CVE-2024-56772
Linux kernel: Uninitialized Free Pointer (UAF) vulnerability in kunit string-stream module.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kunit: string-stream: Fix a UAF bug in kunit_init_suite() In kunit_debugfs_create_suite(), if alloc_string_stream() fails in the kunit_suite_for_each_test_case() loop, the "suite->log = stream" has assigned before, and the error path only free the suite->log's stream memory but not set it to NULL, so the later string_stream_clear() of suite->log in kunit_init_suite() will cause below UAF bug. Set stream pointer to NULL after free to fix it. Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 006440150000030d Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000004 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [006440150000030d] address between user and kernel address ranges Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Dumping ftrace buffer: (ftrace buffer empty) Modules linked in: iio_test_gts industrialio_gts_helper cfg80211 rfkill ipv6 [last unloaded: iio_test_gts] CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 6253 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G B W N 6.12.0-rc4+ #458 Tainted: [B]=BAD_PAGE, [W]=WARN, [N]=TEST Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) pstate: 40000005 (nZcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : string_stream_clear+0x54/0x1ac lr : string_stream_clear+0x1a8/0x1ac sp : ffffffc080b47410 x29: ffffffc080b47410 x28: 006440550000030d x27: ffffff80c96b5e98 x26: ffffff80c96b5e80 x25: ffffffe461b3f6c0 x24: 0000000000000003 x23: ffffff80c96b5e88 x22: 1ffffff019cdf4fc x21: dfffffc000000000 x20: ffffff80ce6fa7e0 x19: 032202a80000186d x18: 0000000000001840 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffffffe45c355cb4 x14: ffffffe45c35589c x13: ffffffe45c03da78 x12: ffffffb810168e75 x11: 1ffffff810168e74 x10: ffffffb810168e74 x9 : dfffffc000000000 x8 : 0000000000000004 x7 : 0000000000000003 x6 : 0000000000000001 x5 : ffffffc080b473a0 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 0000000000000001 x1 : ffffffe462fbf620 x0 : dfffffc000000000 Call trace: string_stream_clear+0x54/0x1ac __kunit_test_suites_init+0x108/0x1d8 kunit_exec_run_tests+0xb8/0x100 kunit_module_notify+0x400/0x55c notifier_call_chain+0xfc/0x3b4 blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x68/0x9c do_init_module+0x24c/0x5c8 load_module+0x4acc/0x4e90 init_module_from_file+0xd4/0x128 idempotent_init_module+0x2d4/0x57c __arm64_sys_finit_module+0xac/0x100 invoke_syscall+0x6c/0x258 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x160/0x22c do_el0_svc+0x44/0x5c el0_svc+0x48/0xb8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x13c/0x158 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 Code: f9400753 d2dff800 f2fbffe0 d343fe7c (38e06b80) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 8, 2025, 6:15 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2024-56772.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3213b92754b94dec6836e8b4d6ec7d224a805b61 | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39e21403c978862846fa68b7f6d06f9cca235194 | Patch |
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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 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/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) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.4 Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3213b92754b94dec6836e8b4d6ec7d224a805b61 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3213b92754b94dec6836e8b4d6ec7d224a805b61 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39e21403c978862846fa68b7f6d06f9cca235194 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39e21403c978862846fa68b7f6d06f9cca235194 Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jan. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kunit: string-stream: Fix a UAF bug in kunit_init_suite() In kunit_debugfs_create_suite(), if alloc_string_stream() fails in the kunit_suite_for_each_test_case() loop, the "suite->log = stream" has assigned before, and the error path only free the suite->log's stream memory but not set it to NULL, so the later string_stream_clear() of suite->log in kunit_init_suite() will cause below UAF bug. Set stream pointer to NULL after free to fix it. Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 006440150000030d Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000004 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [006440150000030d] address between user and kernel address ranges Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Dumping ftrace buffer: (ftrace buffer empty) Modules linked in: iio_test_gts industrialio_gts_helper cfg80211 rfkill ipv6 [last unloaded: iio_test_gts] CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 6253 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G B W N 6.12.0-rc4+ #458 Tainted: [B]=BAD_PAGE, [W]=WARN, [N]=TEST Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) pstate: 40000005 (nZcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : string_stream_clear+0x54/0x1ac lr : string_stream_clear+0x1a8/0x1ac sp : ffffffc080b47410 x29: ffffffc080b47410 x28: 006440550000030d x27: ffffff80c96b5e98 x26: ffffff80c96b5e80 x25: ffffffe461b3f6c0 x24: 0000000000000003 x23: ffffff80c96b5e88 x22: 1ffffff019cdf4fc x21: dfffffc000000000 x20: ffffff80ce6fa7e0 x19: 032202a80000186d x18: 0000000000001840 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffffffe45c355cb4 x14: ffffffe45c35589c x13: ffffffe45c03da78 x12: ffffffb810168e75 x11: 1ffffff810168e74 x10: ffffffb810168e74 x9 : dfffffc000000000 x8 : 0000000000000004 x7 : 0000000000000003 x6 : 0000000000000001 x5 : ffffffc080b473a0 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 0000000000000001 x1 : ffffffe462fbf620 x0 : dfffffc000000000 Call trace: string_stream_clear+0x54/0x1ac __kunit_test_suites_init+0x108/0x1d8 kunit_exec_run_tests+0xb8/0x100 kunit_module_notify+0x400/0x55c notifier_call_chain+0xfc/0x3b4 blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x68/0x9c do_init_module+0x24c/0x5c8 load_module+0x4acc/0x4e90 init_module_from_file+0xd4/0x128 idempotent_init_module+0x2d4/0x57c __arm64_sys_finit_module+0xac/0x100 invoke_syscall+0x6c/0x258 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x160/0x22c do_el0_svc+0x44/0x5c el0_svc+0x48/0xb8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x13c/0x158 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 Code: f9400753 d2dff800 f2fbffe0 d343fe7c (38e06b80) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3213b92754b94dec6836e8b4d6ec7d224a805b61 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39e21403c978862846fa68b7f6d06f9cca235194
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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