CVE-2024-56640

HIGH

Linux Kernel 4.18-5.15.173, 5.16-6.1.119, 6.2-6.6.65, 6.7-6.12.4 - Use-After-Free in SMC Connection Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: fix LGR and link use-after-free issue We encountered a LGR/link use-after-free issue, which manifested as the LGR/link refcnt reaching 0 early and entering the clear process, making resource access unsafe. refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 14 PID: 107447 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0x9c/0x140 Workqueue: events smc_lgr_terminate_work [smc] Call trace: refcount_warn_saturate+0x9c/0x140 __smc_lgr_terminate.part.45+0x2a8/0x370 [smc] smc_lgr_terminate_work+0x28/0x30 [smc] process_one_work+0x1b8/0x420 worker_thread+0x158/0x510 kthread+0x114/0x118 or refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 6 PID: 93140 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xf0/0x140 Workqueue: smc_hs_wq smc_listen_work [smc] Call trace: refcount_warn_saturate+0xf0/0x140 smcr_link_put+0x1cc/0x1d8 [smc] smc_conn_free+0x110/0x1b0 [smc] smc_conn_abort+0x50/0x60 [smc] smc_listen_find_device+0x75c/0x790 [smc] smc_listen_work+0x368/0x8a0 [smc] process_one_work+0x1b8/0x420 worker_thread+0x158/0x510 kthread+0x114/0x118 It is caused by repeated release of LGR/link refcnt. One suspect is that smc_conn_free() is called repeatedly because some smc_conn_free() from server listening path are not protected by sock lock. e.g. Calls under socklock | smc_listen_work ------------------------------------------------------- lock_sock(sk) | smc_conn_abort smc_conn_free | \- smc_conn_free \- smcr_link_put | \- smcr_link_put (duplicated) release_sock(sk) So here add sock lock protection in smc_listen_work() path, making it exclusive with other connection operations.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 12.6%
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 total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (18)
linux/Kernel 4.18.0 - 5.15.174linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.120linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.66linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.5linux
Linux/Linux < 4.18
Linux/Linux 3b2dec2603d5b06ad3af71c1164ca0b92df3d2a8 - 0cf598548a6c36d90681d53c6b77d52363f2f295
Linux/Linux 3b2dec2603d5b06ad3af71c1164ca0b92df3d2a8 - 2c7f14ed9c19ec0f149479d1c2842ec1f9bf76d7
Linux/Linux 3b2dec2603d5b06ad3af71c1164ca0b92df3d2a8 - 673d606683ac70bc074ca6676b938bff18635226
Linux/Linux 3b2dec2603d5b06ad3af71c1164ca0b92df3d2a8 - 6f0ae06a234a78ae137064f2c89135ac078a00eb
Linux/Linux 3b2dec2603d5b06ad3af71c1164ca0b92df3d2a8 - f502a88fdd415647a1f2dc45fac71b9c522a052b
... and 8 more
Published Dec 27, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026