CVE-2023-52803
SUNRPC: Fix RPC client cleaned up the freed pipefs dentries
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: Fix RPC client cleaned up the freed pipefs dentries RPC client pipefs dentries cleanup is in separated rpc_remove_pipedir() workqueue,which takes care about pipefs superblock locking. In some special scenarios, when kernel frees the pipefs sb of the current client and immediately alloctes a new pipefs sb, rpc_remove_pipedir function would misjudge the existence of pipefs sb which is not the one it used to hold. As a result, the rpc_remove_pipedir would clean the released freed pipefs dentries. To fix this issue, rpc_remove_pipedir should check whether the current pipefs sb is consistent with the original pipefs sb. This error can be catched by KASAN: ========================================================= [ 250.497700] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in dget_parent+0x195/0x200 [ 250.498315] Read of size 4 at addr ffff88800a2ab804 by task kworker/0:18/106503 [ 250.500549] Workqueue: events rpc_free_client_work [ 250.501001] Call Trace: [ 250.502880] kasan_report+0xb6/0xf0 [ 250.503209] ? dget_parent+0x195/0x200 [ 250.503561] dget_parent+0x195/0x200 [ 250.503897] ? __pfx_rpc_clntdir_depopulate+0x10/0x10 [ 250.504384] rpc_rmdir_depopulate+0x1b/0x90 [ 250.504781] rpc_remove_client_dir+0xf5/0x150 [ 250.505195] rpc_free_client_work+0xe4/0x230 [ 250.505598] process_one_work+0x8ee/0x13b0 ... [ 22.039056] Allocated by task 244: [ 22.039390] kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50 [ 22.039758] kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 [ 22.040109] __kasan_slab_alloc+0x59/0x70 [ 22.040487] kmem_cache_alloc_lru+0xf0/0x240 [ 22.040889] __d_alloc+0x31/0x8e0 [ 22.041207] d_alloc+0x44/0x1f0 [ 22.041514] __rpc_lookup_create_exclusive+0x11c/0x140 [ 22.041987] rpc_mkdir_populate.constprop.0+0x5f/0x110 [ 22.042459] rpc_create_client_dir+0x34/0x150 [ 22.042874] rpc_setup_pipedir_sb+0x102/0x1c0 [ 22.043284] rpc_client_register+0x136/0x4e0 [ 22.043689] rpc_new_client+0x911/0x1020 [ 22.044057] rpc_create_xprt+0xcb/0x370 [ 22.044417] rpc_create+0x36b/0x6c0 ... [ 22.049524] Freed by task 0: [ 22.049803] kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50 [ 22.050165] kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 [ 22.050520] kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x50 [ 22.050921] __kasan_slab_free+0x10e/0x1a0 [ 22.051306] kmem_cache_free+0xa5/0x390 [ 22.051667] rcu_core+0x62c/0x1930 [ 22.051995] __do_softirq+0x165/0x52a [ 22.052347] [ 22.052503] Last potentially related work creation: [ 22.052952] kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50 [ 22.053313] __kasan_record_aux_stack+0x8e/0xa0 [ 22.053739] __call_rcu_common.constprop.0+0x6b/0x8b0 [ 22.054209] dentry_free+0xb2/0x140 [ 22.054540] __dentry_kill+0x3be/0x540 [ 22.054900] shrink_dentry_list+0x199/0x510 [ 22.055293] shrink_dcache_parent+0x190/0x240 [ 22.055703] do_one_tree+0x11/0x40 [ 22.056028] shrink_dcache_for_umount+0x61/0x140 [ 22.056461] generic_shutdown_super+0x70/0x590 [ 22.056879] kill_anon_super+0x3a/0x60 [ 22.057234] rpc_kill_sb+0x121/0x200
INFO
Published Date :
May 21, 2024, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 23, 2025, 8:14 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel packages to resolve the vulnerability.
- Reboot the system to apply the updated kernel.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 23, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.6 up to (excluding) 6.6.3 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.5.13 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.64 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.202 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.140 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.280 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4 up to (excluding) 4.19.318 Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17866066b8ac1cc38fb449670bc15dc9fee4b40a Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17866066b8ac1cc38fb449670bc15dc9fee4b40a Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/194454afa6aa9d6ed74f0c57127bc8beb27c20df Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/194454afa6aa9d6ed74f0c57127bc8beb27c20df Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cdb52ffd6600a37bd355d8dce58ecd03e55e618 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cdb52ffd6600a37bd355d8dce58ecd03e55e618 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7749fd2dbef72a52b5c9ffdbf877691950ed4680 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7749fd2dbef72a52b5c9ffdbf877691950ed4680 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d61d1da2ed1f682c41cae0c8d4719cdaccee5c5 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d61d1da2ed1f682c41cae0c8d4719cdaccee5c5 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfca5fb4e97c46503ddfc582335917b0cc228264 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfca5fb4e97c46503ddfc582335917b0cc228264 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc2e7ebbeb1d0601f7f3c8d93b78fcc03a95e44a Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc2e7ebbeb1d0601f7f3c8d93b78fcc03a95e44a Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dedf2a0eb9448ae73b270743e6ea9b108189df46 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dedf2a0eb9448ae73b270743e6ea9b108189df46 Types: Patch -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17866066b8ac1cc38fb449670bc15dc9fee4b40a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/194454afa6aa9d6ed74f0c57127bc8beb27c20df Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cdb52ffd6600a37bd355d8dce58ecd03e55e618 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7749fd2dbef72a52b5c9ffdbf877691950ed4680 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d61d1da2ed1f682c41cae0c8d4719cdaccee5c5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfca5fb4e97c46503ddfc582335917b0cc228264 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc2e7ebbeb1d0601f7f3c8d93b78fcc03a95e44a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dedf2a0eb9448ae73b270743e6ea9b108189df46 -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 18, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17866066b8ac1cc38fb449670bc15dc9fee4b40a [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d61d1da2ed1f682c41cae0c8d4719cdaccee5c5 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: Fix RPC client cleaned up the freed pipefs dentries RPC client pipefs dentries cleanup is in separated rpc_remove_pipedir() workqueue,which takes care about pipefs superblock locking. In some special scenarios, when kernel frees the pipefs sb of the current client and immediately alloctes a new pipefs sb, rpc_remove_pipedir function would misjudge the existence of pipefs sb which is not the one it used to hold. As a result, the rpc_remove_pipedir would clean the released freed pipefs dentries. To fix this issue, rpc_remove_pipedir should check whether the current pipefs sb is consistent with the original pipefs sb. This error can be catched by KASAN: ========================================================= [ 250.497700] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in dget_parent+0x195/0x200 [ 250.498315] Read of size 4 at addr ffff88800a2ab804 by task kworker/0:18/106503 [ 250.500549] Workqueue: events rpc_free_client_work [ 250.501001] Call Trace: [ 250.502880] kasan_report+0xb6/0xf0 [ 250.503209] ? dget_parent+0x195/0x200 [ 250.503561] dget_parent+0x195/0x200 [ 250.503897] ? __pfx_rpc_clntdir_depopulate+0x10/0x10 [ 250.504384] rpc_rmdir_depopulate+0x1b/0x90 [ 250.504781] rpc_remove_client_dir+0xf5/0x150 [ 250.505195] rpc_free_client_work+0xe4/0x230 [ 250.505598] process_one_work+0x8ee/0x13b0 ... [ 22.039056] Allocated by task 244: [ 22.039390] kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50 [ 22.039758] kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 [ 22.040109] __kasan_slab_alloc+0x59/0x70 [ 22.040487] kmem_cache_alloc_lru+0xf0/0x240 [ 22.040889] __d_alloc+0x31/0x8e0 [ 22.041207] d_alloc+0x44/0x1f0 [ 22.041514] __rpc_lookup_create_exclusive+0x11c/0x140 [ 22.041987] rpc_mkdir_populate.constprop.0+0x5f/0x110 [ 22.042459] rpc_create_client_dir+0x34/0x150 [ 22.042874] rpc_setup_pipedir_sb+0x102/0x1c0 [ 22.043284] rpc_client_register+0x136/0x4e0 [ 22.043689] rpc_new_client+0x911/0x1020 [ 22.044057] rpc_create_xprt+0xcb/0x370 [ 22.044417] rpc_create+0x36b/0x6c0 ... [ 22.049524] Freed by task 0: [ 22.049803] kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50 [ 22.050165] kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 [ 22.050520] kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x50 [ 22.050921] __kasan_slab_free+0x10e/0x1a0 [ 22.051306] kmem_cache_free+0xa5/0x390 [ 22.051667] rcu_core+0x62c/0x1930 [ 22.051995] __do_softirq+0x165/0x52a [ 22.052347] [ 22.052503] Last potentially related work creation: [ 22.052952] kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50 [ 22.053313] __kasan_record_aux_stack+0x8e/0xa0 [ 22.053739] __call_rcu_common.constprop.0+0x6b/0x8b0 [ 22.054209] dentry_free+0xb2/0x140 [ 22.054540] __dentry_kill+0x3be/0x540 [ 22.054900] shrink_dentry_list+0x199/0x510 [ 22.055293] shrink_dcache_parent+0x190/0x240 [ 22.055703] do_one_tree+0x11/0x40 [ 22.056028] shrink_dcache_for_umount+0x61/0x140 [ 22.056461] generic_shutdown_super+0x70/0x590 [ 22.056879] kill_anon_super+0x3a/0x60 [ 22.057234] rpc_kill_sb+0x121/0x200 Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dedf2a0eb9448ae73b270743e6ea9b108189df46 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/194454afa6aa9d6ed74f0c57127bc8beb27c20df [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7749fd2dbef72a52b5c9ffdbf877691950ed4680 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cdb52ffd6600a37bd355d8dce58ecd03e55e618 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc2e7ebbeb1d0601f7f3c8d93b78fcc03a95e44a [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfca5fb4e97c46503ddfc582335917b0cc228264 [No types assigned]