Description (CNA)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KEYS: Fix add_key() race with keyring restriction __key_create_or_update() snapshots keyring->restrict_link before taking the destination keyring's semaphore. keyring_restrict() installs a restriction while holding that semaphore. This allows a writer to observe no restriction, wait for the keyring owner to install a reject-all restriction and return successfully, and then link a key using the stale NULL snapshot. The writer only needs write permission on the destination keyring. Move the restrict_link read after __key_link_lock() and __key_link_begin(). The read and the subsequent restriction check are then serialized with restriction installation by keyring->sem. The race was reproduced on v7.2.8 in 19 executions where restriction installation returned before the link completed. All 19 linked the key despite the reject-all restriction. With this change, 312 executions reached the same ordering and every add_key() call failed with -EPERM. The issue was found by manual concurrency analysis assisted by AI-based analysis and independently verified with a QEMU reproducer and kernel instrumentation.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux / Linux | affected 5ac7eace2d00eab5ae0e9fdee63e38aee6001f7c before 305f1828b871dd46bf41addeb6f11d2c162dcb25; affected 5ac7eace2d00eab5ae0e9fdee63e38aee6001f7c before f99399b48e3edd6851fac34cd329bab9f1f33baf; affected 5ac7eace2d00eab5ae0e9fdee63e38aee6001f7c before 11516a0c402a6c1fa52254aa70d8d65fb921e59e; affected 5ac7eace2d00eab5ae0e9fdee63e38aee6001f7c before da0b595d8e6e2dd798f6e34e09dc51a13b888514; affected 5ac7eace2d00eab5ae0e9fdee63e38aee6001f7c before dd3ea3fcba7c75493760cdbccd35f029597e8d5e |
| Linux / Linux | affected 4.7; unaffected 0 before 4.7; unaffected 6.6.160 through 6.6.*; unaffected 6.12.113 through 6.12.*; unaffected 6.18.57 through 6.18.*; unaffected 7.2.11 through 7.2.*; unaffected 7.3 through * |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/305f1828b871dd46bf41addeb6f11d2c162dcb25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f99399b48e3edd6851fac34cd329bab9f1f33baf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11516a0c402a6c1fa52254aa70d8d65fb921e59e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da0b595d8e6e2dd798f6e34e09dc51a13b888514
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3ea3fcba7c75493760cdbccd35f029597e8d5e