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Full vulnerability report · 2024
CVE-2023-52874High confidence

x86/tdx: Zero out the missing RSI in TDX_HYPERCALL macro

Linux · Linux

7.1HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

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1 package state
Repository candidate not checked

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Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
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1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2023-59587

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/tdx: Zero out the missing RSI in TDX_HYPERCALL macro In the TDX_HYPERCALL asm, after the TDCALL instruction returns from the untrusted VMM, the registers that the TDX guest shares to the VMM need to be cleared to avoid speculative execution of VMM-provided values. RSI is specified in the bitmap of those registers, but it is missing when zeroing out those registers in the current TDX_HYPERCALL. It was there when it was originally added in commit 752d13305c78 ("x86/tdx: Expand __tdx_hypercall() to handle more arguments"), but was later removed in commit 1e70c680375a ("x86/tdx: Do not corrupt frame-pointer in __tdx_hypercall()"), which was correct because %rsi is later restored in the "pop %rsi". However a later commit 7a3a401874be ("x86/tdx: Drop flags from __tdx_hypercall()") removed that "pop %rsi" but forgot to add the "xor %rsi, %rsi" back. Fix by adding it back.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/tdx: Zero out the missing RSI in TDX_HYPERCALL macro In the TDX_HYPERCALL asm, after the TDCALL instruction returns from the untrusted VMM, the registers that the TDX guest shares to the VMM need to be cleared to avoid speculative execution of VMM-provided values. RSI is specified in the bitmap of those registers, but it is missing when zeroing out those registers in the current TDX_HYPERCALL. It was there when it was originally added in commit 752d13305c78 ("x86/tdx: Expand __tdx_hypercall() to handle more arguments"), but was later removed in commit 1e70c680375a ("x86/tdx: Do not corrupt frame-pointer in __tdx_hypercall()"), which was correct because %rsi is later restored in the "pop %rsi". However a later commit 7a3a401874be ("x86/tdx: Drop flags from __tdx_hypercall()") removed that "pop %rsi" but forgot to add the "xor %rsi, %rsi" back. Fix by adding it back.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/tdx: Zero out the missing RSI in TDX_HYPERCALL macro In the TDX_HYPERCALL asm, after the TDCALL instruction returns from the untrusted VMM, the registers that the TDX guest shares to the VMM need to be cleared to avoid speculative execution of VMM-provided values. RSI is specified in the bitmap of those registers, but it is missing when zeroing out those registers in the current TDX_HYPERCALL. It was there when it was originally added in commit 752d13305c78 ("x86/tdx: Expand __tdx_hypercall() to handle more arguments"), but was later removed in commit 1e70c680375a ("x86/tdx: Do not corrupt frame-pointer in __tdx_hypercall()"), which was correct because %rsi is later restored in the "pop %rsi". However a later commit 7a3a401874be ("x86/tdx: Drop flags from __tdx_hypercall()") removed that "pop %rsi" but forgot to add the "xor %rsi, %rsi" back. Fix by adding it back.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → vulnerable operation → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Changed: exploitation can affect a different security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration.
CWE not yet assigned
CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SChangedScope: The attack can affect a component governed by a different security authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Unauthenticated
A

Official authority intelligence

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BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2024-1197Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service und unspezifische Angriffe

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen oder unspezifische Angriffe durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0195Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

/suse-su-20260566-1 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49604 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49604 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49943 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49943 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49980 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49980 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50232 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50232 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50329 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50329 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50488 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50488 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50697 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50697 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52433 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52433 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52874 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52874 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52923 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52923 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52983 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52983 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53178 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53178 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53215 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53215 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53321 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53321 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53407 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53407 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53412 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53412 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53417 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0170Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-50885 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50886 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50886 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50887 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50887 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50888 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50888 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50889 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50889 Référence CVE CVE-2023-23559 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23559 Référence CVE CVE-2023-50756 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50756 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52433 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52433 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52525 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52525 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52874 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52874 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52923 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52923 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52983 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52983 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52999 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53148 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53148 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53178 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53178 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53215 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53215 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53226 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53226 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53254 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0717Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-52865 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52866 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52866 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52867 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52867 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52868 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52868 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52869 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52869 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52870 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52870 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52871 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52871 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52872 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52872 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52873 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52873 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52874 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52874 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52875 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52875 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52876 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52876 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52877 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52877 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52878 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52878 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52879 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52879 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52880 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52880 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52881 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52882 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0693Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-52865 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52866 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52866 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52867 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52867 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52868 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52868 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52869 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52869 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52870 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52870 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52871 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52871 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52872 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52872 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52873 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52873 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52874 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52874 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52875 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52875 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52876 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52876 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52877 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52877 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52878 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52878 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52879 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52879 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52880 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52880 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52881 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52882 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0632Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-52865 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52866 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52866 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52867 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52867 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52868 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52868 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52869 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52869 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52870 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52870 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52871 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52871 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52872 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52872 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52873 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52873 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52874 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52874 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52875 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52875 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52876 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52876 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52877 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52877 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52878 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52878 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52879 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52879 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52880 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52880 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52881 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52883 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
7a3a401874bea02f568aa416ac29170d8cde0dc2 < 2191950d35d8f81620ea8d4e04d983f664fe3a8a; 7a3a401874bea02f568aa416ac29170d8cde0dc2 < de4c5bacca4f50233f1f791bec9eeb4dee1b14cd; 7a3a401874bea02f568aa416ac29170d8cde0dc2 < 5d092b66119d774853cc9308522620299048a662; 6.4
Fixed
< 6.4; 6.5.12 ≤ 6.5.*; 6.6.2 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.7 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 21 May 2024 · Last source change 5 Aug 2026, 09:11 UTC · CWE not yet assigned

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-59587
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceUnavailable
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: CWE classification. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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