ceph: prevent use-after-free in encode_cap_msg()

Summary

CVECVE-2024-26689
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-04-03 15:15:52 UTC
Updated2026-08-04 11:16:56 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: prevent use-after-free in encode_cap_msg() In fs/ceph/caps.c, in encode_cap_msg(), "use after free" error was caught by KASAN at this line - 'ceph_buffer_get(arg->xattr_buf);'. This implies before the refcount could be increment here, it was freed. In same file, in "handle_cap_grant()" refcount is decremented by this line - 'ceph_buffer_put(ci->i_xattrs.blob);'. It appears that a race occurred and resource was freed by the latter line before the former line could increment it. encode_cap_msg() is called by __send_cap() and __send_cap() is called by ceph_check_caps() after calling __prep_cap(). __prep_cap() is where arg->xattr_buf is assigned to ci->i_xattrs.blob. This is the spot where the refcount must be increased to prevent "use after free" error.

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-8c081fb06d67Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f 8180d0c27b93a6eb60da1b08ea079e3926328214 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f 70e329b440762390258a6fe8c0de93c9fdd56c77 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f f3f98d7d84b31828004545e29fd7262b9f444139 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f ae20db45e482303a20e56f2db667a9d9c54ac7e7 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f 7958c1bf5b03c6f1f58e724dbdec93f8f60b96fc git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 9030aaf9bf0a1eee47a154c316c789e959638b0f cda4672da1c26835dcbd7aec2bfed954eda9b5ef git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 2.6.34 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 2.6.34 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.210 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.149 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.79 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.18 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.7.6 6.7.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.8 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae20db45e482303a20e56f2db667a9d9c54ac7e7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List
git.kernel.org/stable/c/70e329b440762390258a6fe8c0de93c9fdd56c77 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/cda4672da1c26835dcbd7aec2bfed954eda9b5ef af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7958c1bf5b03c6f1f58e724dbdec93f8f60b96fc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8180d0c27b93a6eb60da1b08ea079e3926328214 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3f98d7d84b31828004545e29fd7262b9f444139 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 6000567 Debian Security Update for linux (DSA 5658-1)

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