CVE-2024-44965

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/mm: Fix pti_clone_pgtable() alignment assumption Guenter reported dodgy crashes on an i386-nosmp build using GCC-11 that had the form of endless traps until entry stack exhaust and then #DF from the stack guard. It turned out that pti_clone_pgtable() had alignment assumptions on the start address, notably it hard assumes start is PMD aligned. This is true on x86_64, but very much not true on i386. These assumptions can cause the end condition to malfunction, leading to a 'short' clone. Guess what happens when the user mapping has a short copy of the entry text? Use the correct increment form for addr to avoid alignment assumptions.

• linux linux kernel (>= 4.19 < 4.19.320) • linux linux kernel (>= 4.20 < 5.4.282) • linux linux kernel (>= 5.5 < 5.10.224) • linux linux kernel (>= 5.11 < 5.15.165) • linux linux kernel (>= 5.16 < 6.1.105) • linux linux kernel (>= 6.2 < 6.6.46) • linux linux kernel (>= 6.7 < 6.10.5) • linux linux kernel 6.11