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CVE-2023-52851
published 2024-05-21

CVE-2023-52851: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/mlx5: Fix init stage error handling to avoid double free of same QP and UAF In the…

PriorityP337high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.24%
15.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/mlx5: Fix init stage error handling to avoid double free of same QP and UAF In the unlikely event that workqueue allocation fails and returns NULL in mlx5_mkey_cache_init(), delete the call to mlx5r_umr_resource_cleanup() (which frees the QP) in mlx5_ib_stage_post_ib_reg_umr_init(). This will avoid attempted double free of the same QP when __mlx5_ib_add() does its cleanup. Resolves a splat: Syzkaller reported a UAF in ib_destroy_qp_user workqueue: Failed to create a rescuer kthread for wq "mkey_cache": -EINTR infiniband mlx5_0: mlx5_mkey_cache_init:981:(pid 1642): failed to create work queue infiniband mlx5_0: mlx5_ib_stage_post_ib_reg_umr_init:4075:(pid 1642): mr cache init failed -12 BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ib_destroy_qp_user (drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c:2073) Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810da310a8 by task repro_upstream/1642 Call Trace: kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:590) ib_destroy_qp_user (drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c:2073) mlx5r_umr_resource_cleanup (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/umr.c:198) __mlx5_ib_add (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4178) mlx5r_probe (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4402) ... Allocated by task 1642: __kmalloc (./include/linux/kasan.h:198 mm/slab_common.c:1026 mm/slab_common.c:1039) create_qp (./include/linux/slab.h:603 ./include/linux/slab.h:720 ./include/rdma/ib_verbs.h:2795 drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c:1209) ib_create_qp_kernel (drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c:1347) mlx5r_umr_resource_init (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/umr.c:164) mlx5_ib_stage_post_ib_reg_umr_init (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4070) __mlx5_ib_add (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4168) mlx5r_probe (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/main.c:4402) ... Freed by task 1642: __kmem_cache_free (mm/slub.c:1826 mm/slub.c:3809 mm/slub.c:3822) ib_destroy_qp_user (drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c:2112) mlx5r_umr_resource_cleanup (drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/umr.c:198) mlx5_ib_stage_pos

Affected

12 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.64-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.64-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 04876c12c19e94bbbc94bb0446c7bc7cd75163de < 437f033e30c897bb3723eac9e9003cd9f88d00a3437f033e30c897bb3723eac9e9003cd9f88d00a3
linuxlinux>= 04876c12c19e94bbbc94bb0446c7bc7cd75163de < 4f4a7a7d1404297f2a92df0046f7e64dc5c52dd94f4a7a7d1404297f2a92df0046f7e64dc5c52dd9
linuxlinux>= 04876c12c19e94bbbc94bb0446c7bc7cd75163de < 6387f269d84e6e149499408c4d1fc805017729b26387f269d84e6e149499408c4d1fc805017729b2
linuxlinux>= 04876c12c19e94bbbc94bb0446c7bc7cd75163de < 2ef422f063b74adcc4a4a9004b0a87bb55e0a8362ef422f063b74adcc4a4a9004b0a87bb55e0a836
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.64-16.1.64-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.6.8-16.6.8-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.6.8-16.6.8-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.19 < 6.1.636.1.63
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.5.126.5.12
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.6 < 6.6.26.6.2

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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