4.7

CVE-2023-53478

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

tracing/synthetic: Fix races on freeing last_cmd

Currently, the "last_cmd" variable can be accessed by multiple processes
asynchronously when multiple users manipulate synthetic_events node
at the same time, it could lead to use-after-free or double-free.

This patch add "lastcmd_mutex" to prevent "last_cmd" from being accessed
asynchronously.

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It's easy to reproduce in the KASAN environment by running the two
scripts below in different shells.

script 1:
        while :
        do
                echo -n -e '\x88' > /sys/kernel/tracing/synthetic_events
        done

script 2:
        while :
        do
                echo -n -e '\xb0' > /sys/kernel/tracing/synthetic_events
        done

================================================================
double-free scenario:

    process A                       process B
-------------------               ---------------
1.kstrdup last_cmd
                                  2.free last_cmd
3.free last_cmd(double-free)

================================================================
use-after-free scenario:

    process A                       process B
-------------------               ---------------
1.kstrdup last_cmd
                                  2.free last_cmd
3.tracing_log_err(use-after-free)

================================================================

Appendix 1. KASAN report double-free:

BUG: KASAN: double-free in kfree+0xdc/0x1d4
Free of addr ***** by task sh/4879
Call trace:
        ...
        kfree+0xdc/0x1d4
        create_or_delete_synth_event+0x60/0x1e8
        trace_parse_run_command+0x2bc/0x4b8
        synth_events_write+0x20/0x30
        vfs_write+0x200/0x830
        ...

Allocated by task 4879:
        ...
        kstrdup+0x5c/0x98
        create_or_delete_synth_event+0x6c/0x1e8
        trace_parse_run_command+0x2bc/0x4b8
        synth_events_write+0x20/0x30
        vfs_write+0x200/0x830
        ...

Freed by task 5464:
        ...
        kfree+0xdc/0x1d4
        create_or_delete_synth_event+0x60/0x1e8
        trace_parse_run_command+0x2bc/0x4b8
        synth_events_write+0x20/0x30
        vfs_write+0x200/0x830
        ...

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Appendix 2. KASAN report use-after-free:

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in strlen+0x5c/0x7c
Read of size 1 at addr ***** by task sh/5483
sh: CPU: 7 PID: 5483 Comm: sh
        ...
        __asan_report_load1_noabort+0x34/0x44
        strlen+0x5c/0x7c
        tracing_log_err+0x60/0x444
        create_or_delete_synth_event+0xc4/0x204
        trace_parse_run_command+0x2bc/0x4b8
        synth_events_write+0x20/0x30
        vfs_write+0x200/0x830
        ...

Allocated by task 5483:
        ...
        kstrdup+0x5c/0x98
        create_or_delete_synth_event+0x80/0x204
        trace_parse_run_command+0x2bc/0x4b8
        synth_events_write+0x20/0x30
        vfs_write+0x200/0x830
        ...

Freed by task 5480:
        ...
        kfree+0xdc/0x1d4
        create_or_delete_synth_event+0x74/0x204
        trace_parse_run_command+0x2bc/0x4b8
        synth_events_write+0x20/0x30
        vfs_write+0x200/0x830
        ...
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Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.18 < 6.1.24
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.2.11
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.3 Updaterc1
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.3 Updaterc2
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.3 Updaterc3
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.3 Updaterc4
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version6.3 Updaterc5
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
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Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 4.7 1 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.