05 3 mo ago also EUVD-2024-44603

cvss
8.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.10.229, 5.15.170, 6.1.115, 6.6.59, 6.11.6, 6.12
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.115-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.11.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50115

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-133.144
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-58.60
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1078.85
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1027.29
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1077.86
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1028.30
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1075.81
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1023.27

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50115

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  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • bpftool RHEL 9 7.4.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:11486

  • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_2 Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 5-1.1
  • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_3 Linux Micro 6.0 5-1.2
  • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_2 Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 5-1.1
  • kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_3 Linux Micro 6.0 5-1.2
  • kernel-source Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-28.1
  • kernel-default Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-28.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-28.1
  • kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-28.1.21.6

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:4123-1SUSE-SU-2025:20351-1SUSE-SU-2025:20367-1SUSE-SU-2025:20349-1SUSE-SU-2025:01692-1SUSE-SU-2025:01683-1

  • kernel-source-longterm openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.12.11-1.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.11.8-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1openSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 9 7.4.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:11486

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.173.1-1
  • kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1

azure linux advisories AZL-52464AZL-52529

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-50115 updated cvss 4.7

kernel: KVM: nSVM: Ignore nCR3[4:0] when loading PDPTEs from memory

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “To mitigate this issue, prevent module kvm-amd from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, perf 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, rtla 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.4.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-64k 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-core 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-tools 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, python3-perf 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-503.19.1.el9_5, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module kvm-amd from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2024:11486
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
13 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
CISA ADP 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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