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CVE-2023-49100

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The...

4.4 MediumFix available

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The input parameter passed in register x1 is not validated well enough in the function sdei_interrupt_bind. The parameter is passed to a call to plat_ic_get_interrupt_type. It can be any arbitrary value passing checks in the function plat_ic_is_sgi. A compromised Normal World (Linux kernel) can enable a root-privileged attacker to issue arbitrary SMC calls. Using this primitive, he can control the content of registers x0 through x6, which are used to send parameters to TF-A. Out-of-bounds addresses can be read in the context of TF-A (EL3). Because the read value is never returned to non-secure memory or in registers, no leak is possible. An attacker can still crash TF-A, however.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.22%Up 0.2 points since Feb 22, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.4

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The input parameter passed in register x1 is not validated well enough in the function sdei_interrupt_bind. The parameter is passed to a call to plat_ic_get_interrupt_type. It can be any arbitrary value passing checks in the function plat_ic_is_sgi. A compromised Normal World (Linux kernel) can enable a root-privileged attacker to issue arbitrary SMC calls. Using this primitive, he can control the content of registers x0 through x6, which are used to send parameters to TF-A. Out-of-bounds addresses can be read in the context of TF-A (EL3). Because the read value is never returned to non-secure memory or in registers, no leak is possible. An attacker can still crash TF-A, however.

Record
CVE-2023-49100
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-53109 4.4

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The input parameter passed in register x1 is not validated well enough in the function sdei_interrupt_bind. The parameter is passed to a call to plat_ic_get_interrupt_type. It can be any arbitrary value passing checks in the function plat_ic_is_sgi. A compromised Normal World (Linux kernel) can enable a root-privileged attacker to issue arbitrary SMC calls. Using this primitive, he can control the content of registers x0 through x6, which are used to send parameters to TF-A. Out-of-bounds addresses can be read in the context of TF-A (EL3). Because the read value is never returned to non-secure memory or in registers, no leak is possible. An attacker can still crash TF-A, however.

Record
EUVD-2023-53109
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmvf-wrpj-7c43 4.4

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The...

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The input parameter passed in register x1 is not validated well enough in the function sdei_interrupt_bind. The parameter is passed to a call to plat_ic_get_interrupt_type. It can be any arbitrary value passing checks in the function plat_ic_is_sgi. A compromised Normal World (Linux kernel) can enable a root-privileged attacker to issue arbitrary SMC calls. Using this primitive, he can control the content of registers x0 through x6, which are used to send parameters to TF-A. Out-of-bounds addresses can be read in the context of TF-A (EL3). Because the read value is never returned to non-secure memory or in registers, no leak is possible. An attacker can still crash TF-A, however.

Record
GHSA-rmvf-wrpj-7c43
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.4

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The input parameter passed in register x1 is not validated well enough in the function sdei_interrupt_bind. The parameter is passed to a call to plat_ic_get_interrupt_type. It can be any arbitrary value passing checks in the function plat_ic_is_sgi. A compromised Normal World (Linux kernel) can enable a root-privileged attacker to issue arbitrary SMC calls. Using this primitive, he can control the content of registers x0 through x6, which are used to send parameters to TF-A. Out-of-bounds addresses can be read in the context of TF-A (EL3). Because the read value is never returned to non-secure memory or in registers, no leak is possible. An attacker can still crash TF-A, however.

Record
CVE-2023-49100
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2023-49100 4.4

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The input parameter passed in register x1 is not validated well enough in the function sdei_interrupt_bind. The parameter is passed to a call to plat_ic_get_interrupt_type. It can be any arbitrary value passing checks in the function plat_ic_is_sgi. A compromised Normal World (Linux kernel) can enable a root-privileged attacker to issue arbitrary SMC calls. Using this primitive, he can control the content of registers x0 through x6, which are used to send parameters to TF-A. Out-of-bounds addresses can be read in the context of TF-A (EL3). Because the read value is never returned to non-secure memory or in registers, no leak is possible. An attacker can still crash TF-A, however.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2023-49100
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.4

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The input parameter passed in register x1 is not validated well enough in the function sdei_interrupt_bind. The parameter is passed to a call to plat_ic_get_interrupt_type. It can be any arbitrary value passing checks in the function plat_ic_is_sgi. A compromised Normal World (Linux kernel) can enable a root-privileged attacker to issue arbitrary SMC calls. Using this primitive, he can control the content of registers x0 through x6, which are used to send parameters to TF-A. Out-of-bounds addresses can be read in the context of TF-A (EL3). Because the read value is never returned to non-secure memory or in registers, no leak is possible. An attacker can still crash TF-A, however.

Record
CVE-2023-49100
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-49100 4.4

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The input parameter passed in register x1 is not validated well enough in the function sdei_interrupt_bind. The parameter is passed to a call to plat_ic_get_interrupt_type. It can be any arbitrary value passing checks in the function plat_ic_is_sgi. A compromised Normal World (Linux kernel) can enable a root-privileged attacker to issue arbitrary SMC calls. Using this primitive, he can control the content of registers x0 through x6, which are used to send parameters to TF-A. Out-of-bounds addresses can be read in the context of TF-A (EL3). Because the read value is never returned to non-secure memory or in registers, no leak is possible. An attacker can still crash TF-A, however.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49100
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2024-1264 7.1

arm-trusted-firmware security update

Trusted Firmware-A is a reference implementation of secure world software for Arm A-Profile architectures (Armv8-A and Armv7-A), including an Exception Level 3 (EL3) Secure Monitor.

Security Fix(es):

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The input parameter passed in register x1 is not validated well enough in the function sdei_interrupt_bind. The parameter is passed to a call to plat_ic_get_interrupt_type. It can be any arbitrary value passing checks in the function plat_ic_is_sgi. A compromised Normal World (Linux kernel) can enable a root-privileged attacker to issue arbitrary SMC calls. Using this primitive, he can control the content of registers x0 through x6, which are used to send parameters to TF-A. Out-of-bounds addresses can be read in the context of TF-A (EL3). Because the read value is never returned to non-secure memory or in registers, no leak is possible. An attacker can still crash TF-A, however.(CVE-2023-49100)

Record
OESA-2024-1264
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49100 4.4

Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) before 2.10 has a potential read out-of-bounds in the SDEI service. The input parameter passed in register x1 is not validated well enough in the function sdei_interrupt_bind. The parameter is passed to a call to plat_ic_get_interrupt_type. It can be any arbitrary value passing checks in the function plat_ic_is_sgi. A compromised Normal World (Linux kernel) can enable a root-privileged attacker to issue arbitrary SMC calls. Using this primitive, he can control the content of registers x0 through x6, which are used to send parameters to TF-A. Out-of-bounds addresses can be read in the context of TF-A (EL3). Because the read value is never returned to non-secure memory or in registers, no leak is possible. An attacker can still crash TF-A, however.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49100
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
arm-trusted-firmware
Alpine:v3.18
before 2.8.14-r0
2.8.14-r0
arm-trusted-firmware
Alpine:v3.19
before 2.8.14-r0
2.8.14-r0
arm-trusted-firmware
Alpine:v3.20
before 2.8.14-r0
2.8.14-r0
arm-trusted-firmware
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
2.10.0+dfsg-12.10.10+dfsg-12.12.0+dfsg-12.12.0+dfsg-22.12.1+dfsg-1
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2.12.16+dfsg-12.8.0+dfsg-12.9.0+dfsg-12.9.0+dfsg-22.9.0+dfsg-3
None known
arm-trusted-firmware
Debian:13
before 2.10.0+dfsg-1
2.10.0+dfsg-1
arm-trusted-firmware
Debian:14
before 2.10.0+dfsg-1
2.10.0+dfsg-1
arm-trusted-firmware
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
before 1.6-4.oe1
1.6-4.oe1
arm-trusted-firmware
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP4
before 1.6-4.oe2003sp4
1.6-4.oe2003sp4
arm-trusted-firmware
openEuler:22.03-LTS
before 2.3-4.oe2203sp3
2.3-4.oe2203sp3
arm-trusted-firmware
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1
before 2.3-4.oe2203sp1
2.3-4.oe2203sp1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
arm-trusted-firmware
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP2
before 2.3-4.oe2203sp2
2.3-4.oe2203sp2
arm-trusted-firmware
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP3
before 2.3-4.oe2203sp3
2.3-4.oe2203sp3
arm-trusted-firmware
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.1-32.2-2
None known
arm-trusted-firmware
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.5+dfsg-12.6+dfsg-1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-49100 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in arm-trusted-firmware, published February 21, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 13th percentile. Fixed in arm-trusted-firmware 2.8.14-r0.

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