Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 3.12.69 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Input: appletouch - initialize work before device registration
Syzbot has reported warning in __flush_work(). This warning is caused by
work->func == NULL, which means missing work initialization.
This may happen, since input_dev->close() calls
cancel_work_sync(&dev->work), but dev->work initalization happens _after_
input_register_device() call.
So this patch moves dev->work initialization before registering input
device
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2024-02-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to avoid potential deadlock
Using f2fs_trylock_op() in f2fs_write_compressed_pages() to avoid potential
deadlock like we did in f2fs_write_single_data_page().
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2024-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
HID: usbhid: fix info leak in hid_submit_ctrl
In hid_submit_ctrl(), the way of calculating the report length doesn't
take into account that report->size can be zero. When running the
syzkaller reproducer, a report of size 0 causes hid_submit_ctrl) to
calculate transfer_buffer_length as 16384. When this urb is passed to
the usb core layer, KMSAN reports an info leak of 16384 bytes.
To fix this, first modify hid_report_len() to account for the zero
report size case by using DIV_ROUND_UP for the division. Then, call it
from hid_submit_ctrl().
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2024-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netlabel: fix out-of-bounds memory accesses
There are two array out-of-bounds memory accesses, one in
cipso_v4_map_lvl_valid(), the other in netlbl_bitmap_walk(). Both
errors are embarassingly simple, and the fixes are straightforward.
As a FYI for anyone backporting this patch to kernels prior to v4.8,
you'll want to apply the netlbl_bitmap_walk() patch to
cipso_v4_bitmap_walk() as netlbl_bitmap_walk() doesn't exist before
Linux v4.8.
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2024-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
binder: signal epoll threads of self-work
In (e)poll mode, threads often depend on I/O events to determine when
data is ready for consumption. Within binder, a thread may initiate a
command via BINDER_WRITE_READ without a read buffer and then make use
of epoll_wait() or similar to consume any responses afterwards.
It is then crucial that epoll threads are signaled via wakeup when they
queue their own work. Otherwise, they risk waiting indefinitely for an
event leaving their work unhandled. What is worse, subsequent commands
won't trigger a wakeup either as the thread has pending work.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2024-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
phy: ti: phy-omap-usb2: Fix NULL pointer dereference for SRP
If the external phy working together with phy-omap-usb2 does not implement
send_srp(), we may still attempt to call it. This can happen on an idle
Ethernet gadget triggering a wakeup for example:
configfs-gadget.g1 gadget.0: ECM Suspend
configfs-gadget.g1 gadget.0: Port suspended. Triggering wakeup
...
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
00000000 when execute
...
PC is at 0x0
LR is at musb_gadget_wakeup+0x1d4/0x254 [musb_hdrc]
...
musb_gadget_wakeup [musb_hdrc] from usb_gadget_wakeup+0x1c/0x3c [udc_core]
usb_gadget_wakeup [udc_core] from eth_start_xmit+0x3b0/0x3d4 [u_ether]
eth_start_xmit [u_ether] from dev_hard_start_xmit+0x94/0x24c
dev_hard_start_xmit from sch_direct_xmit+0x104/0x2e4
sch_direct_xmit from __dev_queue_xmit+0x334/0xd88
__dev_queue_xmit from arp_solicit+0xf0/0x268
arp_solicit from neigh_probe+0x54/0x7c
neigh_probe from __neigh_event_send+0x22c/0x47c
__neigh_event_send from neigh_resolve_output+0x14c/0x1c0
neigh_resolve_output from ip_finish_output2+0x1c8/0x628
ip_finish_output2 from ip_send_skb+0x40/0xd8
ip_send_skb from udp_send_skb+0x124/0x340
udp_send_skb from udp_sendmsg+0x780/0x984
udp_sendmsg from __sys_sendto+0xd8/0x158
__sys_sendto from ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x58
Let's fix the issue by checking for send_srp() and set_vbus() before
calling them. For USB peripheral only cases these both could be NULL.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2024-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: regenerate buddy after block freeing failed if under fc replay
This mostly reverts commit 6bd97bf273bd ("ext4: remove redundant
mb_regenerate_buddy()") and reintroduces mb_regenerate_buddy(). Based on
code in mb_free_blocks(), fast commit replay can end up marking as free
blocks that are already marked as such. This causes corruption of the
buddy bitmap so we need to regenerate it in that case.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2024-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: hso: fix null-ptr-deref during tty device unregistration
Multiple ttys try to claim the same the minor number causing a double
unregistration of the same device. The first unregistration succeeds
but the next one results in a null-ptr-deref.
The get_free_serial_index() function returns an available minor number
but doesn't assign it immediately. The assignment is done by the caller
later. But before this assignment, calls to get_free_serial_index()
would return the same minor number.
Fix this by modifying get_free_serial_index to assign the minor number
immediately after one is found to be and rename it to obtain_minor()
to better reflect what it does. Similary, rename set_serial_by_index()
to release_minor() and modify it to free up the minor number of the
given hso_serial. Every obtain_minor() should have corresponding
release_minor() call.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2024-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: hso: fix NULL-deref on disconnect regression
Commit 8a12f8836145 ("net: hso: fix null-ptr-deref during tty device
unregistration") fixed the racy minor allocation reported by syzbot, but
introduced an unconditional NULL-pointer dereference on every disconnect
instead.
Specifically, the serial device table must no longer be accessed after
the minor has been released by hso_serial_tty_unregister().
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2024-02-26
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block: add check that partition length needs to be aligned with block size
Before calling add partition or resize partition, there is no check
on whether the length is aligned with the logical block size.
If the logical block size of the disk is larger than 512 bytes,
then the partition size maybe not the multiple of the logical block size,
and when the last sector is read, bio_truncate() will adjust the bio size,
resulting in an IO error if the size of the read command is smaller than
the logical block size.If integrity data is supported, this will also
result in a null pointer dereference when calling bio_integrity_free.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2024-02-23