In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/tdx: Panic on bad configs that #VE on "private" memory access
All normal kernel memory is "TDX private memory". This includes
everything from kernel stacks to kernel text. Handling
exceptions on arbitrary accesses to kernel memory is essentially
impossible because they can happen in horribly nasty places like
kernel entry/exit. But, TDX hardware can theoretically _deliver_
a virtualization exception (#VE) on any access to private memory.
But, it's not as bad as it sounds. TDX can be configured to never
deliver these exceptions on private memory with a "TD attribute"
called ATTR_SEPT_VE_DISABLE. The guest has no way to *set* this
attribute, but it can check it.
Ensure ATTR_SEPT_VE_DISABLE is set in early boot. panic() if it
is unset. There is no sane way for Linux to run with this
attribute clear so a panic() is appropriate.
There's small window during boot before the check where kernel
has an early #VE handler. But the handler is only for port I/O
and will also panic() as soon as it sees any other #VE, such as
a one generated by a private memory access.
[ dhansen: Rewrite changelog and rebase on new tdx_parse_tdinfo().
Add Kirill's tested-by because I made changes since
he wrote this. ]
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
10 Nov 2025, 21:19
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/373e715e31bf4e0f129befe87613a278fac228d3 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/895c168c8f78079f21ad50fead7593ffa352f795 - Patch | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| First Time |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo |
02 May 2025, 13:52
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| Summary |
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01 May 2025, 15:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-05-01 15:16
Updated : 2025-11-10 21:19
NVD link : CVE-2022-49886
Mitre link : CVE-2022-49886
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49886
JSON object : View
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
