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CVE-2021-47482

net: batman-adv: fix error handling

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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

net: batman-adv: fix error handling

Syzbot reported ODEBUG warning in batadv_nc_mesh_free(). The problem was
in wrong error handling in batadv_mesh_init().

Before this patch batadv_mesh_init() was calling batadv_mesh_free() in case
of any batadv_*_init() calls failure. This approach may work well, when
there is some kind of indicator, which can tell which parts of batadv are
initialized; but there isn't any.

All written above lead to cleaning up uninitialized fields. Even if we hide
ODEBUG warning by initializing bat_priv->nc.work, syzbot was able to hit
GPF in batadv_nc_purge_paths(), because hash pointer in still NULL. [1]

To fix these bugs we can unwind batadv_*_init() calls one by one.
It is good approach for 2 reasons: 1) It fixes bugs on error handling
path 2) It improves the performance, since we won't call unneeded
batadv_*_free() functions.

So, this patch makes all batadv_*_init() clean up all allocated memory
before returning with an error to no call correspoing batadv_*_free()
and open-codes batadv_mesh_free() with proper order to avoid touching
uninitialized fields.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: batman-adv: corrección de manejo de errores Syzbot informó advertencia ODEBUG en batadv_nc_mesh_free(). El problema estaba en el manejo incorrecto de errores en batadv_mesh_init(). Antes de este parche, batadv_mesh_init() llamaba a batadv_mesh_free() en caso de que fallara alguna llamada a batadv_*_init(). Este enfoque puede funcionar bien cuando hay algún tipo de indicador que puede indicar qué partes de batadv están inicializadas; pero no hay ninguno. Todo lo escrito anteriormente conduce a la sanitización de campos no inicializados. Incluso si ocultamos la advertencia ODEBUG inicializando bat_priv->nc.work, syzbot pudo presionar GPF en batadv_nc_purge_paths(), porque el puntero hash todavía es NULL. [1] Para corregir estos errores podemos desenredar las llamadas batadv_*_init() una por una. Es un buen enfoque por 2 razones: 1) Corrige errores en la ruta de manejo de errores 2) Mejora el rendimiento, ya que no llamaremos a funciones batadv_*_free() innecesarias. Entonces, este parche hace que batadv_*_init() limpie toda la memoria asignada antes de regresar con un error de no llamada correspondiente a batadv_*_free() y códigos abiertos batadv_mesh_free() con el orden adecuado para evitar tocar campos no inicializados.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-23 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-544: Missing Standardized Error Handling Mechanism
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.38 < 4.4.293
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Linux
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>= 2.6.38 < 4.9.289
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Linux
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>= 2.6.38 < 4.14.254
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Linux
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>= 2.6.38 < 4.19.215
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Linux
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>= 2.6.38 < 5.4.157
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Linux
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>= 2.6.38 < 5.10.77
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Linux
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>= 2.6.38 < 5.14.16
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Linux
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>= 2.6.38 < 5.15
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