CVE-2024-49885
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
21/10/2024
Last modified:
13/11/2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
mm, slub: avoid zeroing kmalloc redzone<br />
<br />
Since commit 946fa0dbf2d8 ("mm/slub: extend redzone check to extra<br />
allocated kmalloc space than requested"), setting orig_size treats<br />
the wasted space (object_size - orig_size) as a redzone. However with<br />
init_on_free=1 we clear the full object->size, including the redzone.<br />
<br />
Additionally we clear the object metadata, including the stored orig_size,<br />
making it zero, which makes check_object() treat the whole object as a<br />
redzone.<br />
<br />
These issues lead to the following BUG report with "slub_debug=FUZ<br />
init_on_free=1":<br />
<br />
[ 0.000000] =============================================================================<br />
[ 0.000000] BUG kmalloc-8 (Not tainted): kmalloc Redzone overwritten<br />
[ 0.000000] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
[ 0.000000]<br />
[ 0.000000] 0xffff000010032858-0xffff00001003285f @offset=2136. First byte 0x0 instead of 0xcc<br />
[ 0.000000] FIX kmalloc-8: Restoring kmalloc Redzone 0xffff000010032858-0xffff00001003285f=0xcc<br />
[ 0.000000] Slab 0xfffffdffc0400c80 objects=36 used=23 fp=0xffff000010032a18 flags=0x3fffe0000000200(workingset|node=0|zone=0|lastcpupid=0x1ffff)<br />
[ 0.000000] Object 0xffff000010032858 @offset=2136 fp=0xffff0000100328c8<br />
[ 0.000000]<br />
[ 0.000000] Redzone ffff000010032850: cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc ........<br />
[ 0.000000] Object ffff000010032858: cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc ........<br />
[ 0.000000] Redzone ffff000010032860: cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc ........<br />
[ 0.000000] Padding ffff0000100328b4: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ............<br />
[ 0.000000] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc3-next-20240814-00004-g61844c55c3f4 #144<br />
[ 0.000000] Hardware name: NXP i.MX95 19X19 board (DT)<br />
[ 0.000000] Call trace:<br />
[ 0.000000] dump_backtrace+0x90/0xe8<br />
[ 0.000000] show_stack+0x18/0x24<br />
[ 0.000000] dump_stack_lvl+0x74/0x8c<br />
[ 0.000000] dump_stack+0x18/0x24<br />
[ 0.000000] print_trailer+0x150/0x218<br />
[ 0.000000] check_object+0xe4/0x454<br />
[ 0.000000] free_to_partial_list+0x2f8/0x5ec<br />
<br />
To address the issue, use orig_size to clear the used area. And restore<br />
the value of orig_size after clear the remaining area.<br />
<br />
When CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG not defined, (get_orig_size()&#39; directly returns<br />
s->object_size. So when using memset to init the area, the size can simply<br />
be orig_size, as orig_size returns object_size when CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG not<br />
enabled. And orig_size can never be bigger than object_size.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.10.14 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11 (including) | 6.11.3 (excluding) |
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