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CVE-2022-48976

netfilter: flowtable_offload: fix using __this_cpu_add in preemptible

Severity Score

5.5
*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:

netfilter: flowtable_offload: fix using __this_cpu_add in preemptible

flow_offload_queue_work() can be called in workqueue without
bh disabled, like the call trace showed in my act_ct testing,
calling NF_FLOW_TABLE_STAT_INC() there would cause a call
trace:

BUG: using __this_cpu_add() in preemptible [00000000] code: kworker/u4:0/138560
caller is flow_offload_queue_work+0xec/0x1b0 [nf_flow_table]
Workqueue: act_ct_workqueue tcf_ct_flow_table_cleanup_work [act_ct]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x33/0x46
check_preemption_disabled+0xc3/0xf0
flow_offload_queue_work+0xec/0x1b0 [nf_flow_table]
nf_flow_table_iterate+0x138/0x170 [nf_flow_table]
nf_flow_table_free+0x140/0x1a0 [nf_flow_table]
tcf_ct_flow_table_cleanup_work+0x2f/0x2b0 [act_ct]
process_one_work+0x6a3/0x1030
worker_thread+0x8a/0xdf0

This patch fixes it by using NF_FLOW_TABLE_STAT_INC_ATOMIC()
instead in flow_offload_queue_work().

Note that for FLOW_CLS_REPLACE branch in flow_offload_queue_work(),
it may not be called in preemptible path, but it's good to use
NF_FLOW_TABLE_STAT_INC_ATOMIC() for all cases in
flow_offload_queue_work().

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
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
  • 2024-08-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-10-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-10-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.0 < 6.0.13
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.0 < 6.1
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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5.15.157
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