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HistoryApr 01, 2024 - 8:35 a.m.

CVE-2024-26654 ALSA: sh: aica: reorder cleanup operations to avoid UAF bugs

2024-04-0108:35:19
Linux
github.com
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linux kernel
uaf bugs
reorder cleanup operations
worker thread
timer handler
deallocated aica_channel
racy situation
mitigate bug
pcm sync_stop op

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

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

ALSA: sh: aica: reorder cleanup operations to avoid UAF bugs

The dreamcastcard->timer could schedule the spu_dma_work and the
spu_dma_work could also arm the dreamcastcard->timer.

When the snd_pcm_substream is closing, the aica_channel will be
deallocated. But it could still be dereferenced in the worker
thread. The reason is that del_timer() will return directly
regardless of whether the timer handler is running or not and
the worker could be rescheduled in the timer handler. As a result,
the UAF bug will happen. The racy situation is shown below:

  (Thread 1)                 |      (Thread 2)

snd_aicapcm_pcm_close() |
… | run_spu_dma() //worker
| mod_timer()
flush_work() |
del_timer() | aica_period_elapsed() //timer
kfree(dreamcastcard->channel) | schedule_work()
| run_spu_dma() //worker
… | dreamcastcard->channel-> //USE

In order to mitigate this bug and other possible corner cases,
call mod_timer() conditionally in run_spu_dma(), then implement
PCM sync_stop op to cancel both the timer and worker. The sync_stop
op will be called from PCM core appropriately when needed.

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial