CVE-2024-44975
Linux Kernel cgroup/cpuset Panic Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cgroup/cpuset: fix panic caused by partcmd_update We find a bug as below: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 00000003 PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 3 PID: 358 Comm: bash Tainted: G W I 6.6.0-10893-g60d6 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/4 RIP: 0010:partition_sched_domains_locked+0x483/0x600 Code: 01 48 85 d2 74 0d 48 83 05 29 3f f8 03 01 f3 48 0f bc c2 89 c0 48 9 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000fdbc58 EFLAGS: 00000202 RAX: 0000000100000003 RBX: ffff888100b3dfa0 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 000000000002fe80 RBP: ffff888100b3dfb0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffffc90000fdbcb0 R11: 0000000000000004 R12: 0000000000000002 R13: ffff888100a92b48 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f44a5425740(0000) GS:ffff888237d80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000100030973 CR3: 000000010722c000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? show_regs+0x8c/0xa0 ? __die_body+0x23/0xa0 ? __die+0x3a/0x50 ? page_fault_oops+0x1d2/0x5c0 ? partition_sched_domains_locked+0x483/0x600 ? search_module_extables+0x2a/0xb0 ? search_exception_tables+0x67/0x90 ? kernelmode_fixup_or_oops+0x144/0x1b0 ? __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x211/0x360 ? up_read+0x3b/0x50 ? bad_area_nosemaphore+0x1a/0x30 ? exc_page_fault+0x890/0xd90 ? __lock_acquire.constprop.0+0x24f/0x8d0 ? __lock_acquire.constprop.0+0x24f/0x8d0 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 ? partition_sched_domains_locked+0x483/0x600 ? partition_sched_domains_locked+0xf0/0x600 rebuild_sched_domains_locked+0x806/0xdc0 update_partition_sd_lb+0x118/0x130 cpuset_write_resmask+0xffc/0x1420 cgroup_file_write+0xb2/0x290 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x194/0x290 new_sync_write+0xeb/0x160 vfs_write+0x16f/0x1d0 ksys_write+0x81/0x180 __x64_sys_write+0x21/0x30 x64_sys_call+0x2f25/0x4630 do_syscall_64+0x44/0xb0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x78/0xe2 RIP: 0033:0x7f44a553c887 It can be reproduced with cammands: cd /sys/fs/cgroup/ mkdir test cd test/ echo +cpuset > ../cgroup.subtree_control echo root > cpuset.cpus.partition cat /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset.cpus.effective 0-3 echo 0-3 > cpuset.cpus // taking away all cpus from root This issue is caused by the incorrect rebuilding of scheduling domains. In this scenario, test/cpuset.cpus.partition should be an invalid root and should not trigger the rebuilding of scheduling domains. When calling update_parent_effective_cpumask with partcmd_update, if newmask is not null, it should recheck newmask whether there are cpus is available for parect/cs that has tasks.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 4, 2024, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2024, 2:32 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d6c6cf8ef6a3c532aa159f5114077746a372d6 | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/959ab6350add903e352890af53e86663739fcb9a | Patch |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 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/73d6c6cf8ef6a3c532aa159f5114077746a372d6 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d6c6cf8ef6a3c532aa159f5114077746a372d6 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/959ab6350add903e352890af53e86663739fcb9a No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/959ab6350add903e352890af53e86663739fcb9a Patch Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.7 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 04, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cgroup/cpuset: fix panic caused by partcmd_update We find a bug as below: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 00000003 PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 3 PID: 358 Comm: bash Tainted: G W I 6.6.0-10893-g60d6 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/4 RIP: 0010:partition_sched_domains_locked+0x483/0x600 Code: 01 48 85 d2 74 0d 48 83 05 29 3f f8 03 01 f3 48 0f bc c2 89 c0 48 9 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000fdbc58 EFLAGS: 00000202 RAX: 0000000100000003 RBX: ffff888100b3dfa0 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 000000000002fe80 RBP: ffff888100b3dfb0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffffc90000fdbcb0 R11: 0000000000000004 R12: 0000000000000002 R13: ffff888100a92b48 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f44a5425740(0000) GS:ffff888237d80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000100030973 CR3: 000000010722c000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? show_regs+0x8c/0xa0 ? __die_body+0x23/0xa0 ? __die+0x3a/0x50 ? page_fault_oops+0x1d2/0x5c0 ? partition_sched_domains_locked+0x483/0x600 ? search_module_extables+0x2a/0xb0 ? search_exception_tables+0x67/0x90 ? kernelmode_fixup_or_oops+0x144/0x1b0 ? __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x211/0x360 ? up_read+0x3b/0x50 ? bad_area_nosemaphore+0x1a/0x30 ? exc_page_fault+0x890/0xd90 ? __lock_acquire.constprop.0+0x24f/0x8d0 ? __lock_acquire.constprop.0+0x24f/0x8d0 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 ? partition_sched_domains_locked+0x483/0x600 ? partition_sched_domains_locked+0xf0/0x600 rebuild_sched_domains_locked+0x806/0xdc0 update_partition_sd_lb+0x118/0x130 cpuset_write_resmask+0xffc/0x1420 cgroup_file_write+0xb2/0x290 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x194/0x290 new_sync_write+0xeb/0x160 vfs_write+0x16f/0x1d0 ksys_write+0x81/0x180 __x64_sys_write+0x21/0x30 x64_sys_call+0x2f25/0x4630 do_syscall_64+0x44/0xb0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x78/0xe2 RIP: 0033:0x7f44a553c887 It can be reproduced with cammands: cd /sys/fs/cgroup/ mkdir test cd test/ echo +cpuset > ../cgroup.subtree_control echo root > cpuset.cpus.partition cat /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset.cpus.effective 0-3 echo 0-3 > cpuset.cpus // taking away all cpus from root This issue is caused by the incorrect rebuilding of scheduling domains. In this scenario, test/cpuset.cpus.partition should be an invalid root and should not trigger the rebuilding of scheduling domains. When calling update_parent_effective_cpumask with partcmd_update, if newmask is not null, it should recheck newmask whether there are cpus is available for parect/cs that has tasks. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73d6c6cf8ef6a3c532aa159f5114077746a372d6 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/959ab6350add903e352890af53e86663739fcb9a [No types assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-44975 is
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