7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-56672
QEMU Linux Kernel UAF in blk-cgroup
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: Fix UAF in blkcg_unpin_online() blkcg_unpin_online() walks up the blkcg hierarchy putting the online pin. To walk up, it uses blkcg_parent(blkcg) but it was calling that after blkcg_destroy_blkgs(blkcg) which could free the blkcg, leading to the following UAF: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in blkcg_unpin_online+0x15a/0x270 Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881057678c0 by task kworker/9:1/117 CPU: 9 UID: 0 PID: 117 Comm: kworker/9:1 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc1-work-00182-gb8f52214c61a-dirty #48 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS unknown 02/02/2022 Workqueue: cgwb_release cgwb_release_workfn Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x27/0x80 print_report+0x151/0x710 kasan_report+0xc0/0x100 blkcg_unpin_online+0x15a/0x270 cgwb_release_workfn+0x194/0x480 process_scheduled_works+0x71b/0xe20 worker_thread+0x82a/0xbd0 kthread+0x242/0x2c0 ret_from_fork+0x33/0x70 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> ... Freed by task 1944: kasan_save_track+0x2b/0x70 kasan_save_free_info+0x3c/0x50 __kasan_slab_free+0x33/0x50 kfree+0x10c/0x330 css_free_rwork_fn+0xe6/0xb30 process_scheduled_works+0x71b/0xe20 worker_thread+0x82a/0xbd0 kthread+0x242/0x2c0 ret_from_fork+0x33/0x70 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Note that the UAF is not easy to trigger as the free path is indirected behind a couple RCU grace periods and a work item execution. I could only trigger it with artifical msleep() injected in blkcg_unpin_online(). Fix it by reading the parent pointer before destroying the blkcg's blkg's.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 27, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 10, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Source :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-56672 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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Updated: 2 days, 10 hours ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 16, 2025, 1:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 280 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-56672 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-56672 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

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

    Feb. 10, 2025

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

    Feb. 02, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83f5a87ee8caa76a917f59912a74d6811f773c67
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jan. 23, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a07350fe070017a887433f4d6909433955be5f1
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 06, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.7 up to (excluding) 6.1.121 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.67 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.6 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29d1e06560f0f6179062ac638b4064deb637d1ad No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29d1e06560f0f6179062ac638b4064deb637d1ad Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5baa28569c924d9a90d036c2aaab79f791fedaf8 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5baa28569c924d9a90d036c2aaab79f791fedaf8 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64afc6fe24c9896c0153e5a199bcea241ecb0d5c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64afc6fe24c9896c0153e5a199bcea241ecb0d5c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86e6ca55b83c575ab0f2e105cf08f98e58d3d7af No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86e6ca55b83c575ab0f2e105cf08f98e58d3d7af Patch
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Dec. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-cgroup: Fix UAF in blkcg_unpin_online() blkcg_unpin_online() walks up the blkcg hierarchy putting the online pin. To walk up, it uses blkcg_parent(blkcg) but it was calling that after blkcg_destroy_blkgs(blkcg) which could free the blkcg, leading to the following UAF: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in blkcg_unpin_online+0x15a/0x270 Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881057678c0 by task kworker/9:1/117 CPU: 9 UID: 0 PID: 117 Comm: kworker/9:1 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc1-work-00182-gb8f52214c61a-dirty #48 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS unknown 02/02/2022 Workqueue: cgwb_release cgwb_release_workfn Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x27/0x80 print_report+0x151/0x710 kasan_report+0xc0/0x100 blkcg_unpin_online+0x15a/0x270 cgwb_release_workfn+0x194/0x480 process_scheduled_works+0x71b/0xe20 worker_thread+0x82a/0xbd0 kthread+0x242/0x2c0 ret_from_fork+0x33/0x70 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> ... Freed by task 1944: kasan_save_track+0x2b/0x70 kasan_save_free_info+0x3c/0x50 __kasan_slab_free+0x33/0x50 kfree+0x10c/0x330 css_free_rwork_fn+0xe6/0xb30 process_scheduled_works+0x71b/0xe20 worker_thread+0x82a/0xbd0 kthread+0x242/0x2c0 ret_from_fork+0x33/0x70 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Note that the UAF is not easy to trigger as the free path is indirected behind a couple RCU grace periods and a work item execution. I could only trigger it with artifical msleep() injected in blkcg_unpin_online(). Fix it by reading the parent pointer before destroying the blkcg's blkg's.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29d1e06560f0f6179062ac638b4064deb637d1ad
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5baa28569c924d9a90d036c2aaab79f791fedaf8
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64afc6fe24c9896c0153e5a199bcea241ecb0d5c
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86e6ca55b83c575ab0f2e105cf08f98e58d3d7af
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