wifi: wilc1000: prevent use-after-free on vif when cleaning up all interfaces

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-26895
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-04-17 11:15:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-12 12:16:24 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wilc1000: prevent use-after-free on vif when cleaning up all interfaces wilc_netdev_cleanup currently triggers a KASAN warning, which can be observed on interface registration error path, or simply by removing the module/unbinding device from driver: echo spi0.1 > /sys/bus/spi/drivers/wilc1000_spi/unbind ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in wilc_netdev_cleanup+0x508/0x5cc Read of size 4 at addr c54d1ce8 by task sh/86 CPU: 0 PID: 86 Comm: sh Not tainted 6.8.0-rc1+ #117 Hardware name: Atmel SAMA5 unwind_backtrace from show_stack+0x18/0x1c show_stack from dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x58 dump_stack_lvl from print_report+0x154/0x500 print_report from kasan_report+0xac/0xd8 kasan_report from wilc_netdev_cleanup+0x508/0x5cc wilc_netdev_cleanup from wilc_bus_remove+0xc8/0xec wilc_bus_remove from spi_remove+0x8c/0xac spi_remove from device_release_driver_internal+0x434/0x5f8 device_release_driver_internal from unbind_store+0xbc/0x108 unbind_store from kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x398/0x584 kernfs_fop_write_iter from vfs_write+0x728/0xf88 vfs_write from ksys_write+0x110/0x1e4 ksys_write from ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c [...] Allocated by task 1: kasan_save_track+0x30/0x5c __kasan_kmalloc+0x8c/0x94 __kmalloc_node+0x1cc/0x3e4 kvmalloc_node+0x48/0x180 alloc_netdev_mqs+0x68/0x11dc alloc_etherdev_mqs+0x28/0x34 wilc_netdev_ifc_init+0x34/0x8ec wilc_cfg80211_init+0x690/0x910 wilc_bus_probe+0xe0/0x4a0 spi_probe+0x158/0x1b0 really_probe+0x270/0xdf4 __driver_probe_device+0x1dc/0x580 driver_probe_device+0x60/0x140 __driver_attach+0x228/0x5d4 bus_for_each_dev+0x13c/0x1a8 bus_add_driver+0x2a0/0x608 driver_register+0x24c/0x578 do_one_initcall+0x180/0x310 kernel_init_freeable+0x424/0x484 kernel_init+0x20/0x148 ret_from_fork+0x14/0x28 Freed by task 86: kasan_save_track+0x30/0x5c kasan_save_free_info+0x38/0x58 __kasan_slab_free+0xe4/0x140 kfree+0xb0/0x238 device_release+0xc0/0x2a8 kobject_put+0x1d4/0x46c netdev_run_todo+0x8fc/0x11d0 wilc_netdev_cleanup+0x1e4/0x5cc wilc_bus_remove+0xc8/0xec spi_remove+0x8c/0xac device_release_driver_internal+0x434/0x5f8 unbind_store+0xbc/0x108 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x398/0x584 vfs_write+0x728/0xf88 ksys_write+0x110/0x1e4 ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c [...] David Mosberger-Tan initial investigation [1] showed that this use-after-free is due to netdevice unregistration during vif list traversal. When unregistering a net device, since the needs_free_netdev has been set to true during registration, the netdevice object is also freed, and as a consequence, the corresponding vif object too, since it is attached to it as private netdevice data. The next occurrence of the loop then tries to access freed vif pointer to the list to move forward in the list. Fix this use-after-free thanks to two mechanisms: - navigate in the list with list_for_each_entry_safe, which allows to safely modify the list as we go through each element. For each element, remove it from the list with list_del_rcu - make sure to wait for RCU grace period end after each vif removal to make sure it is safe to free the corresponding vif too (through unregister_netdev) Since we are in a RCU "modifier" path (not a "reader" path), and because such path is expected not to be concurrent to any other modifier (we are using the vif_mutex lock), we do not need to use RCU list API, that's why we can benefit from list_for_each_entry_safe. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/[email protected]/

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

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 8399918f3056e1033f0f4c08eab437fb38d6f22d 5956f4203b6cdd0755bbdd21b45f3933c7026208 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 8399918f3056e1033f0f4c08eab437fb38d6f22d fe20e3d56bc911408fc3c27a17c59e9d7885f7d1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 8399918f3056e1033f0f4c08eab437fb38d6f22d a9545af2a533739ffb64d6c9a6fec6f13e2b505f git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 8399918f3056e1033f0f4c08eab437fb38d6f22d 3da9d32b7f4a1a9f7e4bb15bb82f2b2dd6719447 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 8399918f3056e1033f0f4c08eab437fb38d6f22d 24228dcf1d30c2231caa332be7d3090ac59fbfe9 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 8399918f3056e1033f0f4c08eab437fb38d6f22d 73a2aa0aef86c2c07be5a2f42c9e6047e1a2f7bb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 8399918f3056e1033f0f4c08eab437fb38d6f22d cb5942b77c05d54310a0420cac12935e9b6aa21c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.5 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.5 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.214 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.153 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.83 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.23 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.7.11 6.7.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.8.2 6.8.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.9 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem affected * custom Not specified

References

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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/a9545af2a533739ffb64d6c9a6fec6f13e2b505f af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/73a2aa0aef86c2c07be5a2f42c9e6047e1a2f7bb af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb5942b77c05d54310a0420cac12935e9b6aa21c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da9d32b7f4a1a9f7e4bb15bb82f2b2dd6719447 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/24228dcf1d30c2231caa332be7d3090ac59fbfe9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5956f4203b6cdd0755bbdd21b45f3933c7026208 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe20e3d56bc911408fc3c27a17c59e9d7885f7d1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
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