In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ila: call nf_unregister_net_hooks() sooner
syzbot found an use-after-free Read in ila_nf_input [1]
Issue here is that ila_xlat_exit_net() frees the rhashtable, then call nf_unregister_net_hooks().
It should be done in the reverse way, with a synchronize_rcu().
This is a good match for a pre_exit() method.
[1] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in rht_key_hashfn include/linux/rhashtable.h:159 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:604 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:646 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in rhashtable_lookup_fast+0x77a/0x9b0 include/linux/rhashtable.h:672 Read of size 4 at addr ffff888064620008 by task ksoftirqd/0/16
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 16 Comm: ksoftirqd/0 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc4-syzkaller-00238-g2ad6d23f465a #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/06/2024 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:93 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:119 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline] print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:488 kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601 rht_key_hashfn include/linux/rhashtable.h:159 [inline] __rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:604 [inline] rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:646 [inline] rhashtable_lookup_fast+0x77a/0x9b0 include/linux/rhashtable.h:672 ila_lookup_wildcards net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c:132 [inline] ila_xlat_addr net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c:652 [inline] ila_nf_input+0x1fe/0x3c0 net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c:190 nf_hook_entry_hookfn include/linux/netfilter.h:154 [inline] nf_hook_slow+0xc3/0x220 net/netfilter/core.c:626 nf_hook include/linux/netfilter.h:269 [inline] NF_HOOK+0x29e/0x450 include/linux/netfilter.h:312 __netif_receive_skb_one_core net/core/dev.c:5661 [inline] __netif_receive_skb+0x1ea/0x650 net/core/dev.c:5775 process_backlog+0x662/0x15b0 net/core/dev.c:6108 __napi_poll+0xcb/0x490 net/core/dev.c:6772 napi_poll net/core/dev.c:6841 [inline] net_rx_action+0x89b/0x1240 net/core/dev.c:6963 handle_softirqs+0x2c4/0x970 kernel/softirq.c:554 run_ksoftirqd+0xca/0x130 kernel/softirq.c:928 smpboot_thread_fn+0x544/0xa30 kernel/smpboot.c:164 kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 </TASK>
The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x64620 flags: 0xfff00000000000(node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff) page_type: 0xbfffffff(buddy) raw: 00fff00000000000 ffffea0000959608 ffffea00019d9408 0000000000000000 raw: 0000000000000000 0000000000000003 00000000bfffffff 0000000000000000 page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected page_owner tracks the page as freed page last allocated via order 3, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52dc0(GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP|__GFP_ZERO), pid 5242, tgid 5242 (syz-executor), ts 73611328570, free_ts 618981657187 set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline] post_alloc_hook+0x1f3/0x230 mm/page_alloc.c:1493 prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1501 [inline] get_page_from_freelist+0x2e4c/0x2f10 mm/page_alloc.c:3439 __alloc_pages_noprof+0x256/0x6c0 mm/page_alloc.c:4695 __alloc_pages_node_noprof include/linux/gfp.h:269 [inline] alloc_pages_node_noprof include/linux/gfp.h:296 [inline] ___kmalloc_large_node+0x8b/0x1d0 mm/slub.c:4103 __kmalloc_large_node_noprof+0x1a/0x80 mm/slub.c:4130 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4146 [inline] __kmalloc_node_noprof+0x2d2/0x440 mm/slub.c:4164 __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x72/0x190 mm/util.c:650 bucket_table_alloc lib/rhashtable.c:186 [inline] rhashtable_init_noprof+0x534/0xa60 lib/rhashtable.c:1071 ila_xlat_init_net+0xa0/0x110 net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c:613 ops_ini ---truncated---
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 |
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| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.226-214.879Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.167-112.165Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo | Oct 3, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.111-120.187Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-devel | Feb 17, 2025 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Oct 7, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Nov 21, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade dtb-xilinx | Dec 5, 2025 | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1044-iotUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1094-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-125-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1139-azureUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-200-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1134-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracleUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.4Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1139-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1135-awsUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gkeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1102-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1123-kvmUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-awsUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1082-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1054-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oemUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8 | Nov 4, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 18, 2024 |
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