8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-35955
"Linux kernel kprobes Use-After-Free Vulnerability"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kprobes: Fix possible use-after-free issue on kprobe registration When unloading a module, its state is changing MODULE_STATE_LIVE -> MODULE_STATE_GOING -> MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED. Each change will take a time. `is_module_text_address()` and `__module_text_address()` works with MODULE_STATE_LIVE and MODULE_STATE_GOING. If we use `is_module_text_address()` and `__module_text_address()` separately, there is a chance that the first one is succeeded but the next one is failed because module->state becomes MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED between those operations. In `check_kprobe_address_safe()`, if the second `__module_text_address()` is failed, that is ignored because it expected a kernel_text address. But it may have failed simply because module->state has been changed to MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED. In this case, arm_kprobe() will try to modify non-exist module text address (use-after-free). To fix this problem, we should not use separated `is_module_text_address()` and `__module_text_address()`, but use only `__module_text_address()` once and do `try_module_get(module)` which is only available with MODULE_STATE_LIVE.

INFO

Published Date :

May 20, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 3, 2024, 2:02 a.m.

Source :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-416
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference kernel.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference kernel.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html [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. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kprobes: Fix possible use-after-free issue on kprobe registration When unloading a module, its state is changing MODULE_STATE_LIVE -> MODULE_STATE_GOING -> MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED. Each change will take a time. `is_module_text_address()` and `__module_text_address()` works with MODULE_STATE_LIVE and MODULE_STATE_GOING. If we use `is_module_text_address()` and `__module_text_address()` separately, there is a chance that the first one is succeeded but the next one is failed because module->state becomes MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED between those operations. In `check_kprobe_address_safe()`, if the second `__module_text_address()` is failed, that is ignored because it expected a kernel_text address. But it may have failed simply because module->state has been changed to MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED. In this case, arm_kprobe() will try to modify non-exist module text address (use-after-free). To fix this problem, we should not use separated `is_module_text_address()` and `__module_text_address()`, but use only `__module_text_address()` once and do `try_module_get(module)` which is only available with MODULE_STATE_LIVE.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5808d40093403334d939e2c3c417144d12a6f33 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93eb31e7c3399e326259f2caa17be1e821f5a412 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5062d1f4f07facbdade0f402d9a04a788f52e26d [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2df2dd27066cdba8041e46a64362325626bdfb2e [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62029bc9ff2c17a4e3a2478d83418ec575413808 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d15023fb407337028a654237d8968fefdcf87c2f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b57c7d2f8b7de224980f1a284432846ad71ca0 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/325f3fb551f8cd672dbbfc4cf58b14f9ee3fc9e8 [No types assigned]
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