CVE-2024-26868 (GCVE-0-2024-26868)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-17 10:27 – Updated: 2026-08-05 11:27
VLAI
Title
nfs: fix panic when nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds() fails
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfs: fix panic when nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds() fails We've been seeing the following panic in production BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000065 PGD 2f485f067 P4D 2f485f067 PUD 2cc5d8067 PMD 0 RIP: 0010:ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] Call Trace: <TASK> ? __die+0x78/0xc0 ? page_fault_oops+0x286/0x380 ? __rpc_execute+0x2c3/0x470 [sunrpc] ? rpc_new_task+0x42/0x1c0 [sunrpc] ? exc_page_fault+0x5d/0x110 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 ? ff_layout_free_layoutreturn+0x110/0x110 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] ? ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] ? ff_layout_cancel_io+0x6f/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return+0x1b0/0x360 [nfsv4] pnfs_error_mark_layout_for_return+0x9e/0x110 [nfsv4] ? ff_layout_send_layouterror+0x50/0x160 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds+0x11f/0x290 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] ff_layout_pg_init_write+0xf0/0x1f0 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] __nfs_pageio_add_request+0x154/0x6c0 [nfs] nfs_pageio_add_request+0x26b/0x380 [nfs] nfs_do_writepage+0x111/0x1e0 [nfs] nfs_writepages_callback+0xf/0x30 [nfs] write_cache_pages+0x17f/0x380 ? nfs_pageio_init_write+0x50/0x50 [nfs] ? nfs_writepages+0x6d/0x210 [nfs] ? nfs_writepages+0x6d/0x210 [nfs] nfs_writepages+0x125/0x210 [nfs] do_writepages+0x67/0x220 ? generic_perform_write+0x14b/0x210 filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x5b/0x80 file_write_and_wait_range+0x6d/0xc0 nfs_file_fsync+0x81/0x170 [nfs] ? nfs_file_mmap+0x60/0x60 [nfs] __x64_sys_fsync+0x53/0x90 do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 Inspecting the core with drgn I was able to pull this >>> prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0] #0 at 0xffffffffa079657a (ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x84) in ff_layout_cancel_io at fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c:2021:27 >>> prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0]['idx'] (u32)1 >>> prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0]['flseg'].mirror_array[1].mirror_ds (struct nfs4_ff_layout_ds *)0xffffffffffffffed This is clear from the stack trace, we call nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds() which could error out initializing the mirror_ds, and then we go to clean it all up and our check is only for if (!mirror->mirror_ds). This is inconsistent with the rest of the users of mirror_ds, which have if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mirror_ds)) to keep from tripping over this exact scenario. Fix this up in ff_layout_cancel_io() to make sure we don't panic when we get an error. I also spot checked all the other instances of checking mirror_ds and we appear to be doing the correct checks everywhere, only unconditionally dereferencing mirror_ds when we know it would be valid.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-28 19:56 UTC
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: b739a5bd9d9f18cc69dced8db128ef7206e000cd , < 31db25e3141b20e2a76a9f219eeca52e3cab126c (git)
Affected: b739a5bd9d9f18cc69dced8db128ef7206e000cd , < 7ca651b4ec4a049f5a46a0e5ff921b86b91c47c5 (git)
Affected: b739a5bd9d9f18cc69dced8db128ef7206e000cd , < 5ada9016b1217498fad876a3d5b07645cc955608 (git)
Affected: b739a5bd9d9f18cc69dced8db128ef7206e000cd , < dac068f164ad05b35e7c0be13f138c3f6adca58f (git)
Affected: b739a5bd9d9f18cc69dced8db128ef7206e000cd , < 719fcafe07c12646691bd62d7f8d94d657fa0766 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 6.1
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.1 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.83 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.23 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.7.11 , ≤ 6.7.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.8.2 , ≤ 6.8.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.9 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnfs: fix panic when nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds() fails\n\nWe\u0027ve been seeing the following panic in production\n\nBUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000065\nPGD 2f485f067 P4D 2f485f067 PUD 2cc5d8067 PMD 0\nRIP: 0010:ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n ? __die+0x78/0xc0\n ? page_fault_oops+0x286/0x380\n ? __rpc_execute+0x2c3/0x470 [sunrpc]\n ? rpc_new_task+0x42/0x1c0 [sunrpc]\n ? exc_page_fault+0x5d/0x110\n ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30\n ? ff_layout_free_layoutreturn+0x110/0x110 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]\n ? ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]\n ? ff_layout_cancel_io+0x6f/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]\n pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return+0x1b0/0x360 [nfsv4]\n pnfs_error_mark_layout_for_return+0x9e/0x110 [nfsv4]\n ? ff_layout_send_layouterror+0x50/0x160 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]\n nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds+0x11f/0x290 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]\n ff_layout_pg_init_write+0xf0/0x1f0 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]\n __nfs_pageio_add_request+0x154/0x6c0 [nfs]\n nfs_pageio_add_request+0x26b/0x380 [nfs]\n nfs_do_writepage+0x111/0x1e0 [nfs]\n nfs_writepages_callback+0xf/0x30 [nfs]\n write_cache_pages+0x17f/0x380\n ? nfs_pageio_init_write+0x50/0x50 [nfs]\n ? nfs_writepages+0x6d/0x210 [nfs]\n ? nfs_writepages+0x6d/0x210 [nfs]\n nfs_writepages+0x125/0x210 [nfs]\n do_writepages+0x67/0x220\n ? generic_perform_write+0x14b/0x210\n filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x5b/0x80\n file_write_and_wait_range+0x6d/0xc0\n nfs_file_fsync+0x81/0x170 [nfs]\n ? nfs_file_mmap+0x60/0x60 [nfs]\n __x64_sys_fsync+0x53/0x90\n do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x90\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0\n\nInspecting the core with drgn I was able to pull this\n\n  \u003e\u003e\u003e prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0]\n  #0 at 0xffffffffa079657a (ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x84) in ff_layout_cancel_io at fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c:2021:27\n  \u003e\u003e\u003e prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0][\u0027idx\u0027]\n  (u32)1\n  \u003e\u003e\u003e prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0][\u0027flseg\u0027].mirror_array[1].mirror_ds\n  (struct nfs4_ff_layout_ds *)0xffffffffffffffed\n\nThis is clear from the stack trace, we call nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds()\nwhich could error out initializing the mirror_ds, and then we go to\nclean it all up and our check is only for if (!mirror-\u003emirror_ds).  This\nis inconsistent with the rest of the users of mirror_ds, which have\n\n  if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mirror_ds))\n\nto keep from tripping over this exact scenario.  Fix this up in\nff_layout_cancel_io() to make sure we don\u0027t panic when we get an error.\nI also spot checked all the other instances of checking mirror_ds and we\nappear to be doing the correct checks everywhere, only unconditionally\ndereferencing mirror_ds when we know it would be valid."
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          "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: nfs: soluciona el p\u00e1nico cuando falla nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds() Hemos estado viendo el siguiente error de p\u00e1nico en producci\u00f3n: desreferencia del puntero NULL del kernel, direcci\u00f3n: 0000000000000065 PGD 2f485f067 P4D 2f485f067 PUD 2cc5d8067 PMD RIP : 0010:ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] Seguimiento de llamadas: ? __die+0x78/0xc0 ? page_fault_oops+0x286/0x380? __rpc_execute+0x2c3/0x470 [sunrpc] ? rpc_new_task+0x42/0x1c0 [sunrpc] ? exc_page_fault+0x5d/0x110? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30? ff_layout_free_layoutreturn+0x110/0x110 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]? ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]? ff_layout_cancel_io+0x6f/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return+0x1b0/0x360 [nfsv4] pnfs_error_mark_layout_for_return+0x9e/0x110 [nfsv4] ? ff_layout_send_layouterror+0x50/0x160 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds+0x11f/0x290 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] ff_layout_pg_init_write+0xf0/0x1f0 [nfs_layout_flexfiles] __nfs_pageio_add_re b\u00fasqueda+0x154/0x6c0 [nfs] nfs_pageio_add_request+0x26b/0x380 [nfs] nfs_do_writepage+0x111/0x1e0 [nfs] nfs_writepages_callback+ 0xf/0x30 [nfs] write_cache_pages+0x17f/0x380 ? nfs_pageio_init_write+0x50/0x50 [nfs] ? nfs_writepages+0x6d/0x210 [nfs]? nfs_writepages+0x6d/0x210 [nfs] nfs_writepages+0x125/0x210 [nfs] do_writepages+0x67/0x220? generic_perform_write+0x14b/0x210 filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x5b/0x80 file_write_and_wait_range+0x6d/0xc0 nfs_file_fsync+0x81/0x170 [nfs] ? nfs_file_mmap+0x60/0x60 [nfs] __x64_sys_fsync+0x53/0x90 do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x90 Entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 Inspeccionando el n\u00facleo con drgn pude extraer esto \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt; prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0 ] # 0 en 0xffffffffa079657a (ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x84) en ff_layout_cancel_io en fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c:2021:27 \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt; prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0][\u0027idx\u0027] (u32)1 \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt; prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0][\u0027flseg\u0027].mirror_array[1].mirror_ds (struct nfs4_ff_layout_ds *)0xffffffffffffffed Esto queda claro en el seguimiento de la pila, llamamos a nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds(), lo que podr\u00eda generar un error inicializando mirror_ds, y luego vamos a limpiarlo todo y nuestra verificaci\u00f3n es solo para if (!mirror-\u0026gt;mirror_ds). Esto es inconsistente con el resto de usuarios de mirror_ds, que tienen if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mirror_ds)) para evitar tropezar con este escenario exacto. Solucione esto en ff_layout_cancel_io() para asegurarnos de que no entremos en p\u00e1nico cuando recibamos un error. Tambi\u00e9n revis\u00e9 todas las dem\u00e1s instancias de verificaci\u00f3n de mirror_ds y parece que estamos haciendo las verificaciones correctas en todas partes, solo desreferenciando incondicionalmente mirror_ds cuando sabemos que ser\u00eda v\u00e1lido."
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