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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2025-21731): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 27, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | Jun 3, 2025 |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nbd: don't allow reconnect after disconnect
Following process can cause nbd_config UAF:
1) grab nbd_config temporarily;
2) nbd_genl_disconnect() flush all recv_work() and release the
initial reference:
nbd_genl_disconnect
nbd_disconnect_and_put
nbd_disconnect
flush_workqueue(nbd->recv_workq)
if (test_and_clear_bit(NBD_RT_HAS_CONFIG_REF, ...))
nbd_config_put
-> due to step 1), reference is still not zero
3) nbd_genl_reconfigure() queue recv_work() again;
nbd_genl_reconfigure
config = nbd_get_config_unlocked(nbd)
if (!config)
-> succeed
if (!test_bit(NBD_RT_BOUND, ...))
-> succeed
nbd_reconnect_socket
queue_work(nbd->recv_workq, &args->work)
4) step 1) release the reference;
5) Finially, recv_work() will trigger UAF:
recv_work
nbd_config_put(nbd)
-> nbd_config is freed
atomic_dec(&config->recv_threads)
-> UAF
Fix the problem by clearing NBD_RT_BOUND in nbd_genl_disconnect(), so
that nbd_genl_reconfigure() will fail.
Solution(s)
References
- CVE-2025-21731
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-21731
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