5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-48862
Linux Kernel Vhost IOTLB Overwrite Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost: fix hung thread due to erroneous iotlb entries In vhost_iotlb_add_range_ctx(), range size can overflow to 0 when start is 0 and last is ULONG_MAX. One instance where it can happen is when userspace sends an IOTLB message with iova=size=uaddr=0 (vhost_process_iotlb_msg). So, an entry with size = 0, start = 0, last = ULONG_MAX ends up in the iotlb. Next time a packet is sent, iotlb_access_ok() loops indefinitely due to that erroneous entry. Call Trace: <TASK> iotlb_access_ok+0x21b/0x3e0 drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1340 vq_meta_prefetch+0xbc/0x280 drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1366 vhost_transport_do_send_pkt+0xe0/0xfd0 drivers/vhost/vsock.c:104 vhost_worker+0x23d/0x3d0 drivers/vhost/vhost.c:372 kthread+0x2e9/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:377 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295 </TASK> Reported by syzbot at: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=0abd373e2e50d704db87 To fix this, do two things: 1. Return -EINVAL in vhost_chr_write_iter() when userspace asks to map a range with size 0. 2. Fix vhost_iotlb_add_range_ctx() to handle the range [0, ULONG_MAX] by splitting it into two entries.

INFO

Published Date :

July 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 23, 2024, 2:49 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a747e6b6561280bf1791bb24c5e9e082193dad Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ae38cf3d91837a493cb2093c87700ff3cbe667 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d88e86e90ea1002226d7ac2430152bfea003d1 Patch

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a747e6b6561280bf1791bb24c5e9e082193dad No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a747e6b6561280bf1791bb24c5e9e082193dad Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ae38cf3d91837a493cb2093c87700ff3cbe667 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ae38cf3d91837a493cb2093c87700ff3cbe667 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d88e86e90ea1002226d7ac2430152bfea003d1 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d88e86e90ea1002226d7ac2430152bfea003d1 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-835
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.7 up to (excluding) 5.15.29 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.16.15
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vhost: fix hung thread due to erroneous iotlb entries In vhost_iotlb_add_range_ctx(), range size can overflow to 0 when start is 0 and last is ULONG_MAX. One instance where it can happen is when userspace sends an IOTLB message with iova=size=uaddr=0 (vhost_process_iotlb_msg). So, an entry with size = 0, start = 0, last = ULONG_MAX ends up in the iotlb. Next time a packet is sent, iotlb_access_ok() loops indefinitely due to that erroneous entry. Call Trace: <TASK> iotlb_access_ok+0x21b/0x3e0 drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1340 vq_meta_prefetch+0xbc/0x280 drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1366 vhost_transport_do_send_pkt+0xe0/0xfd0 drivers/vhost/vsock.c:104 vhost_worker+0x23d/0x3d0 drivers/vhost/vhost.c:372 kthread+0x2e9/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:377 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295 </TASK> Reported by syzbot at: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=0abd373e2e50d704db87 To fix this, do two things: 1. Return -EINVAL in vhost_chr_write_iter() when userspace asks to map a range with size 0. 2. Fix vhost_iotlb_add_range_ctx() to handle the range [0, ULONG_MAX] by splitting it into two entries.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d88e86e90ea1002226d7ac2430152bfea003d1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a747e6b6561280bf1791bb24c5e9e082193dad [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ae38cf3d91837a493cb2093c87700ff3cbe667 [No types assigned]
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