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CVE-2022-48931

configfs: fix a race in configfs_{,un}register_subsystem()

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Descriptions

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

configfs: fix a race in configfs_{,un}register_subsystem()

When configfs_register_subsystem() or configfs_unregister_subsystem()
is executing link_group() or unlink_group(),
it is possible that two processes add or delete list concurrently.
Some unfortunate interleavings of them can cause kernel panic.

One of cases is:
A --> B --> C --> D
A <-- B <-- C <-- D

delete list_head *B | delete list_head *C
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
configfs_unregister_subsystem | configfs_unregister_subsystem
unlink_group | unlink_group
unlink_obj | unlink_obj
list_del_init | list_del_init
__list_del_entry | __list_del_entry
__list_del | __list_del
// next == C |
next->prev = prev |
| next->prev = prev
prev->next = next |
| // prev == B
| prev->next = next

Fix this by adding mutex when calling link_group() or unlink_group(),
but parent configfs_subsystem is NULL when config_item is root.
So I create a mutex configfs_subsystem_mutex.

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Timeline
  • 2024-08-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-23 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-04 CVE Updated
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Linux
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>= 2.6.16 < 4.14.269
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Linux
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>= 2.6.16 < 4.19.232
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Linux
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Linux
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>= 2.6.16 < 5.10.103
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Linux
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>= 2.6.16 < 5.15.26
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Linux
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