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CVE-2024-42271

net/iucv: fix use after free in iucv_sock_close()

Severity Score

6.3
*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/iucv: fix use after free in iucv_sock_close()

iucv_sever_path() is called from process context and from bh context.
iucv->path is used as indicator whether somebody else is taking care of
severing the path (or it is already removed / never existed).
This needs to be done with atomic compare and swap, otherwise there is a
small window where iucv_sock_close() will try to work with a path that has
already been severed and freed by iucv_callback_connrej() called by
iucv_tasklet_fn().

Example:
[452744.123844] Call Trace:
[452744.123845] ([<0000001e87f03880>] 0x1e87f03880)
[452744.123966] [<00000000d593001e>] iucv_path_sever+0x96/0x138
[452744.124330] [<000003ff801ddbca>] iucv_sever_path+0xc2/0xd0 [af_iucv]
[452744.124336] [<000003ff801e01b6>] iucv_sock_close+0xa6/0x310 [af_iucv]
[452744.124341] [<000003ff801e08cc>] iucv_sock_release+0x3c/0xd0 [af_iucv]
[452744.124345] [<00000000d574794e>] __sock_release+0x5e/0xe8
[452744.124815] [<00000000d5747a0c>] sock_close+0x34/0x48
[452744.124820] [<00000000d5421642>] __fput+0xba/0x268
[452744.124826] [<00000000d51b382c>] task_work_run+0xbc/0xf0
[452744.124832] [<00000000d5145710>] do_notify_resume+0x88/0x90
[452744.124841] [<00000000d5978096>] system_call+0xe2/0x2c8
[452744.125319] Last Breaking-Event-Address:
[452744.125321] [<00000000d5930018>] iucv_path_sever+0x90/0x138
[452744.125324]
[452744.125325] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt

Note that bh_lock_sock() is not serializing the tasklet context against
process context, because the check for sock_owned_by_user() and
corresponding handling is missing.

Ideas for a future clean-up patch:
A) Correct usage of bh_lock_sock() in tasklet context, as described in
Re-enqueue, if needed. This may require adding return values to the
tasklet functions and thus changes to all users of iucv.

B) Change iucv tasklet into worker and use only lock_sock() in af_iucv.

A possible use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in iucv_sock_close(). This issue may lead to a crash or memory corruption.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-07-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-20 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-05 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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>= 3.4 < 4.19.320
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Linux
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>= 3.4 < 5.4.282
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Linux
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Linux
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>= 3.4 < 5.15.165
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Linux
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Linux
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Linux
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