CVE-2023-53184

/// Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

arm64/sme: Set new vector length before reallocating

As part of fixing the allocation of the buffer for SVE state when changing

SME vector length we introduced an immediate reallocation of the SVE state,

this is also done when changing the SVE vector length for consistency.

Unfortunately this reallocation is done prior to writing the new vector

length to the task struct, meaning the allocation is done with the old

vector length and can lead to memory corruption due to an undersized buffer

being used.

Move the update of the vector length before the allocation to ensure that

the new vector length is taken into account.

For some reason this isn't triggering any problems when running tests on

the arm64 fixes branch (even after repeated tries) but is triggering

issues very often after merge into mainline.

/// Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

/// References