ghsa-3vcc-f634-j924
Vulnerability from github
Published
2024-07-16 15:30
Modified
2024-07-23 18:31
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net-sysfs: add check for netdevice being present to speed_show

When bringing down the netdevice or system shutdown, a panic can be triggered while accessing the sysfs path because the device is already removed.

[  755.549084] mlx5_core 0000:12:00.1: Shutdown was called
[  756.404455] mlx5_core 0000:12:00.0: Shutdown was called
...
[  757.937260] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at           (null)
[  758.031397] IP: [<ffffffff8ee11acb>] dma_pool_alloc+0x1ab/0x280

crash> bt
...
PID: 12649  TASK: ffff8924108f2100  CPU: 1   COMMAND: "amsd"
...
 #9 [ffff89240e1a38b0] page_fault at ffffffff8f38c778
    [exception RIP: dma_pool_alloc+0x1ab]
    RIP: ffffffff8ee11acb  RSP: ffff89240e1a3968  RFLAGS: 00010046
    RAX: 0000000000000246  RBX: ffff89243d874100  RCX: 0000000000001000
    RDX: 0000000000000000  RSI: 0000000000000246  RDI: ffff89243d874090
    RBP: ffff89240e1a39c0   R8: 000000000001f080   R9: ffff8905ffc03c00
    R10: ffffffffc04680d4  R11: ffffffff8edde9fd  R12: 00000000000080d0
    R13: ffff89243d874090  R14: ffff89243d874080  R15: 0000000000000000
    ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff  CS: 0010  SS: 0018
#10 [ffff89240e1a39c8] mlx5_alloc_cmd_msg at ffffffffc04680f3 [mlx5_core]
#11 [ffff89240e1a3a18] cmd_exec at ffffffffc046ad62 [mlx5_core]
#12 [ffff89240e1a3ab8] mlx5_cmd_exec at ffffffffc046b4fb [mlx5_core]
#13 [ffff89240e1a3ae8] mlx5_core_access_reg at ffffffffc0475434 [mlx5_core]
#14 [ffff89240e1a3b40] mlx5e_get_fec_caps at ffffffffc04a7348 [mlx5_core]
#15 [ffff89240e1a3bb0] get_fec_supported_advertised at ffffffffc04992bf [mlx5_core]
#16 [ffff89240e1a3c08] mlx5e_get_link_ksettings at ffffffffc049ab36 [mlx5_core]
#17 [ffff89240e1a3ce8] __ethtool_get_link_ksettings at ffffffff8f25db46
#18 [ffff89240e1a3d48] speed_show at ffffffff8f277208
#19 [ffff89240e1a3dd8] dev_attr_show at ffffffff8f0b70e3
#20 [ffff89240e1a3df8] sysfs_kf_seq_show at ffffffff8eedbedf
#21 [ffff89240e1a3e18] kernfs_seq_show at ffffffff8eeda596
#22 [ffff89240e1a3e28] seq_read at ffffffff8ee76d10
#23 [ffff89240e1a3e98] kernfs_fop_read at ffffffff8eedaef5
#24 [ffff89240e1a3ed8] vfs_read at ffffffff8ee4e3ff
#25 [ffff89240e1a3f08] sys_read at ffffffff8ee4f27f
#26 [ffff89240e1a3f50] system_call_fastpath at ffffffff8f395f92

crash> net_device.state ffff89443b0c0000
  state = 0x5  (__LINK_STATE_START| __LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER)

To prevent this scenario, we also make sure that the netdevice is present.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-48850"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-07-16T13:15:12Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet-sysfs: add check for netdevice being present to speed_show\n\nWhen bringing down the netdevice or system shutdown, a panic can be\ntriggered while accessing the sysfs path because the device is already\nremoved.\n\n    [  755.549084] mlx5_core 0000:12:00.1: Shutdown was called\n    [  756.404455] mlx5_core 0000:12:00.0: Shutdown was called\n    ...\n    [  757.937260] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at           (null)\n    [  758.031397] IP: [\u003cffffffff8ee11acb\u003e] dma_pool_alloc+0x1ab/0x280\n\n    crash\u003e bt\n    ...\n    PID: 12649  TASK: ffff8924108f2100  CPU: 1   COMMAND: \"amsd\"\n    ...\n     #9 [ffff89240e1a38b0] page_fault at ffffffff8f38c778\n        [exception RIP: dma_pool_alloc+0x1ab]\n        RIP: ffffffff8ee11acb  RSP: ffff89240e1a3968  RFLAGS: 00010046\n        RAX: 0000000000000246  RBX: ffff89243d874100  RCX: 0000000000001000\n        RDX: 0000000000000000  RSI: 0000000000000246  RDI: ffff89243d874090\n        RBP: ffff89240e1a39c0   R8: 000000000001f080   R9: ffff8905ffc03c00\n        R10: ffffffffc04680d4  R11: ffffffff8edde9fd  R12: 00000000000080d0\n        R13: ffff89243d874090  R14: ffff89243d874080  R15: 0000000000000000\n        ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff  CS: 0010  SS: 0018\n    #10 [ffff89240e1a39c8] mlx5_alloc_cmd_msg at ffffffffc04680f3 [mlx5_core]\n    #11 [ffff89240e1a3a18] cmd_exec at ffffffffc046ad62 [mlx5_core]\n    #12 [ffff89240e1a3ab8] mlx5_cmd_exec at ffffffffc046b4fb [mlx5_core]\n    #13 [ffff89240e1a3ae8] mlx5_core_access_reg at ffffffffc0475434 [mlx5_core]\n    #14 [ffff89240e1a3b40] mlx5e_get_fec_caps at ffffffffc04a7348 [mlx5_core]\n    #15 [ffff89240e1a3bb0] get_fec_supported_advertised at ffffffffc04992bf [mlx5_core]\n    #16 [ffff89240e1a3c08] mlx5e_get_link_ksettings at ffffffffc049ab36 [mlx5_core]\n    #17 [ffff89240e1a3ce8] __ethtool_get_link_ksettings at ffffffff8f25db46\n    #18 [ffff89240e1a3d48] speed_show at ffffffff8f277208\n    #19 [ffff89240e1a3dd8] dev_attr_show at ffffffff8f0b70e3\n    #20 [ffff89240e1a3df8] sysfs_kf_seq_show at ffffffff8eedbedf\n    #21 [ffff89240e1a3e18] kernfs_seq_show at ffffffff8eeda596\n    #22 [ffff89240e1a3e28] seq_read at ffffffff8ee76d10\n    #23 [ffff89240e1a3e98] kernfs_fop_read at ffffffff8eedaef5\n    #24 [ffff89240e1a3ed8] vfs_read at ffffffff8ee4e3ff\n    #25 [ffff89240e1a3f08] sys_read at ffffffff8ee4f27f\n    #26 [ffff89240e1a3f50] system_call_fastpath at ffffffff8f395f92\n\n    crash\u003e net_device.state ffff89443b0c0000\n      state = 0x5  (__LINK_STATE_START| __LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER)\n\nTo prevent this scenario, we also make sure that the netdevice is present.",
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  "modified": "2024-07-23T18:31:07Z",
  "published": "2024-07-16T15:30:49Z",
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    }
  ]
}


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