In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/amd: Fix ineffective…

Why it is Yellow

• CVSS 7.8 high
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References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80c231f5577229d1e90a1e312b3095f9502f8625
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5c0827f0b7bac6d0a188f10118151769ae68fd

Original description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/amd: Fix ineffective error check in nested domain allocation amd_iommu_pdom_id_alloc() returns an int: a domain ID on success, or the negative errno from ida_alloc_range() when the ID space is exhausted or memory is short. amd_iommu_alloc_domain_nested() stores that return value in gdom_info->hdom_id, which is a u32, and only then tests it: gdom_info->hdom_id = amd_iommu_pdom_id_alloc(); if (gdom_info->hdom_id <= 0) { The assignment discards the sign, so -ENOSPC becomes 0xffffffe4 and the test never fires. The nested domain is then set up with a host domain ID that was never allocated, instead of the allocation failing with -ENOSPC. Keep the value in an int, test it there, and store it only once it is known to be valid, which is what the other amd_iommu_pdom_id_alloc() callers already do.