CVE-2022-48892

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.15-5.15.88, 5.16-6.1.6, 6.2 - Use-After-Free in dup_user_cpus_ptr

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/core: Fix use-after-free bug in dup_user_cpus_ptr() Since commit 07ec77a1d4e8 ("sched: Allow task CPU affinity to be restricted on asymmetric systems"), the setting and clearing of user_cpus_ptr are done under pi_lock for arm64 architecture. However, dup_user_cpus_ptr() accesses user_cpus_ptr without any lock protection. Since sched_setaffinity() can be invoked from another process, the process being modified may be undergoing fork() at the same time. When racing with the clearing of user_cpus_ptr in __set_cpus_allowed_ptr_locked(), it can lead to user-after-free and possibly double-free in arm64 kernel. Commit 8f9ea86fdf99 ("sched: Always preserve the user requested cpumask") fixes this problem as user_cpus_ptr, once set, will never be cleared in a task's lifetime. However, this bug was re-introduced in commit 851a723e45d1 ("sched: Always clear user_cpus_ptr in do_set_cpus_allowed()") which allows the clearing of user_cpus_ptr in do_set_cpus_allowed(). This time, it will affect all arches. Fix this bug by always clearing the user_cpus_ptr of the newly cloned/forked task before the copying process starts and check the user_cpus_ptr state of the source task under pi_lock. Note to stable, this patch won't be applicable to stable releases. Just copy the new dup_user_cpus_ptr() function over.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 15.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-415 CWE-416
Status published
Products (11)
linux/Kernel 5.15.0 - 5.15.89linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.7linux
Linux/Linux < 5.15
Linux/Linux 07ec77a1d4e82526e1588979fff2f024f8e96df2 - 7b5cc7fd1789ea5dbb942c9f8207b076d365badc
Linux/Linux 07ec77a1d4e82526e1588979fff2f024f8e96df2 - 87ca4f9efbd7cc649ff43b87970888f2812945b8
Linux/Linux 07ec77a1d4e82526e1588979fff2f024f8e96df2 - b22faa21b6230d5eccd233e1b7e0026a5002b287
Linux/Linux 5.15
Linux/Linux 5.15.89 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.7 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.2
... and 1 more
Published Aug 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026