CVE-2024-0564

Name	CVE-2024-0564
Description	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's memory deduplication mechanism. The max page sharing of Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM), added in Linux kernel version 4.4.0-96.119, can create a side channel. When the attacker and the victim share the same host and the default setting of KSM is "max page sharing=256", it is possible for the attacker to time the unmap to merge with the victim's page. The unmapping time depends on whether it merges with the victim's page and additional physical pages are created beyond the KSM's "max page share". Through these operations, the attacker can leak the victim's page.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
linux (PTS)	jessie, jessie (lts)	3.16.84-1	vulnerable
	stretch (security)	4.9.320-2	vulnerable
	stretch (lts), stretch	4.9.320-3	vulnerable
	buster (security), buster, buster (lts)	4.19.316-1	vulnerable
	bullseye	5.10.223-1	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	5.10.226-1	vulnerable
	bookworm	6.1.115-1	vulnerable
	bookworm (security)	6.1.119-1	vulnerable
	trixie	6.12.5-1	vulnerable
	sid	6.12.6-1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency
linux	source	jessie	(unfixed)	end-of-life
linux	source	stretch	(unfixed)	end-of-life
linux	source	buster	(unfixed)	end-of-life
linux	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258514