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CVE-2024-40913
published 2024-07-12

CVE-2024-40913: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: defer exposing anon_fd until after copy_to_user() succeeds After installing the…

PriorityP337high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.29%
21.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: defer exposing anon_fd until after copy_to_user() succeeds After installing the anonymous fd, we can now see it in userland and close it. However, at this point we may not have gotten the reference count of the cache, but we will put it during colse fd, so this may cause a cache UAF. So grab the cache reference count before fd_install(). In addition, by kernel convention, fd is taken over by the user land after fd_install(), and the kernel should not call close_fd() after that, i.e., it should call fd_install() after everything is ready, thus fd_install() is called after copy_to_user() succeeds.

Affected

15 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.99-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.99-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.99-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.99-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= c8383054506c77b814489c09877b5db83fd4abf2 < eac51d9daacd61dcc93333ff6a890cf3efc8c1c0eac51d9daacd61dcc93333ff6a890cf3efc8c1c0
linuxlinux>= c8383054506c77b814489c09877b5db83fd4abf2 < d2d3eb377a5d081bf2bed177d354a4f59b74da88d2d3eb377a5d081bf2bed177d354a4f59b74da88
linuxlinux>= c8383054506c77b814489c09877b5db83fd4abf2 < b9f58cdae6a364a3270fd6b6a46e0fd4f7f8ce32b9f58cdae6a364a3270fd6b6a46e0fd4f7f8ce32
linuxlinux>= c8383054506c77b814489c09877b5db83fd4abf2 < 4b4391e77a6bf24cba2ef1590e113d9b73b110394b4391e77a6bf24cba2ef1590e113d9b73b11039
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.99-16.1.99-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.9.7-16.9.7-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.9.7-16.9.7-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-44.446.8.0-44.44
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.19 < 6.1.956.1.95
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2 < 6.6.356.6.35
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.9.66.9.6

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
vendor_ubuntu5.5MEDIUM
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