CVE-2022-49270

Description

From CVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm: fix use-after-free in dm_cleanup_zoned_dev() dm_cleanup_zoned_dev() uses queue, so it must be called before blk_cleanup_disk() starts its killing: blk_cleanup_disk->blk_cleanup_queue()->kobject_put()->blk_release_queue()-> ->...RCU...->blk_free_queue_rcu()->kmem_cache_free() Otherwise, RCU callback may be executed first and dm_cleanup_zoned_dev() will touch free'd memory: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in dm_cleanup_zoned_dev+0x33/0xd0 Read of size 8 at addr ffff88805ac6e430 by task dmsetup/681 CPU: 4 PID: 681 Comm: dmsetup Not tainted 5.17.0-rc2+ #6 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x7d print_address_description.constprop.0+0x1f/0x150 ? dm_cleanup_zoned_dev+0x33/0xd0 kasan_report.cold+0x7f/0x11b ? dm_cleanup_zoned_dev+0x33/0xd0 dm_cleanup_zoned_dev+0x33/0xd0 __dm_destroy+0x26a/0x400 ? dm_blk_ioctl+0x230/0x230 ? up_write+0xd8/0x270 dev_remove+0x156/0x1d0 ctl_ioctl+0x269/0x530 ? table_clear+0x140/0x140 ? lock_release+0xb2/0x750 ? remove_all+0x40/0x40 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x12/0x70 ? lock_downgrade+0x3c0/0x3c0 ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x12/0x70 dm_ctl_ioctl+0xa/0x10 __x64_sys_ioctl+0xb9/0xf0 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae RIP: 0033:0x7fb6dfa95c27

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score6.7N/A7.8
Attack VectorLocalN/ALocal
Attack ComplexityLowN/ALow
Privileges RequiredHighN/ALow
User InteractionNoneN/ANone
ScopeUnchangedN/AUnchanged
ConfidentialityHighN/AHigh
Integrity ImpactHighN/AHigh
Availability ImpactHighN/AHigh

Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

Integrity

Technical Impact: Modify Memory

The use of previously freed memory may corrupt valid data, if the memory area in question has been allocated and used properly elsewhere.

Availability

Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart

If chunk consolidation occurs after the use of previously freed data, the process may crash when invalid data is used as chunk information.

Confidentiality

Technical Impact: Read Memory

Read operations on freed memory can sometimes leak sensitive information instead of causing a crash

Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability

Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

If malicious data is entered before chunk consolidation can take place, it may be possible to take advantage of a write-what-where primitive to execute arbitrary code. If the newly allocated data happens to hold a class, in C++ for example, various function pointers may be scattered within the heap data. If one of these function pointers is overwritten with an address to valid shellcode, execution of arbitrary code can be achieved.

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