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HistoryJul 29, 2024 - 2:31 p.m.

CVE-2024-41040 net/sched: Fix UAF when resolving a clash

2024-07-2914:31:53
Linux
github.com
1
linux kernel
vulnerability
uaf
kasan
resolution
netfilter
conntrack

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

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

net/sched: Fix UAF when resolving a clash

KASAN reports the following UAF:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn+0x12b/0x380 [act_ct]
Read of size 1 at addr ffff888c07603600 by task handler130/6469

Call Trace:
<IRQ>
dump_stack_lvl+0x48/0x70
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x33/0x3d0
print_report+0xc0/0x2b0
kasan_report+0xd0/0x120
__asan_load1+0x6c/0x80
tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn+0x12b/0x380 [act_ct]
tcf_ct_act+0x886/0x1350 [act_ct]
tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0
fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]
__tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330
tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0
sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500
__netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510
__netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0
netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620
napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0
gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100
__napi_poll+0x65/0x310
net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0
__do_softirq+0x14f/0x491
__irq_exit_rcu+0x82/0xc0
irq_exit_rcu+0xe/0x20
common_interrupt+0xa1/0xb0
</IRQ>
<TASK>
asm_common_interrupt+0x27/0x40

Allocated by task 6469:
kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x70
kasan_set_track+0x25/0x40
kasan_save_alloc_info+0x1e/0x40
__kasan_krealloc+0x133/0x190
krealloc+0xaa/0x130
nf_ct_ext_add+0xed/0x230 [nf_conntrack]
tcf_ct_act+0x1095/0x1350 [act_ct]
tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0
fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]
__tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330
tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0
sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500
__netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510
__netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0
netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620
napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0
gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100
__napi_poll+0x65/0x310
net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0
__do_softirq+0x14f/0x491

Freed by task 6469:
kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x70
kasan_set_track+0x25/0x40
kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x60
____kasan_slab_free+0x180/0x1f0
__kasan_slab_free+0x12/0x30
slab_free_freelist_hook+0xd2/0x1a0
__kmem_cache_free+0x1a2/0x2f0
kfree+0x78/0x120
nf_conntrack_free+0x74/0x130 [nf_conntrack]
nf_ct_destroy+0xb2/0x140 [nf_conntrack]
__nf_ct_resolve_clash+0x529/0x5d0 [nf_conntrack]
nf_ct_resolve_clash+0xf6/0x490 [nf_conntrack]
__nf_conntrack_confirm+0x2c6/0x770 [nf_conntrack]
tcf_ct_act+0x12ad/0x1350 [act_ct]
tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0
fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]
__tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330
tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0
sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500
__netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510
__netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0
netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620
napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0
gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100
__napi_poll+0x65/0x310
net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0
__do_softirq+0x14f/0x491

The ct may be dropped if a clash has been resolved but is still passed to
the tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn function for further usage. This issue
can be fixed by retrieving ct from skb again after confirming conntrack.

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial