mctp: perform route lookups under a RCU read-side lock

Summary

CVECVE-2023-52483
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-02-29 06:15:46 UTC
Updated2026-08-04 10:18:29 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mctp: perform route lookups under a RCU read-side lock Our current route lookups (mctp_route_lookup and mctp_route_lookup_null) traverse the net's route list without the RCU read lock held. This means the route lookup is subject to preemption, resulting in an potential grace period expiry, and so an eventual kfree() while we still have the route pointer. Add the proper read-side critical section locks around the route lookups, preventing premption and a possible parallel kfree. The remaining net->mctp.routes accesses are already under a rcu_read_lock, or protected by the RTNL for updates. Based on an analysis from Sili Luo <[email protected]>, where introducing a delay in the route lookup could cause a UAF on simultaneous sendmsg() and route deletion.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-416


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 889b7da23abf92faf34491df95733bda63639e32 6c52b12159049046483fdb0c411a0a1869c41a67 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 889b7da23abf92faf34491df95733bda63639e32 1db0724a01b558feb1ecae551782add1951a114a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 889b7da23abf92faf34491df95733bda63639e32 2405f64a95a7a094eb24cba9bcfaffd1ea264de4 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 889b7da23abf92faf34491df95733bda63639e32 5093bbfc10ab6636b32728e35813cbd79feb063c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.15 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.137 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.59 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.5.8 6.5.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c52b12159049046483fdb0c411a0a1869c41a67 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1db0724a01b558feb1ecae551782add1951a114a af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2405f64a95a7a094eb24cba9bcfaffd1ea264de4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5093bbfc10ab6636b32728e35813cbd79feb063c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
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