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CVE-2024-50154

tcp/dccp: Don't use timer_pending() in reqsk_queue_unlink().

Severity Score

7.8
*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: tcp/dccp: Don't use timer_pending() in reqsk_queue_unlink(). Martin KaFai Lau reported use-after-free [0] in reqsk_timer_handler(). """ We are seeing a use-after-free from a bpf prog attached to trace_tcp_retransmit_synack. The program passes the req->sk to the bpf_sk_storage_get_tracing kernel helper which does check for null before using it. """ The commit 83fccfc3940c ("inet: fix potential deadlock in
reqsk_queue_unlink()") added timer_pending() in reqsk_queue_unlink() not
to call del_timer_sync() from reqsk_timer_handler(), but it introduced a
small race window. Before the timer is called, expire_timers() calls detach_timer(timer, true)
to clear timer->entry.pprev and marks it as not pending. If reqsk_queue_unlink() checks timer_pending() just after expire_timers()
calls detach_timer(), TCP will miss del_timer_sync(); the reqsk timer will
continue running and send multiple SYN+ACKs until it expires. The reported UAF could happen if req->sk is close()d earlier than the timer
expiration, which is 63s by default. The scenario would be 1. inet_csk_complete_hashdance() calls inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(), but del_timer_sync() is missed 2. reqsk timer is executed and scheduled again 3. req->sk is accept()ed and reqsk_put() decrements rsk_refcnt, but reqsk timer still has another one, and inet_csk_accept() does not clear req->sk for non-TFO sockets 4. sk is close()d 5. reqsk timer is executed again, and BPF touches req->sk Let's not use timer_pending() by passing the caller context to
__inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(). Note that reqsk timer is pinned, so the issue does not happen in most
use cases. [1] [0]
BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in bpf_sk_storage_get_tracing+0x2e/0x1b0 Use-after-free read at 0x00000000a891fb3a (in kfence-#1):
bpf_sk_storage_get_tracing+0x2e/0x1b0
bpf_prog_5ea3e95db6da0438_tcp_retransmit_synack+0x1d20/0x1dda
bpf_trace_run2+0x4c/0xc0
tcp_rtx_synack+0xf9/0x100
reqsk_timer_handler+0xda/0x3d0
run_timer_softirq+0x292/0x8a0
irq_exit_rcu+0xf5/0x320
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6d/0x80
asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20
intel_idle_irq+0x5a/0xa0
cpuidle_enter_state+0x94/0x273
cpu_startup_entry+0x15e/0x260
start_secondary+0x8a/0x90
secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xfa/0xfb kfence-#1: 0x00000000a72cc7b6-0x00000000d97616d9, size=2376, cache=TCPv6 allocated by task 0 on cpu 9 at 260507.901592s:
sk_prot_alloc+0x35/0x140
sk_clone_lock+0x1f/0x3f0
inet_csk_clone_lock+0x15/0x160
tcp_create_openreq_child+0x1f/0x410
tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock+0x1da/0x700
tcp_check_req+0x1fb/0x510
tcp_v6_rcv+0x98b/0x1420
ipv6_list_rcv+0x2258/0x26e0
napi_complete_done+0x5b1/0x2990
mlx5e_napi_poll+0x2ae/0x8d0
net_rx_action+0x13e/0x590
irq_exit_rcu+0xf5/0x320
common_interrupt+0x80/0x90
asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40
cpuidle_enter_state+0xfb/0x273
cpu_startup_entry+0x15e/0x260
start_secondary+0x8a/0x90
secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xfa/0xfb freed by task 0 on cpu 9 at 260507.927527s:
rcu_core_si+0x4ff/0xf10
irq_exit_rcu+0xf5/0x320
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6d/0x80
asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20
cpuidle_enter_state+0xfb/0x273
cpu_startup_entry+0x15e/0x260
start_secondary+0x8a/0x90
secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xfa/0xfb

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: tcp/dccp: No use timer_pending() en reqsk_queue_unlink(). Martin KaFai Lau informó de un use-after-free [0] en reqsk_timer_handler(). """ Estamos viendo un use-after-free de un programa bpf adjunto a trace_tcp_retransmit_synack. El programa pasa el req->sk al ayudante del kernel bpf_sk_storage_get_tracing que comprueba si hay valores nulos antes de usarlo. """ El commit 83fccfc3940c ("inet: soluciona un posible bloqueo en reqsk_queue_unlink()") agregó timer_pending() en reqsk_queue_unlink() para no llamar a del_timer_sync() desde reqsk_timer_handler(), pero introdujo una pequeña ventana de carrera. Antes de que se llame al temporizador, expire_timers() llama a detach_timer(timer, true) para borrar timer->entry.pprev y lo marca como no pendiente. Si reqsk_queue_unlink() comprueba timer_pending() justo después de que expire_timers() llame a detach_timer(), TCP no detectará del_timer_sync(); el temporizador reqsk seguirá funcionando y enviará varios SYN+ACK hasta que expire. El UAF informado podría ocurrir si se cierra req->sk antes de la expiración del temporizador, que es 63 s por defecto. El escenario sería 1. inet_csk_complete_hashdance() llama a inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(), pero se omite del_timer_sync() 2. se ejecuta el temporizador reqsk y se programa nuevamente 3. se acepta req->sk y reqsk_put() decrementa rsk_refcnt, pero el temporizador reqsk aún tiene otro, e inet_csk_accept() no borra req->sk para sockets que no sean TFO 4. se cierra sk 5. se ejecuta nuevamente el temporizador reqsk y BPF toca req->sk No usemos timer_pending() pasando el contexto del llamador a __inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(). Tenga en cuenta que el temporizador reqsk está fijado, por lo que el problema no ocurre en la mayoría de los casos de uso. [1] [0] ERROR: KFENCE: lectura de use-after-free en bpf_sk_storage_get_tracing+0x2e/0x1b0 Lectura de use-after-free en 0x00000000a891fb3a (en kfence-#1): bpf_sk_storage_get_tracing+0x2e/0x1b0 bpf_prog_5ea3e95db6da0438_tcp_retransmit_synack+0x1d20/0x1dda bpf_trace_run2+0x4c/0xc0 tcp_rtx_synack+0xf9/0x100 reqsk_timer_handler+0xda/0x3d0 run_timer_softirq+0x292/0x8a0 irq_exit_rcu+0xf5/0x320 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6d/0x80 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20 intel_idle_irq+0x5a/0xa0 cpuidle_enter_state+0x94/0x273 cpu_startup_entry+0x15e/0x260 start_secondary+0x8a/0x90 secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xfa/0xfb kfence-#1: 0x00000000a72cc7b6-0x00000000d97616d9, tamaño=2376, caché=TCPv6 asignado por la tarea 0 en la CPU 9 en 260507.901592s: sk_prot_alloc+0x35/0x140 sk_clone_lock+0x1f/0x3f0 inet_csk_clone_lock+0x15/0x160 tcp_create_openreq_child+0x1f/0x410 tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock+0x1da/0x700 tcp_check_req+0x1fb/0x510 tcp_v6_rcv+0x98b/0x1420 ipv6_list_rcv+0x2258/0x26e0 napi_complete_done+0x5b1/0x2990 mlx5e_napi_poll+0x2ae/0x8d0 net_rx_action+0x13e/0x590 irq_exit_rcu+0xf5/0x320 common_interrupt+0x80/0x90 asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40 cpuidle_enter_state+0xfb/0x273 cpu_startup_entry+0x15e/0x260 start_secondary+0x8a/0x90 secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xfa/0xfb liberado por la tarea 0 en la CPU 9 a las 260507.927527 s: rcu_core_si+0x4ff/0xf10 irq_exit_rcu+0xf5/0x320 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6d/0x80 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20 cpu_idle_entrada_estado+0xfb/0x273 cpu_inicio_entrada+0x15e/0x260 inicio_secundario+0x8a/0x90 inicio_secundario_64_sin_verificación+0xfa/0xfb

A use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability was found and fixed in the Linux kernel's TCP subsystem related to request socket (reqsk) timers during handshake handling. This issue stems from a race condition caused by relying on `timer_pending()` in `reqsk_queue_unlink()`. This could result in the timer continuing to run after the socket (`req->sk`) is freed, allowing BPF programs to access invalid memory.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp/dccp: Don't use timer_pending() in reqsk_queue_unlink(). Martin KaFai Lau reported use-after-free [0] in reqsk_timer_handler(). """ We are seeing a use-after-free from a bpf prog attached to trace_tcp_retransmit_synack. The program passes the req->sk to the bpf_sk_storage_get_tracing kernel helper which does check for null before using it. """ The commit 83fccfc3940c ("inet: fix potential deadlock in reqsk_queue_unlink()") added timer_pending() in reqsk_queue_unlink() not to call del_timer_sync() from reqsk_timer_handler(), but it introduced a small race window. Before the timer is called, expire_timers() calls detach_timer(timer, true) to clear timer->entry.pprev and marks it as not pending. If reqsk_queue_unlink() checks timer_pending() just after expire_timers() calls detach_timer(), TCP will miss del_timer_sync(); the reqsk timer will continue running and send multiple SYN+ACKs until it expires. The reported UAF could happen if req->sk is close()d earlier than the timer expiration, which is 63s by default. The scenario would be 1. inet_csk_complete_hashdance() calls inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(), but del_timer_sync() is missed 2. reqsk timer is executed and scheduled again 3. req->sk is accept()ed and reqsk_put() decrements rsk_refcnt, but reqsk timer still has another one, and inet_csk_accept() does not clear req->sk for non-TFO sockets 4. sk is close()d 5. reqsk timer is executed again, and BPF touches req->sk Let's not use timer_pending() by passing the caller context to __inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(). Note that reqsk timer is pinned, so the issue does not happen in most use cases. [1] [0] BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in bpf_sk_storage_get_tracing+0x2e/0x1b0 Use-after-free read at 0x00000000a891fb3a (in kfence-#1): bpf_sk_storage_get_tracing+0x2e/0x1b0 bpf_prog_5ea3e95db6da0438_tcp_retransmit_synack+0x1d20/0x1dda bpf_trace_run2+0x4c/0xc0 tcp_rtx_synack+0xf9/0x100 reqsk_timer_handler+0xda/0x3d0 run_timer_softirq+0x292/0x8a0 irq_exit_rcu+0xf5/0x320 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6d/0x80 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20 intel_idle_irq+0x5a/0xa0 cpuidle_enter_state+0x94/0x273 cpu_startup_entry+0x15e/0x260 start_secondary+0x8a/0x90 secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xfa/0xfb kfence-#1: 0x00000000a72cc7b6-0x00000000d97616d9, size=2376, cache=TCPv6 allocated by task 0 on cpu 9 at 260507.901592s: sk_prot_alloc+0x35/0x140 sk_clone_lock+0x1f/0x3f0 inet_csk_clone_lock+0x15/0x160 tcp_create_openreq_child+0x1f/0x410 tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock+0x1da/0x700 tcp_check_req+0x1fb/0x510 tcp_v6_rcv+0x98b/0x1420 ipv6_list_rcv+0x2258/0x26e0 napi_complete_done+0x5b1/0x2990 mlx5e_napi_poll+0x2ae/0x8d0 net_rx_action+0x13e/0x590 irq_exit_rcu+0xf5/0x320 common_interrupt+0x80/0x90 asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40 cpuidle_enter_state+0xfb/0x273 cpu_startup_entry+0x15e/0x260 start_secondary+0x8a/0x90 secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xfa/0xfb freed by task 0 on cpu 9 at 260507.927527s: rcu_core_si+0x4ff/0xf10 irq_exit_rcu+0xf5/0x320 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6d/0x80 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20 cpuidle_enter_state+0xfb/0x273 cpu_startup_entry+0x15e/0x260 start_secondary+0x8a/0x90 secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xfa/0xfb

Attila Szász discovered that the HFS+ file system implementation in the Linux Kernel contained a heap overflow vulnerability. An attacker could use a specially crafted file system image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

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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
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
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  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
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Timeline
  • 2024-10-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-11-07 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
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>= 4.2 < 5.15.170
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>= 4.2 < 6.1.115
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Linux
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4.1.11
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