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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 19, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jul 3, 2024

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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

netfilter: nf_tables: flush pending destroy work before exit_net release

Similar to 2c9f0293280e ("netfilter: nf_tables: flush pending destroy
work before netlink notifier") to address a race between exit_net and
the destroy workqueue.

The trace below shows an element to be released via destroy workqueue
while exit_net path (triggered via module removal) has already released
the set that is used in such transaction.

[ 1360.547789] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in nf_tables_trans_destroy_work+0x3f5/0x590 [nf_tables]
[ 1360.547861] Read of size 8 at addr ffff888140500cc0 by task kworker/4:1/152465
[ 1360.547870] CPU: 4 PID: 152465 Comm: kworker/4:1 Not tainted 6.8.0+ #359
[ 1360.547882] Workqueue: events nf_tables_trans_destroy_work [nf_tables]
[ 1360.547984] Call Trace:
[ 1360.547991]
[ 1360.547998] dump_stack_lvl+0x53/0x70
[ 1360.548014] print_report+0xc4/0x610
[ 1360.548026] ? __virt_addr_valid+0xba/0x160
[ 1360.548040] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10
[ 1360.548054] ? nf_tables_trans_destroy_work+0x3f5/0x590 [nf_tables]
[ 1360.548176] kasan_report+0xae/0xe0
[ 1360.548189] ? nf_tables_trans_destroy_work+0x3f5/0x590 [nf_tables]
[ 1360.548312] nf_tables_trans_destroy_work+0x3f5/0x590 [nf_tables]
[ 1360.548447] ? __pfx_nf_tables_trans_destroy_work+0x10/0x10 [nf_tables]
[ 1360.548577] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x18/0x30
[ 1360.548591] process_one_work+0x2f1/0x670
[ 1360.548610] worker_thread+0x4d3/0x760
[ 1360.548627] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 1360.548640] kthread+0x16b/0x1b0
[ 1360.548653] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 1360.548665] ret_from_fork+0x2f/0x50
[ 1360.548679] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 1360.548690] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 1360.548707]

[ 1360.548719] Allocated by task 192061:
[ 1360.548726] kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40
[ 1360.548739] kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
[ 1360.548750] __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0
[ 1360.548760] __kmalloc_node+0x1f1/0x450
[ 1360.548771] nf_tables_newset+0x10c7/0x1b50 [nf_tables]
[ 1360.548883] nfnetlink_rcv_batch+0xbc4/0xdc0 [nfnetlink]
[ 1360.548909] nfnetlink_rcv+0x1a8/0x1e0 [nfnetlink]
[ 1360.548927] netlink_unicast+0x367/0x4f0
[ 1360.548935] netlink_sendmsg+0x34b/0x610
[ 1360.548944] ____sys_sendmsg+0x4d4/0x510
[ 1360.548953] ___sys_sendmsg+0xc9/0x120
[ 1360.548961] __sys_sendmsg+0xbe/0x140
[ 1360.548971] do_syscall_64+0x55/0x120
[ 1360.548982] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x55/0x5d

[ 1360.548994] Freed by task 192222:
[ 1360.548999] kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40
[ 1360.549009] kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
[ 1360.549019] kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60
[ 1360.549028] poison_slab_object+0x100/0x180
[ 1360.549036] __kasan_slab_free+0x14/0x30
[ 1360.549042] kfree+0xb6/0x260
[ 1360.549049] __nft_release_table+0x473/0x6a0 [nf_tables]
[ 1360.549131] nf_tables_exit_net+0x170/0x240 [nf_tables]
[ 1360.549221] ops_exit_list+0x50/0xa0
[ 1360.549229] free_exit_list+0x101/0x140
[ 1360.549236] unregister_pernet_operations+0x107/0x160
[ 1360.549245] unregister_pernet_subsys+0x1c/0x30
[ 1360.549254] nf_tables_module_exit+0x43/0x80 [nf_tables]
[ 1360.549345] __do_sys_delete_module+0x253/0x370
[ 1360.549352] do_syscall_64+0x55/0x120
[ 1360.549360] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x55/0x5d

(gdb) list *__nft_release_table+0x473
0x1e033 is in __nft_release_table (net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:11354).
11349 list_for_each_entry_safe(flowtable, nf, &table->flowtables, list) {
11350 list_del(&flowtable->list);
11351 nft_use_dec(&table->use);
11352 nf_tables_flowtable_destroy(flowtable);
11353 }
11354 list_for_each_entry_safe(set, ns, &table->sets, list) {
11355 list_del(&set->list);
11356 nft_use_dec(&table->use);
11357 if (set->flags & (NFT_SET_MAP | NFT_SET_OBJECT))
11358 nft_map_deactivat
---truncated---

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 19, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 19, 2024
Last updated Jul 3, 2024

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

0.044%
(12th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-35899

GHSA ID

GHSA-4v6f-9gh9-62jj

Source code

No known source code

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