CVE-2024-53170
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416
Use After Free
Publication date:
27/12/2024
Last modified:
03/11/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
block: fix uaf for flush rq while iterating tags<br />
<br />
blk_mq_clear_flush_rq_mapping() is not called during scsi probe, by<br />
checking blk_queue_init_done(). However, QUEUE_FLAG_INIT_DONE is cleared<br />
in del_gendisk by commit aec89dc5d421 ("block: keep q_usage_counter in<br />
atomic mode after del_gendisk"), hence for disk like scsi, following<br />
blk_mq_destroy_queue() will not clear flush rq from tags->rqs[] as well,<br />
cause following uaf that is found by our syzkaller for v6.6:<br />
<br />
==================================================================<br />
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in blk_mq_find_and_get_req+0x16e/0x1a0 block/blk-mq-tag.c:261<br />
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88811c969c20 by task kworker/1:2H/224909<br />
<br />
CPU: 1 PID: 224909 Comm: kworker/1:2H Not tainted 6.6.0-ga836a5060850 #32<br />
Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_timeout_work<br />
Call Trace:<br />
<br />
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]<br />
dump_stack_lvl+0x91/0xf0 lib/dump_stack.c:106<br />
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x66/0x300 mm/kasan/report.c:364<br />
print_report+0x3e/0x70 mm/kasan/report.c:475<br />
kasan_report+0xb8/0xf0 mm/kasan/report.c:588<br />
blk_mq_find_and_get_req+0x16e/0x1a0 block/blk-mq-tag.c:261<br />
bt_iter block/blk-mq-tag.c:288 [inline]<br />
__sbitmap_for_each_set include/linux/sbitmap.h:295 [inline]<br />
sbitmap_for_each_set include/linux/sbitmap.h:316 [inline]<br />
bt_for_each+0x455/0x790 block/blk-mq-tag.c:325<br />
blk_mq_queue_tag_busy_iter+0x320/0x740 block/blk-mq-tag.c:534<br />
blk_mq_timeout_work+0x1a3/0x7b0 block/blk-mq.c:1673<br />
process_one_work+0x7c4/0x1450 kernel/workqueue.c:2631<br />
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:2704 [inline]<br />
worker_thread+0x804/0xe40 kernel/workqueue.c:2785<br />
kthread+0x346/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:388<br />
ret_from_fork+0x4d/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147<br />
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293<br />
<br />
Allocated by task 942:<br />
kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:45<br />
kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:52<br />
____kasan_kmalloc mm/kasan/common.c:374 [inline]<br />
__kasan_kmalloc mm/kasan/common.c:383 [inline]<br />
__kasan_kmalloc+0xaa/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:380<br />
kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:198 [inline]<br />
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slab_common.c:1007 [inline]<br />
__kmalloc_node+0x69/0x170 mm/slab_common.c:1014<br />
kmalloc_node include/linux/slab.h:620 [inline]<br />
kzalloc_node include/linux/slab.h:732 [inline]<br />
blk_alloc_flush_queue+0x144/0x2f0 block/blk-flush.c:499<br />
blk_mq_alloc_hctx+0x601/0x940 block/blk-mq.c:3788<br />
blk_mq_alloc_and_init_hctx+0x27f/0x330 block/blk-mq.c:4261<br />
blk_mq_realloc_hw_ctxs+0x488/0x5e0 block/blk-mq.c:4294<br />
blk_mq_init_allocated_queue+0x188/0x860 block/blk-mq.c:4350<br />
blk_mq_init_queue_data block/blk-mq.c:4166 [inline]<br />
blk_mq_init_queue+0x8d/0x100 block/blk-mq.c:4176<br />
scsi_alloc_sdev+0x843/0xd50 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:335<br />
scsi_probe_and_add_lun+0x77c/0xde0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1189<br />
__scsi_scan_target+0x1fc/0x5a0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1727<br />
scsi_scan_channel drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1815 [inline]<br />
scsi_scan_channel+0x14b/0x1e0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1791<br />
scsi_scan_host_selected+0x2fe/0x400 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1844<br />
scsi_scan+0x3a0/0x3f0 drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c:151<br />
store_scan+0x2a/0x60 drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c:191<br />
dev_attr_store+0x5c/0x90 drivers/base/core.c:2388<br />
sysfs_kf_write+0x11c/0x170 fs/sysfs/file.c:136<br />
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3fc/0x610 fs/kernfs/file.c:338<br />
call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2083 [inline]<br />
new_sync_write+0x1b4/0x2d0 fs/read_write.c:493<br />
vfs_write+0x76c/0xb00 fs/read_write.c:586<br />
ksys_write+0x127/0x250 fs/read_write.c:639<br />
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]<br />
do_syscall_64+0x70/0x120 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81<br />
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x78/0xe2<br />
<br />
Freed by task 244687:<br />
kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:45<br />
kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:52<br />
kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:522<br />
____kasan_slab_free mm/kasan/common.c:236 [inline]<br />
__kasan_slab_free+0x12a/0x1b0 mm/kasan/common.c:244<br />
kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:164 [in<br />
---truncated---
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19 (including) | 6.11.11 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 (including) | 6.12.2 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1364a29b71c7837770f1902c49e7a6e234d72c92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1921fe7d2836f8be1d321cf430d17e0d4e05301b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3802f73bd80766d70f319658f334754164075bc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61092568f2a9acb0e6e186f03f2e0649a4e86d09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0e93b9fefafe97d596f9c98701ae6c3b04b3ff6
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html



