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CVE-2023-53052

cifs: fix use-after-free bug in refresh_cache_worker()

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix use-after-free bug in refresh_cache_worker() The UAF bug occurred because we were putting DFS root sessions in
cifs_umount() while DFS cache refresher was being executed. Make DFS root sessions have same lifetime as DFS tcons so we can avoid
the use-after-free bug is DFS cache refresher and other places that
require IPCs to get new DFS referrals on. Also, get rid of mount
group handling in DFS cache as we no longer need it. This fixes below use-after-free bug catched by KASAN [ 379.946955] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __refresh_tcon.isra.0+0x10b/0xc10 [cifs]
[ 379.947642] Read of size 8 at addr ffff888018f57030 by task kworker/u4:3/56
[ 379.948096]
[ 379.948208] CPU: 0 PID: 56 Comm: kworker/u4:3 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc7-lku #23
[ 379.948661] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS
rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552-rebuilt.opensuse.org 04/01/2014
[ 379.949368] Workqueue: cifs-dfscache refresh_cache_worker [cifs]
[ 379.949942] Call Trace:
[ 379.950113] <TASK>
[ 379.950260] dump_stack_lvl+0x50/0x67
[ 379.950510] print_report+0x16a/0x48e
[ 379.950759] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xd8/0x160
[ 379.951040] ? __phys_addr+0x41/0x80
[ 379.951285] kasan_report+0xdb/0x110
[ 379.951533] ? __refresh_tcon.isra.0+0x10b/0xc10 [cifs]
[ 379.952056] ? __refresh_tcon.isra.0+0x10b/0xc10 [cifs]
[ 379.952585] __refresh_tcon.isra.0+0x10b/0xc10 [cifs]
[ 379.953096] ? __pfx___refresh_tcon.isra.0+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
[ 379.953637] ? __pfx___mutex_lock+0x10/0x10
[ 379.953915] ? lock_release+0xb6/0x720
[ 379.954167] ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
[ 379.954443] ? refresh_cache_worker+0x34e/0x6d0 [cifs]
[ 379.954960] ? __pfx_wb_workfn+0x10/0x10
[ 379.955239] refresh_cache_worker+0x4ad/0x6d0 [cifs]
[ 379.955755] ? __pfx_refresh_cache_worker+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
[ 379.956323] ? __pfx_lock_acquired+0x10/0x10
[ 379.956615] ? read_word_at_a_time+0xe/0x20
[ 379.956898] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x12/0x220
[ 379.957235] process_one_work+0x535/0x990
[ 379.957509] ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10
[ 379.957812] ? lock_acquired+0xb7/0x5f0
[ 379.958069] ? __list_add_valid+0x37/0xd0
[ 379.958341] ? __list_add_valid+0x37/0xd0
[ 379.958611] worker_thread+0x8e/0x630
[ 379.958861] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 379.959148] kthread+0x17d/0x1b0
[ 379.959369] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 379.959630] ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50
[ 379.959879] </TASK>

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix use-after-free bug in refresh_cache_worker() The UAF bug occurred because we were putting DFS root sessions in cifs_umount() while DFS cache refresher was being executed. Make DFS root sessions have same lifetime as DFS tcons so we can avoid the use-after-free bug is DFS cache refresher and other places that require IPCs to get new DFS referrals on. Also, get rid of mount group handling in DFS cache as we no longer need it. This fixes below use-after-free bug catched by KASAN [ 379.946955] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __refresh_tcon.isra.0+0x10b/0xc10 [cifs] [ 379.947642] Read of size 8 at addr ffff888018f57030 by task kworker/u4:3/56 [ 379.948096] [ 379.948208] CPU: 0 PID: 56 Comm: kworker/u4:3 Not tainted 6.2.0-rc7-lku #23 [ 379.948661] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.16.0-0-gd239552-rebuilt.opensuse.org 04/01/2014 [ 379.949368] Workqueue: cifs-dfscache refresh_cache_worker [cifs] [ 379.949942] Call Trace: [ 379.950113] <TASK> [ 379.950260] dump_stack_lvl+0x50/0x67 [ 379.950510] print_report+0x16a/0x48e [ 379.950759] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xd8/0x160 [ 379.951040] ? __phys_addr+0x41/0x80 [ 379.951285] kasan_report+0xdb/0x110 [ 379.951533] ? __refresh_tcon.isra.0+0x10b/0xc10 [cifs] [ 379.952056] ? __refresh_tcon.isra.0+0x10b/0xc10 [cifs] [ 379.952585] __refresh_tcon.isra.0+0x10b/0xc10 [cifs] [ 379.953096] ? __pfx___refresh_tcon.isra.0+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 379.953637] ? __pfx___mutex_lock+0x10/0x10 [ 379.953915] ? lock_release+0xb6/0x720 [ 379.954167] ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10 [ 379.954443] ? refresh_cache_worker+0x34e/0x6d0 [cifs] [ 379.954960] ? __pfx_wb_workfn+0x10/0x10 [ 379.955239] refresh_cache_worker+0x4ad/0x6d0 [cifs] [ 379.955755] ? __pfx_refresh_cache_worker+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 379.956323] ? __pfx_lock_acquired+0x10/0x10 [ 379.956615] ? read_word_at_a_time+0xe/0x20 [ 379.956898] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x12/0x220 [ 379.957235] process_one_work+0x535/0x990 [ 379.957509] ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10 [ 379.957812] ? lock_acquired+0xb7/0x5f0 [ 379.958069] ? __list_add_valid+0x37/0xd0 [ 379.958341] ? __list_add_valid+0x37/0xd0 [ 379.958611] worker_thread+0x8e/0x630 [ 379.958861] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 379.959148] kthread+0x17d/0x1b0 [ 379.959369] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 379.959630] ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50 [ 379.959879] </TASK>

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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Complete
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  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-05-02 CVE Published
  • 2025-05-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 6.2.8
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Affected
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 6.3
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Affected