In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dmaengine: idxd: Prevent use after free on completion memory
On driver unload any pending descriptors are flushed at the time the interrupt is freed: idxd_dmaengine_drv_remove() -> drv_disable_wq() -> idxd_wq_free_irq() -> idxd_flush_pending_descs().
If there are any descriptors present that need to be flushed this flow triggers a "not present" page fault as below:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ff391c97c70c9040 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
The address that triggers the fault is the address of the descriptor that was freed moments earlier via: drv_disable_wq()->idxd_wq_free_resources()
Fix the use after free by freeing the descriptors after any possible usage. This is done after idxd_wq_reset() to ensure that the memory remains accessible during possible completion writes by the device.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Aug 22, 2024 | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel | Dec 12, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Dec 12, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 |
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