Linux: >> Linux Kernel >> 2.6.31.14 Security Vulnerabilities
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xhci: Fix command ring pointer corruption while aborting a command
The command ring pointer is located at [6:63] bits of the command
ring control register (CRCR). All the control bits like command stop,
abort are located at [0:3] bits. While aborting a command, we read the
CRCR and set the abort bit and write to the CRCR. The read will always
give command ring pointer as all zeros. So we essentially write only
the control bits. Since we split the 64 bit write into two 32 bit writes,
there is a possibility of xHC command ring stopped before the upper
dword (all zeros) is written. If that happens, xHC updates the upper
dword of its internal command ring pointer with all zeros. Next time,
when the command ring is restarted, we see xHC memory access failures.
Fix this issue by only writing to the lower dword of CRCR where all
control bits are located.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-05-22
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm: fix mempool NULL pointer race when completing IO
dm_io_dec_pending() calls end_io_acct() first and will then dec md
in-flight pending count. But if a task is swapping DM table at same
time this can result in a crash due to mempool->elements being NULL:
task1 task2
do_resume
->do_suspend
->dm_wait_for_completion
bio_endio
->clone_endio
->dm_io_dec_pending
->end_io_acct
->wakeup task1
->dm_swap_table
->__bind
->__bind_mempools
->bioset_exit
->mempool_exit
->free_io
[ 67.330330] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at
virtual address 0000000000000000
......
[ 67.330494] pstate: 80400085 (Nzcv daIf +PAN -UAO)
[ 67.330510] pc : mempool_free+0x70/0xa0
[ 67.330515] lr : mempool_free+0x4c/0xa0
[ 67.330520] sp : ffffff8008013b20
[ 67.330524] x29: ffffff8008013b20 x28: 0000000000000004
[ 67.330530] x27: ffffffa8c2ff40a0 x26: 00000000ffff1cc8
[ 67.330535] x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffffffdada34c800
[ 67.330541] x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffffffdada34c800
[ 67.330547] x21: 00000000ffff1cc8 x20: ffffffd9a1304d80
[ 67.330552] x19: ffffffdada34c970 x18: 000000b312625d9c
[ 67.330558] x17: 00000000002dcfbf x16: 00000000000006dd
[ 67.330563] x15: 000000000093b41e x14: 0000000000000010
[ 67.330569] x13: 0000000000007f7a x12: 0000000034155555
[ 67.330574] x11: 0000000000000001 x10: 0000000000000001
[ 67.330579] x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : 0000000000000000
[ 67.330585] x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : ffffff80148b5c1a
[ 67.330590] x5 : ffffff8008013ae0 x4 : 0000000000000001
[ 67.330596] x3 : ffffff80080139c8 x2 : ffffff801083bab8
[ 67.330601] x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffffffdada34c970
[ 67.330609] Call trace:
[ 67.330616] mempool_free+0x70/0xa0
[ 67.330627] bio_put+0xf8/0x110
[ 67.330638] dec_pending+0x13c/0x230
[ 67.330644] clone_endio+0x90/0x180
[ 67.330649] bio_endio+0x198/0x1b8
[ 67.330655] dec_pending+0x190/0x230
[ 67.330660] clone_endio+0x90/0x180
[ 67.330665] bio_endio+0x198/0x1b8
[ 67.330673] blk_update_request+0x214/0x428
[ 67.330683] scsi_end_request+0x2c/0x300
[ 67.330688] scsi_io_completion+0xa0/0x710
[ 67.330695] scsi_finish_command+0xd8/0x110
[ 67.330700] scsi_softirq_done+0x114/0x148
[ 67.330708] blk_done_softirq+0x74/0xd0
[ 67.330716] __do_softirq+0x18c/0x374
[ 67.330724] irq_exit+0xb4/0xb8
[ 67.330732] __handle_domain_irq+0x84/0xc0
[ 67.330737] gic_handle_irq+0x148/0x1b0
[ 67.330744] el1_irq+0xe8/0x190
[ 67.330753] lpm_cpuidle_enter+0x4f8/0x538
[ 67.330759] cpuidle_enter_state+0x1fc/0x398
[ 67.330764] cpuidle_enter+0x18/0x20
[ 67.330772] do_idle+0x1b4/0x290
[ 67.330778] cpu_startup_entry+0x20/0x28
[ 67.330786] secondary_start_kernel+0x160/0x170
Fix this by:
1) Establishing pointers to 'struct dm_io' members in
dm_io_dec_pending() so that they may be passed into end_io_acct()
_after_ free_io() is called.
2) Moving end_io_acct() after free_io().
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-05-22
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf/core: Bail out early if the request AUX area is out of bound
When perf-record with a large AUX area, e.g 4GB, it fails with:
#perf record -C 0 -m ,4G -e arm_spe_0// -- sleep 1
failed to mmap with 12 (Cannot allocate memory)
and it reveals a WARNING with __alloc_pages():
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 44 PID: 17573 at mm/page_alloc.c:5568 __alloc_pages+0x1ec/0x248
Call trace:
__alloc_pages+0x1ec/0x248
__kmalloc_large_node+0xc0/0x1f8
__kmalloc_node+0x134/0x1e8
rb_alloc_aux+0xe0/0x298
perf_mmap+0x440/0x660
mmap_region+0x308/0x8a8
do_mmap+0x3c0/0x528
vm_mmap_pgoff+0xf4/0x1b8
ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x18c/0x218
__arm64_sys_mmap+0x38/0x58
invoke_syscall+0x50/0x128
el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x58/0x188
do_el0_svc+0x34/0x50
el0_svc+0x34/0x108
el0t_64_sync_handler+0xb8/0xc0
el0t_64_sync+0x1a4/0x1a8
'rb->aux_pages' allocated by kcalloc() is a pointer array which is used to
maintains AUX trace pages. The allocated page for this array is physically
contiguous (and virtually contiguous) with an order of 0..MAX_ORDER. If the
size of pointer array crosses the limitation set by MAX_ORDER, it reveals a
WARNING.
So bail out early with -ENOMEM if the request AUX area is out of bound,
e.g.:
#perf record -C 0 -m ,4G -e arm_spe_0// -- sleep 1
failed to mmap with 12 (Cannot allocate memory)
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-05-21
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
locking/ww_mutex/test: Fix potential workqueue corruption
In some cases running with the test-ww_mutex code, I was seeing
odd behavior where sometimes it seemed flush_workqueue was
returning before all the work threads were finished.
Often this would cause strange crashes as the mutexes would be
freed while they were being used.
Looking at the code, there is a lifetime problem as the
controlling thread that spawns the work allocates the
"struct stress" structures that are passed to the workqueue
threads. Then when the workqueue threads are finished,
they free the stress struct that was passed to them.
Unfortunately the workqueue work_struct node is in the stress
struct. Which means the work_struct is freed before the work
thread returns and while flush_workqueue is waiting.
It seems like a better idea to have the controlling thread
both allocate and free the stress structures, so that we can
be sure we don't corrupt the workqueue by freeing the structure
prematurely.
So this patch reworks the test to do so, and with this change
I no longer see the early flush_workqueue returns.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-05-21
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
llc: verify mac len before reading mac header
LLC reads the mac header with eth_hdr without verifying that the skb
has an Ethernet header.
Syzbot was able to enter llc_rcv on a tun device. Tun can insert
packets without mac len and with user configurable skb->protocol
(passing a tun_pi header when not configuring IFF_NO_PI).
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in llc_station_ac_send_test_r net/llc/llc_station.c:81 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in llc_station_rcv+0x6fb/0x1290 net/llc/llc_station.c:111
llc_station_ac_send_test_r net/llc/llc_station.c:81 [inline]
llc_station_rcv+0x6fb/0x1290 net/llc/llc_station.c:111
llc_rcv+0xc5d/0x14a0 net/llc/llc_input.c:218
__netif_receive_skb_one_core net/core/dev.c:5523 [inline]
__netif_receive_skb+0x1a6/0x5a0 net/core/dev.c:5637
netif_receive_skb_internal net/core/dev.c:5723 [inline]
netif_receive_skb+0x58/0x660 net/core/dev.c:5782
tun_rx_batched+0x3ee/0x980 drivers/net/tun.c:1555
tun_get_user+0x54c5/0x69c0 drivers/net/tun.c:2002
Add a mac_len test before all three eth_hdr(skb) calls under net/llc.
There are further uses in include/net/llc_pdu.h. All these are
protected by a test skb->protocol == ETH_P_802_2. Which does not
protect against this tun scenario.
But the mac_len test added in this patch in llc_fixup_skb will
indirectly protect those too. That is called from llc_rcv before any
other LLC code.
It is tempting to just add a blanket mac_len check in llc_rcv, but
not sure whether that could break valid LLC paths that do not assume
an Ethernet header. 802.2 LLC may be used on top of non-802.3
protocols in principle. The below referenced commit shows that used
to, on top of Token Ring.
At least one of the three eth_hdr uses goes back to before the start
of git history. But the one that syzbot exercises is introduced in
this commit. That commit is old enough (2008), that effectively all
stable kernels should receive this.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-05-21
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/panel: fix a possible null pointer dereference
In versatile_panel_get_modes(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate()
is assigned to mode, which will lead to a NULL pointer dereference
on failure of drm_mode_duplicate(). Add a check to avoid npd.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-05-21
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdkfd: Fix a race condition of vram buffer unref in svm code
prange->svm_bo unref can happen in both mmu callback and a callback after
migrate to system ram. Both are async call in different tasks. Sync svm_bo
unref operation to avoid random "use-after-free".
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-05-21
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/panel/panel-tpo-tpg110: fix a possible null pointer dereference
In tpg110_get_modes(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate() is
assigned to mode, which will lead to a NULL pointer dereference on
failure of drm_mode_duplicate(). Add a check to avoid npd.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-05-21
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath12k: fix possible out-of-bound read in ath12k_htt_pull_ppdu_stats()
len is extracted from HTT message and could be an unexpected value in
case errors happen, so add validation before using to avoid possible
out-of-bound read in the following message iteration and parsing.
The same issue also applies to ppdu_info->ppdu_stats.common.num_users,
so validate it before using too.
These are found during code review.
Compile test only.
CVSS Score
7.1
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-05-21
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cpu/hotplug: Don't offline the last non-isolated CPU
If a system has isolated CPUs via the "isolcpus=" command line parameter,
then an attempt to offline the last housekeeping CPU will result in a
WARN_ON() when rebuilding the scheduler domains and a subsequent panic due
to and unhandled empty CPU mas in partition_sched_domains_locked().
cpuset_hotplug_workfn()
rebuild_sched_domains_locked()
ndoms = generate_sched_domains(&doms, &attr);
cpumask_and(doms[0], top_cpuset.effective_cpus, housekeeping_cpumask(HK_FLAG_DOMAIN));
Thus results in an empty CPU mask which triggers the warning and then the
subsequent crash:
WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 80 at kernel/sched/topology.c:2366 build_sched_domains+0x120c/0x1408
Call trace:
build_sched_domains+0x120c/0x1408
partition_sched_domains_locked+0x234/0x880
rebuild_sched_domains_locked+0x37c/0x798
rebuild_sched_domains+0x30/0x58
cpuset_hotplug_workfn+0x2a8/0x930
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address fffe80027ab37080
partition_sched_domains_locked+0x318/0x880
rebuild_sched_domains_locked+0x37c/0x798
Aside of the resulting crash, it does not make any sense to offline the last
last housekeeping CPU.
Prevent this by masking out the non-housekeeping CPUs when selecting a
target CPU for initiating the CPU unplug operation via the work queue.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2024-05-21