CVE-2024-53186

HIGH

Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in ksmbd_conn_handler_loop via Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in SMB request handling A race condition exists between SMB request handling in `ksmbd_conn_handler_loop()` and the freeing of `ksmbd_conn` in the workqueue handler `handle_ksmbd_work()`. This leads to a UAF. - KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in handle_ksmbd_work - KASAN: slab-use-after-free in rtlock_slowlock_locked This race condition arises as follows: - `ksmbd_conn_handler_loop()` waits for `conn->r_count` to reach zero: `wait_event(conn->r_count_q, atomic_read(&conn->r_count) == 0);` - Meanwhile, `handle_ksmbd_work()` decrements `conn->r_count` using `atomic_dec_return(&conn->r_count)`, and if it reaches zero, calls `ksmbd_conn_free()`, which frees `conn`. - However, after `handle_ksmbd_work()` decrements `conn->r_count`, it may still access `conn->r_count_q` in the following line: `waitqueue_active(&conn->r_count_q)` or `wake_up(&conn->r_count_q)` This results in a UAF, as `conn` has already been freed. The discovery of this UAF can be referenced in the following PR for syzkaller's support for SMB requests.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 7.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-362 CWE-416
Status published
Products (15)
Linux/Linux < 6.12
Linux/Linux 18f06bacc197d4ac9b518ad1c69999bc3d83e7aa - a96f9eb7add30ba0fafcfe7b7aca090978196800
Linux/Linux 6.10.14 - 6.11
Linux/Linux 6.11.11 - 6.11.*
Linux/Linux 6.11.3 - 6.11.11
Linux/Linux 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.12.2 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.13
Linux/Linux 6.6.55 - 6.6.64
Linux/Linux 6.6.64 - 6.6.*
... and 5 more
Published Dec 27, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026