CVE-2024-40913
Linux Kernel cachefiles Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: defer exposing anon_fd until after copy_to_user() succeeds After installing the anonymous fd, we can now see it in userland and close it. However, at this point we may not have gotten the reference count of the cache, but we will put it during colse fd, so this may cause a cache UAF. So grab the cache reference count before fd_install(). In addition, by kernel convention, fd is taken over by the user land after fd_install(), and the kernel should not call close_fd() after that, i.e., it should call fd_install() after everything is ready, thus fd_install() is called after copy_to_user() succeeds.
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Published Date :
July 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 12, 2024, 4:34 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 12, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: defer exposing anon_fd until after copy_to_user() succeeds After installing the anonymous fd, we can now see it in userland and close it. However, at this point we may not have gotten the reference count of the cache, but we will put it during colse fd, so this may cause a cache UAF. So grab the cache reference count before fd_install(). In addition, by kernel convention, fd is taken over by the user land after fd_install(), and the kernel should not call close_fd() after that, i.e., it should call fd_install() after everything is ready, thus fd_install() is called after copy_to_user() succeeds. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eac51d9daacd61dcc93333ff6a890cf3efc8c1c0 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2d3eb377a5d081bf2bed177d354a4f59b74da88 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9f58cdae6a364a3270fd6b6a46e0fd4f7f8ce32 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b4391e77a6bf24cba2ef1590e113d9b73b11039 [No types assigned]
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