Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-47706block, bfq: fix possible UAF for bfqq->bic with merge chain

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block, bfq: fix possible UAF for bfqq->bic with merge chain 1) initial state, three tasks: Process 1 Process 2 Process 3 (BIC1) (BIC2) (BIC3) | Λ | Λ | Λ | | | | | | V | V | V | bfqq1 bfqq2 bfqq3 process ref: 1 1 1 2) bfqq1 merged to bfqq2: Process 1 Process 2 Process 3 (BIC1) (BIC2) (BIC3) | | | Λ \--------------\| | | V V | bfqq1--------->bfqq2 bfqq3 process ref: 0 2 1 3) bfqq2 merged to bfqq3: Process 1 Process 2 Process 3 (BIC1) (BIC2) (BIC3) here -> Λ | | \--------------\ \-------------\| V V bfqq1--------->bfqq2---------->bfqq3 process ref: 0 1 3 In this case, IO from Process 1 will get bfqq2 from BIC1 first, and then get bfqq3 through merge chain, and finially handle IO by bfqq3. Howerver, current code will think bfqq2 is owned by BIC1, like initial state, and set bfqq2->bic to BIC1. bfq_insert_request -> by Process 1 bfqq = bfq_init_rq(rq) bfqq = bfq_get_bfqq_handle_split bfqq = bic_to_bfqq -> get bfqq2 from BIC1 bfqq->ref++ rq->elv.priv[0] = bic rq->elv.priv[1] = bfqq if (bfqq_process_refs(bfqq) == 1) bfqq->bic = bic -> record BIC1 to bfqq2 __bfq_insert_request new_bfqq = bfq_setup_cooperator -> get bfqq3 from bfqq2->new_bfqq bfqq_request_freed(bfqq) new_bfqq->ref++ rq->elv.priv[1] = new_bfqq -> handle IO by bfqq3 Fix the problem by checking bfqq is from merge chain fist. And this might fix a following problem reported by our syzkaller(unreproducible): ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bfq_do_early_stable_merge block/bfq-iosched.c:5692 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bfq_do_or_sched_stable_merge block/bfq-iosched.c:5805 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bfq_get_queue+0x25b0/0x2610 block/bfq-iosched.c:5889 Write of size 1 at addr ffff888123839eb8 by task kworker/0:1H/18595 CPU: 0 PID: 18595 Comm: kworker/0:1H Tainted: G L 6.6.0-07439-gba2303cacfda #6 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g155821a1990b-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_requeue_work Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x91/0xf0 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:364 [inline] print_report+0x10d/0x610 mm/kasan/report.c:475 kasan_report+0x8e/0xc0 mm/kasan/report.c:588 bfq_do_early_stable_merge block/bfq-iosched.c:5692 [inline] bfq_do_or_sched_stable_merge block/bfq-iosched.c:5805 [inline] bfq_get_queue+0x25b0/0x2610 block/bfq-iosched.c:5889 bfq_get_bfqq_handle_split+0x169/0x5d0 block/bfq-iosched.c:6757 bfq_init_rq block/bfq-iosched.c:6876 [inline] bfq_insert_request block/bfq-iosched.c:6254 [inline] bfq_insert_requests+0x1112/0x5cf0 block/bfq-iosched.c:6304 blk_mq_insert_request+0x290/0x8d0 block/blk-mq.c:2593 blk_mq_requeue_work+0x6bc/0xa70 block/blk-mq.c:1502 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2627 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0x432/0x13f0 kernel/workqueue.c:2700 worker_thread+0x6f2/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2781 kthread+0x33c/0x440 kernel/kthread.c:388 ret_from_fork+0x4d/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:305 </TASK> Allocated by task 20776: kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40 mm/kasan/common.c:45 kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:52 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x87/0x90 mm/kasan/common.c:328 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:188 [inline] slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:763 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3458 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1a4/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:3503 ioc_create_icq block/blk-ioc.c:370 [inline] ---truncated---

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.115-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47706
Debian:13linux6.11.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47706
Debian:14linux6.11.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-127.137UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-54.56USN-7301-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-54.56UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1073.79UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1023.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1023.25USN-7311-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1USN-7311-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1078.87UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1025.30USN-7384-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1025.30UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1USN-7384-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1078.87.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1014.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1014.15USN-7468-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1072.80UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1024.26UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1024.26USN-7304-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1USN-7303-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1070.76UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1019.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1019.23USN-7304-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1056.63UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1006.8USN-7304-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1006.8UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-57.59~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-57.59~22.04.1USN-7403-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1066.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1022.22USN-7385-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1071.77UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1070.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-127.137UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-54.56.1USN-7301-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-54.56.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1USN-7301-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1068.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1022.25USN-7303-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1022.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2USN-7303-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1022.25.2USN-7303-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1022.25.2UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1032.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1015.15USN-7310-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1024.24USN-7386-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1024.24UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1071.77UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1020.21USN-7303-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1020.21UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1USN-7303-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1066.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1019.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1019.23USN-7303-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-53.55.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-53.55.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1039.43UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47706

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 36eca894832351feed9072d0f97eb06fc9482ca4 – before a9bdd5b36887d2bacb8bc777fd18317c99fc258736eca894832351feed9072d0f97eb06fc9482ca4 – before bc2140534b2aae752e4f7cb4489642dbb5ec477736eca894832351feed9072d0f97eb06fc9482ca4 – before e1277ae780cca4e69ef5468d4582dfd48f0b832036eca894832351feed9072d0f97eb06fc9482ca4 – before 8aa9de02a4be2e7006e636816ce19b0d667ceaa336eca894832351feed9072d0f97eb06fc9482ca4 – before ddbdaad123254fb53e32480cb74a486a6868b1e036eca894832351feed9072d0f97eb06fc9482ca4 – before 7faed2896d78e48ec96229e73b30b0af6c00a9aa36eca894832351feed9072d0f97eb06fc9482ca4 – before 880692ee233ba63808182705b3333403413b58f536eca894832351feed9072d0f97eb06fc9482ca4 – before 6d130db286ad0ea392c96ebb2551acf0d7308048
Linux Linux 4.12

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