In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched/core: Fix use-after-free bug in dup_user_cpus_ptr()
Since commit 07ec77a1d4e8 ("sched: Allow task CPU affinity to be restricted on asymmetric systems"), the setting and clearing of user_cpus_ptr are done under pi_lock for arm64 architecture. However, dup_user_cpus_ptr() accesses user_cpus_ptr without any lock protection. Since sched_setaffinity() can be invoked from another process, the process being modified may be undergoing fork() at the same time. When racing with the clearing of user_cpus_ptr in __set_cpus_allowed_ptr_locked(), it can lead to user-after-free and possibly double-free in arm64 kernel.
Commit 8f9ea86fdf99 ("sched: Always preserve the user requested cpumask") fixes this problem as user_cpus_ptr, once set, will never be cleared in a task's lifetime. However, this bug was re-introduced in commit 851a723e45d1 ("sched: Always clear user_cpus_ptr in do_set_cpus_allowed()") which allows the clearing of user_cpus_ptr in do_set_cpus_allowed(). This time, it will affect all arches.
Fix this bug by always clearing the user_cpus_ptr of the newly cloned/forked task before the copying process starts and check the user_cpus_ptr state of the source task under pi_lock.
Note to stable, this patch won't be applicable to stable releases. Just copy the new dup_user_cpus_ptr() function over.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.90-54.138Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perf | Sep 27, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Aug 22, 2024 | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-azure-fde | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 |
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