Release Date: | 2024-05-01 |
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fork: defer linking file vma until vma is fully initialized Thorvald reported a WARNING [1]. And the root cause is below race: CPU 1CPU 2 forkhugetlbfs_fallocate dup_mmap hugetlbfs_punch_hole i_mmap_lock_write(mapping); vma_interval_tree_insert_after -- Child vma is visible through i_mmap tree. i_mmap_unlock_write(mapping); hugetlb_dup_vma_private -- Clear vma_lock outside i_mmap_rwsem! i_mmap_lock_write(mapping); hugetlb_vmdelete_list vma_interval_tree_foreach hugetlb_vma_trylock_write -- Vma_lock is cleared. tmp->vm_ops->open -- Alloc new vma_lock outside i_mmap_rwsem! hugetlb_vma_unlock_write -- Vma_lock is assigned!!! i_mmap_unlock_write(mapping); hugetlb_dup_vma_private() and hugetlb_vm_op_open() are called outside i_mmap_rwsem lock while vma lock can be used in the same time. Fix this by deferring linking file vma until vma is fully initialized. Those vmas should be initialized first before they can be used.
See more information about CVE-2024-27022 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 5.5 | CVSS Vector: | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Attack Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Privileges Required: | Low | User Interaction: | None |
Scope: | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | High |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel) | ELSA-2024-6997 | 2024-09-24 |
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