Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 4.14.101 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sfc: fix kernel panic when creating VF
When creating VFs a kernel panic can happen when calling to
efx_ef10_try_update_nic_stats_vf.
When releasing a DMA coherent buffer, sometimes, I don't know in what
specific circumstances, it has to unmap memory with vunmap. It is
disallowed to do that in IRQ context or with BH disabled. Otherwise, we
hit this line in vunmap, causing the crash:
BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
This patch reenables BH to release the buffer.
Log messages when the bug is hit:
kernel BUG at mm/vmalloc.c:2727!
invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
CPU: 6 PID: 1462 Comm: NetworkManager Kdump: loaded Tainted: G I --------- --- 5.14.0-119.el9.x86_64 #1
Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R740/06WXJT, BIOS 2.8.2 08/27/2020
RIP: 0010:vunmap+0x2e/0x30
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Call Trace:
__iommu_dma_free+0x96/0x100
efx_nic_free_buffer+0x2b/0x40 [sfc]
efx_ef10_try_update_nic_stats_vf+0x14a/0x1c0 [sfc]
efx_ef10_update_stats_vf+0x18/0x40 [sfc]
efx_start_all+0x15e/0x1d0 [sfc]
efx_net_open+0x5a/0xe0 [sfc]
__dev_open+0xe7/0x1a0
__dev_change_flags+0x1d7/0x240
dev_change_flags+0x21/0x60
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CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sfc: fix use after free when disabling sriov
Use after free is detected by kfence when disabling sriov. What was read
after being freed was vf->pci_dev: it was freed from pci_disable_sriov
and later read in efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vports, called from
efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vswitching.
Set the pointer to NULL at release time to not trying to read it later.
Reproducer and dmesg log (note that kfence doesn't detect it every time):
$ echo 1 > /sys/class/net/enp65s0f0np0/device/sriov_numvfs
$ echo 0 > /sys/class/net/enp65s0f0np0/device/sriov_numvfs
BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vswitching+0x82/0x170 [sfc]
Use-after-free read at 0x00000000ff3c1ba5 (in kfence-#224):
efx_ef10_sriov_free_vf_vswitching+0x82/0x170 [sfc]
efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable+0x38/0x70 [sfc]
efx_pci_sriov_configure+0x24/0x40 [sfc]
sriov_numvfs_store+0xfe/0x140
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x11c/0x1b0
new_sync_write+0x11f/0x1b0
vfs_write+0x1eb/0x280
ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0
do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
kfence-#224: 0x00000000edb8ef95-0x00000000671f5ce1, size=2792, cache=kmalloc-4k
allocated by task 6771 on cpu 10 at 3137.860196s:
pci_alloc_dev+0x21/0x60
pci_iov_add_virtfn+0x2a2/0x320
sriov_enable+0x212/0x3e0
efx_ef10_sriov_configure+0x67/0x80 [sfc]
efx_pci_sriov_configure+0x24/0x40 [sfc]
sriov_numvfs_store+0xba/0x140
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x11c/0x1b0
new_sync_write+0x11f/0x1b0
vfs_write+0x1eb/0x280
ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0
do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
freed by task 6771 on cpu 12 at 3170.991309s:
device_release+0x34/0x90
kobject_cleanup+0x3a/0x130
pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0xd9/0x120
sriov_disable+0x30/0xe0
efx_ef10_pci_sriov_disable+0x57/0x70 [sfc]
efx_pci_sriov_configure+0x24/0x40 [sfc]
sriov_numvfs_store+0xfe/0x140
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x11c/0x1b0
new_sync_write+0x11f/0x1b0
vfs_write+0x1eb/0x280
ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0
do_syscall_64+0x5c/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf/core: Fix data race between perf_event_set_output() and perf_mmap_close()
Yang Jihing reported a race between perf_event_set_output() and
perf_mmap_close():
CPU1 CPU2
perf_mmap_close(e2)
if (atomic_dec_and_test(&e2->rb->mmap_count)) // 1 - > 0
detach_rest = true
ioctl(e1, IOC_SET_OUTPUT, e2)
perf_event_set_output(e1, e2)
...
list_for_each_entry_rcu(e, &e2->rb->event_list, rb_entry)
ring_buffer_attach(e, NULL);
// e1 isn't yet added and
// therefore not detached
ring_buffer_attach(e1, e2->rb)
list_add_rcu(&e1->rb_entry,
&e2->rb->event_list)
After this; e1 is attached to an unmapped rb and a subsequent
perf_mmap() will loop forever more:
again:
mutex_lock(&e->mmap_mutex);
if (event->rb) {
...
if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&e->rb->mmap_count)) {
...
mutex_unlock(&e->mmap_mutex);
goto again;
}
}
The loop in perf_mmap_close() holds e2->mmap_mutex, while the attach
in perf_event_set_output() holds e1->mmap_mutex. As such there is no
serialization to avoid this race.
Change perf_event_set_output() to take both e1->mmap_mutex and
e2->mmap_mutex to alleviate that problem. Additionally, have the loop
in perf_mmap() detach the rb directly, this avoids having to wait for
the concurrent perf_mmap_close() to get around to doing it to make
progress.
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
power/reset: arm-versatile: Fix refcount leak in versatile_reboot_probe
of_find_matching_node_and_match() returns a node pointer with refcount
incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore.
Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KVM: VMX: Prevent RSB underflow before vmenter
On VMX, there are some balanced returns between the time the guest's
SPEC_CTRL value is written, and the vmenter.
Balanced returns (matched by a preceding call) are usually ok, but it's
at least theoretically possible an NMI with a deep call stack could
empty the RSB before one of the returns.
For maximum paranoia, don't allow *any* returns (balanced or otherwise)
between the SPEC_CTRL write and the vmenter.
[ bp: Fix 32-bit build. ]
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/speculation: Fill RSB on vmexit for IBRS
Prevent RSB underflow/poisoning attacks with RSB. While at it, add a
bunch of comments to attempt to document the current state of tribal
knowledge about RSB attacks and what exactly is being mitigated.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: rt711-sdca: fix kernel NULL pointer dereference when IO error
The initial settings will be written before the codec probe function.
But, the rt711->component doesn't be assigned yet.
If IO error happened during initial settings operations, it will cause the kernel panic.
This patch changed component->dev to slave->dev to fix this issue.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tcp: Fix a data-race around sysctl_tcp_probe_threshold.
While reading sysctl_tcp_probe_threshold, it can be changed concurrently.
Thus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its reader.
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tcp: Fix data-races around sysctl_tcp_base_mss.
While reading sysctl_tcp_base_mss, it can be changed concurrently.
Thus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its readers.
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2025-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tcp: Fix data-races around sysctl_tcp_mtu_probing.
While reading sysctl_tcp_mtu_probing, it can be changed concurrently.
Thus, we need to add READ_ONCE() to its readers.
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2025-02-26