fkie_cve-2023-53481
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-10-01 12:15
Modified
2025-10-02 19:12
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubi: ubi_wl_put_peb: Fix infinite loop when wear-leveling work failed Following process will trigger an infinite loop in ubi_wl_put_peb(): ubifs_bgt ubi_bgt ubifs_leb_unmap ubi_leb_unmap ubi_eba_unmap_leb ubi_wl_put_peb wear_leveling_worker e1 = rb_entry(rb_first(&ubi->used) e2 = get_peb_for_wl(ubi) ubi_io_read_vid_hdr // return err (flash fault) out_error: ubi->move_from = ubi->move_to = NULL wl_entry_destroy(ubi, e1) ubi->lookuptbl[e->pnum] = NULL retry: e = ubi->lookuptbl[pnum]; // return NULL if (e == ubi->move_from) { // NULL == NULL gets true goto retry; // infinite loop !!! $ top PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM COMMAND 7676 root 20 0 0 0 0 R 100.0 0.0 ubifs_bgt0_0 Fix it by: 1) Letting ubi_wl_put_peb() returns directly if wearl leveling entry has been removed from 'ubi->lookuptbl'. 2) Using 'ubi->wl_lock' protecting wl entry deletion to preventing an use-after-free problem for wl entry in ubi_wl_put_peb(). Fetch a reproducer in [Link].
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3afaaf6f5867dc4ad383808d4053f428ec7b867d
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d57a7333e26040f2b583983e1970d9d460e56b0
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5af1c643184a5d09ff5b3f334077a4d0a163c677
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a18856e074479bd050b01e688c58defadce7ab0
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b40d2fbf47af58377e898b5062077a47bb28a132
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5be23f6ae610bdb262160a1f294afee6d0e6a69
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc4bc532acda66189bddc03b3fe1ad689d9a48a2
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f006f596fe851c3b6aae60b79f89f89f0e515d2f
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{
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nubi: ubi_wl_put_peb: Fix infinite loop when wear-leveling work failed\n\nFollowing process will trigger an infinite loop in ubi_wl_put_peb():\n\n\tubifs_bgt\t\tubi_bgt\nubifs_leb_unmap\n  ubi_leb_unmap\n    ubi_eba_unmap_leb\n      ubi_wl_put_peb\twear_leveling_worker\n                          e1 = rb_entry(rb_first(\u0026ubi-\u003eused)\n\t\t\t  e2 = get_peb_for_wl(ubi)\n\t\t\t  ubi_io_read_vid_hdr  // return err (flash fault)\n\t\t\t  out_error:\n\t\t\t    ubi-\u003emove_from = ubi-\u003emove_to = NULL\n\t\t\t    wl_entry_destroy(ubi, e1)\n\t\t\t      ubi-\u003elookuptbl[e-\u003epnum] = NULL\n      retry:\n        e = ubi-\u003elookuptbl[pnum];\t// return NULL\n\tif (e == ubi-\u003emove_from) {\t// NULL == NULL gets true\n\t  goto retry;\t\t\t// infinite loop !!!\n\n$ top\n  PID USER      PR  NI    VIRT    RES    SHR S  %CPU %MEM     COMMAND\n  7676 root     20   0       0      0      0 R 100.0  0.0  ubifs_bgt0_0\n\nFix it by:\n 1) Letting ubi_wl_put_peb() returns directly if wearl leveling entry has\n    been removed from \u0027ubi-\u003elookuptbl\u0027.\n 2) Using \u0027ubi-\u003ewl_lock\u0027 protecting wl entry deletion to preventing an\n    use-after-free problem for wl entry in ubi_wl_put_peb().\n\nFetch a reproducer in [Link]."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2023-53481",
  "lastModified": "2025-10-02T19:12:17.160",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-10-01T12:15:50.743",
  "references": [
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3afaaf6f5867dc4ad383808d4053f428ec7b867d"
    },
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    },
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}


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