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CVE-2024-36962

net: ks8851: Queue RX packets in IRQ handler instead of disabling BHs

Severity Score

6.2
*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: ks8851: Queue RX packets in IRQ handler instead of disabling BHs

Currently the driver uses local_bh_disable()/local_bh_enable() in its
IRQ handler to avoid triggering net_rx_action() softirq on exit from
netif_rx(). The net_rx_action() could trigger this driver .start_xmit
callback, which is protected by the same lock as the IRQ handler, so
calling the .start_xmit from netif_rx() from the IRQ handler critical
section protected by the lock could lead to an attempt to claim the
already claimed lock, and a hang.

The local_bh_disable()/local_bh_enable() approach works only in case
the IRQ handler is protected by a spinlock, but does not work if the
IRQ handler is protected by mutex, i.e. this works for KS8851 with
Parallel bus interface, but not for KS8851 with SPI bus interface.

Remove the BH manipulation and instead of calling netif_rx() inside
the IRQ handler code protected by the lock, queue all the received
SKBs in the IRQ handler into a queue first, and once the IRQ handler
exits the critical section protected by the lock, dequeue all the
queued SKBs and push them all into netif_rx(). At this point, it is
safe to trigger the net_rx_action() softirq, since the netif_rx()
call is outside of the lock that protects the IRQ handler.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: ks8851: Cola de paquetes RX en el controlador IRQ en lugar de deshabilitar los BH Actualmente, el controlador usa local_bh_disable()/local_bh_enable() en su controlador IRQ para evitar activar el softirq net_rx_action() al salir de netif_rx(). net_rx_action() podría activar esta devolución de llamada del controlador .start_xmit, que está protegido por el mismo candado que el controlador IRQ, por lo que llamar al .start_xmit desde netif_rx() desde la sección crítica del controlador IRQ protegido por el bloqueo podría llevar a un intento de reclamar el candado ya reclamado y un colgado. El enfoque local_bh_disable()/local_bh_enable() funciona sólo en caso de que el controlador IRQ esté protegido por un spinlock, pero no funciona si el controlador IRQ está protegido por mutex, es decir, esto funciona para KS8851 con interfaz de bus paralelo, pero no para KS8851 con Interfaz de bus SPI. Elimine la manipulación de BH y en lugar de llamar a netif_rx() dentro del código del controlador IRQ protegido por el bloqueo, primero ponga en cola todos los SKB recibidos en el controlador IRQ y, una vez que el controlador IRQ salga de la sección crítica protegida por el bloqueo, retire la cola. todos los SKB en cola y envíelos todos a netif_rx(). En este punto, es seguro activar el softirq net_rx_action(), ya que la llamada netif_rx() está fuera del bloqueo que protege el controlador IRQ.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
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
  • 2024-05-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-06-03 CVE Published
  • 2024-06-03 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.1.87 < 6.1.91
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.6.28 < 6.6.31
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 6.8.7 < 6.8.10
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en
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