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CVE-2024-26996

usb: gadget: f_ncm: Fix UAF ncm object at re-bind after usb ep transport error

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

usb: gadget: f_ncm: Fix UAF ncm object at re-bind after usb ep transport error

When ncm function is working and then stop usb0 interface for link down,
eth_stop() is called. At this piont, accidentally if usb transport error
should happen in usb_ep_enable(), 'in_ep' and/or 'out_ep' may not be enabled.

After that, ncm_disable() is called to disable for ncm unbind
but gether_disconnect() is never called since 'in_ep' is not enabled.

As the result, ncm object is released in ncm unbind
but 'dev->port_usb' associated to 'ncm->port' is not NULL.

And when ncm bind again to recover netdev, ncm object is reallocated
but usb0 interface is already associated to previous released ncm object.

Therefore, once usb0 interface is up and eth_start_xmit() is called,
released ncm object is dereferrenced and it might cause use-after-free memory.

[function unlink via configfs]
usb0: eth_stop dev->port_usb=ffffff9b179c3200
--> error happens in usb_ep_enable().
NCM: ncm_disable: ncm=ffffff9b179c3200
--> no gether_disconnect() since ncm->port.in_ep->enabled is false.
NCM: ncm_unbind: ncm unbind ncm=ffffff9b179c3200
NCM: ncm_free: ncm free ncm=ffffff9b179c3200 <-- released ncm

[function link via configfs]
NCM: ncm_alloc: ncm alloc ncm=ffffff9ac4f8a000
NCM: ncm_bind: ncm bind ncm=ffffff9ac4f8a000
NCM: ncm_set_alt: ncm=ffffff9ac4f8a000 alt=0
usb0: eth_open dev->port_usb=ffffff9b179c3200 <-- previous released ncm
usb0: eth_start dev->port_usb=ffffff9b179c3200 <--
eth_start_xmit()
--> dev->wrap()
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address dead00000000014f

This patch addresses the issue by checking if 'ncm->netdev' is not NULL at
ncm_disable() to call gether_disconnect() to deassociate 'dev->port_usb'.
It's more reasonable to check 'ncm->netdev' to call gether_connect/disconnect
rather than check 'ncm->port.in_ep->enabled' since it might not be enabled
but the gether connection might be established.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: usb: gadget: f_ncm: corrige el objeto UAF ncm al volver a vincularlo después del error de transporte usb ep Cuando la función ncm está funcionando y luego detiene la interfaz usb0 para desconectar el enlace, se llama a eth_stop() . En este punto, accidentalmente, si ocurre un error de transporte USB en usb_ep_enable(), es posible que 'in_ep' y/o 'out_ep' no estén habilitados. Después de eso, se llama a ncm_disable() para deshabilitar ncm unbind, pero nunca se llama a gether_disconnect() ya que 'in_ep' no está habilitado. Como resultado, el objeto ncm se libera en ncm unbind pero 'dev-&gt;port_usb' asociado a 'ncm-&gt;port' no es NULL. Y cuando ncm se vincula nuevamente para recuperar netdev, el objeto ncm se reasigna pero la interfaz usb0 ya está asociada al objeto ncm lanzado anteriormente. Por lo tanto, una vez que la interfaz usb0 está activa y se llama a eth_start_xmit(), el objeto ncm liberado se desreferencia y podría causar memoria de use-after-free. [función de desvinculación a través de configfs] usb0: eth_stop dev-&gt;port_usb=ffffff9b179c3200 --&gt; el error ocurre en usb_ep_enable(). NCM: ncm_disable: ncm=ffffff9b179c3200 --&gt; no gether_disconnect() ya que ncm-&gt;port.in_ep-&gt;enabled es falso. NCM: ncm_unbind: ncm unbind ncm=ffffff9b179c3200 NCM: ncm_free: ncm free ncm=ffffff9b179c3200 &lt;-- ncm liberado [enlace de función a través de configfs] NCM: ncm_alloc: ncm alloc ncm=ffffff9ac4f8a000 NCM: ncm_bind: cm enlazar ncm=ffffff9ac4f8a000 NCM: ncm_set_alt : ncm=ffffff9ac4f8a000 alt=0 usb0: eth_open dev-&gt;port_usb=ffffff9b179c3200 &lt;-- ncm usb0 lanzado anteriormente: eth_start dev-&gt;port_usb=ffffff9b179c3200 &lt;-- eth_start_xmit() --&gt; dev-&gt;wrap() No se puede manejar el kernel solicitud de paginación en la dirección virtual dead00000000014f Este parche soluciona el problema verificando si 'ncm-&gt;netdev' no es NULL en ncm_disable() para llamar a gether_disconnect() para desasociar 'dev-&gt;port_usb'. Es más razonable marcar 'ncm-&gt;netdev' para llamar a gether_connect/disconnect en lugar de marcar 'ncm-&gt;port.in_ep-&gt;enabled' ya que es posible que no esté habilitado pero que se pueda establecer la conexión conjunta.

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  • 2024-02-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-01 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-13 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-05 CVE Updated
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