Vulnerability CVE-2024-46822
Published: 2024-09-27

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

arm64: acpi: Harden get_cpu_for_acpi_id() against missing CPU entry

In a review discussion of the changes to support vCPU hotplug where
a check was added on the GICC being enabled if was online, it was
noted that there is need to map back to the cpu and use that to index
into a cpumask. As such, a valid ID is needed.

If an MPIDR check fails in acpi_map_gic_cpu_interface() it is possible
for the entry in cpu_madt_gicc[cpu] == NULL. This function would
then cause a NULL pointer dereference. Whilst a path to trigger
this has not been established, harden this caller against the
possibility.

 References:
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57769ff6fa7f97f1296965f20e8a2bb3ee9fd0f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c3b21204abb4fa3ab310fbbb5cf7f0e85f3a1bc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/945be49f4e832a9184c313fdf8917475438a795b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40cae0df42e5e7f7a1c0f32deed9c4027c1ba94e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62ca6d3a905b4c40cd942f3cc645a6718f8bc7e7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc7fbb37e3d2df59336eadbd6a56be632e3c7df7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2488444274c70038eb6b686cba5f1ce48ebb9cdd
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