Description (CNA)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: inet: frags: fix use-after-free caused by the fqdir_pre_exit() flush On netns teardown, fqdir_pre_exit() walks the fqdir rhashtable and flushes every fragment queue that is not yet complete using inet_frag_queue_flush(). That helper frees all the skbs queued on the fragment queue but does not set INET_FRAG_COMPLETE, and leaves q->fragments_tail and q->last_run_head pointing at the freed skbs. The queue itself stays in the rhashtable. fqdir_pre_exit() first lowers high_thresh to 0 to stop new queue lookups, but it cannot stop a fragment that already obtained the queue through inet_frag_find() earlier and stalled just before taking the queue lock. Once that fragment resumes after the flush and takes the queue lock, it passes the INET_FRAG_COMPLETE check and then dereferences the freed fragments_tail. inet_frag_queue_insert() reads FRAG_CB() and ->len of that pointer and, on the append path, writes ->next_frag, causing a slab use-after-free. IPv6, nf_conntrack_reasm6 and 6lowpan reassembly share the same flush path and are affected as well. Reset rb_fragments, fragments_tail and last_run_head in inet_frag_queue_flush() so a flushed queue no longer points at the freed skbs. A fragment that resumes after the flush and takes the queue lock then finds an empty queue and starts a new run instead of dereferencing the freed fragments_tail. ip_frag_reinit() already performed this reset after its own flush, so drop the now duplicate code there.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux / Linux | affected 22ee4010866da81aeee08e1ea3fddbe418feb212 before 0e823ca0e7391630784ae7dd0981b7ad170a93d9; affected 543555954b1ee8d1903a7020324efb41b0c97428 before c22599cc90e1cd5f8129c8670bd68a02ff7177b4; affected c70df25214ac9b32b53e18e6ae3b8f073ffa6903 before 89b909e9704587bfecc1aab1d37e98faee03b9f9; affected 006a5035b495dec008805df249f92c22c89c3d2e before 010c3313a4d178dc2d3ce958d2e5cb055e2864c1; affected 006a5035b495dec008805df249f92c22c89c3d2e before 32594b09854970d7ba83eb2dc8c69a2edd158c8e; affected 6.12.93 before 6.12.94; affected 6.18.3 before 6.18.36 |
| Linux / Linux | affected 6.19; unaffected 0 before 6.19; unaffected 6.12.94 through 6.12.*; unaffected 6.18.36 through 6.18.*; unaffected 7.0.13 through 7.0.*; unaffected 7.1 through * |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e823ca0e7391630784ae7dd0981b7ad170a93d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c22599cc90e1cd5f8129c8670bd68a02ff7177b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89b909e9704587bfecc1aab1d37e98faee03b9f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/010c3313a4d178dc2d3ce958d2e5cb055e2864c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32594b09854970d7ba83eb2dc8c69a2edd158c8e
ADP enrichment
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's internet fragmentation code. This vulnerability, a use-after-free, occurs due to a timing issue during the shutdown of network namespaces. A local attacker could exploit this by manipulating network namespace operations, potentially leading to memory corruption. This could result in a system crash, causing a denial of service, or in some cases, allow for an increase in their access privileges.