CVE-2023-54239
Unknown Unknown - Not Provided
Integer Overflow in Linux Kernel iommufd Driver Causing WARN_ON

Publication date: 2025-12-30

Last updated on: 2025-12-30

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommufd: Check for uptr overflow syzkaller found that setting up a map with a user VA that wraps past zero can trigger WARN_ONs, particularly from pin_user_pages weirdly returning 0 due to invalid arguments. Prevent creating a pages with a uptr and size that would math overflow. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 518 at drivers/iommu/iommufd/pages.c:793 pfn_reader_user_pin+0x2e6/0x390 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 PID: 518 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.3.0-rc2-eeac8ede1755+ #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552ce722-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:pfn_reader_user_pin+0x2e6/0x390 Code: b1 11 e9 25 fe ff ff e8 28 e4 0f ff 31 ff 48 89 de e8 2e e6 0f ff 48 85 db 74 0a e8 14 e4 0f ff e9 4d ff ff ff e8 0a e4 0f ff <0f> 0b bb f2 ff ff ff e9 3c ff ff ff e8 f9 e3 0f ff ba 01 00 00 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000f9fa30 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff821e2b72 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff888014184680 RDI: 0000000000000002 RBP: ffffc90000f9fa78 R08: 00000000000000ff R09: 0000000079de6f4e R10: ffffc90000f9f790 R11: ffff888014185418 R12: ffffc90000f9fc60 R13: 0000000000000002 R14: ffff888007879800 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f4227555740(0000) GS:ffff88807dc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000020000043 CR3: 000000000e748005 CR4: 0000000000770ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> pfn_reader_next+0x14a/0x7b0 ? interval_tree_double_span_iter_update+0x11a/0x140 pfn_reader_first+0x140/0x1b0 iopt_pages_rw_slow+0x71/0x280 ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x20/0x30 iopt_pages_rw_access+0x2b2/0x5b0 iommufd_access_rw+0x19f/0x2f0 iommufd_test+0xd11/0x16f0 ? write_comp_data+0x2f/0x90 iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x206/0x330 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x10e/0x160 ? __pfx_iommufd_fops_ioctl+0x10/0x10 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc
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Published
2025-12-30
Last Modified
2025-12-30
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-12-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2023-54239
EUVD
EUVD-2023-60402
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linux linux_kernel 6.3.0-rc2
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel's iommufd driver involves an integer overflow when setting up a memory map with a user virtual address (VA) that wraps past zero. This can trigger kernel warnings (WARN_ONs) due to improper handling of user page pinning, specifically when pin_user_pages returns 0 because of invalid arguments. The issue arises from not properly checking for overflow conditions when creating pages with a user pointer and size, which could lead to unexpected behavior or kernel instability.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can cause kernel warnings and potentially lead to instability or crashes in the Linux kernel when the iommufd driver processes certain user memory mappings. This could affect system reliability and security, especially if exploited to cause denial of service or other unintended kernel behavior.


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