Vulnerability · Published Dec 27, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-53170block: fix uaf for flush rq while iterating tags

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free 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 15% 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 84.8% 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: fix uaf for flush rq while iterating tags blk_mq_clear_flush_rq_mapping() is not called during scsi probe, by checking blk_queue_init_done(). However, QUEUE_FLAG_INIT_DONE is cleared in del_gendisk by commit aec89dc5d421 ("block: keep q_usage_counter in atomic mode after del_gendisk"), hence for disk like scsi, following blk_mq_destroy_queue() will not clear flush rq from tags->rqs[] as well, cause following uaf that is found by our syzkaller for v6.6: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in blk_mq_find_and_get_req+0x16e/0x1a0 block/blk-mq-tag.c:261 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88811c969c20 by task kworker/1:2H/224909 CPU: 1 PID: 224909 Comm: kworker/1:2H Not tainted 6.6.0-ga836a5060850 #32 Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_timeout_work Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x91/0xf0 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description.constprop.0+0x66/0x300 mm/kasan/report.c:364 print_report+0x3e/0x70 mm/kasan/report.c:475 kasan_report+0xb8/0xf0 mm/kasan/report.c:588 blk_mq_find_and_get_req+0x16e/0x1a0 block/blk-mq-tag.c:261 bt_iter block/blk-mq-tag.c:288 [inline] __sbitmap_for_each_set include/linux/sbitmap.h:295 [inline] sbitmap_for_each_set include/linux/sbitmap.h:316 [inline] bt_for_each+0x455/0x790 block/blk-mq-tag.c:325 blk_mq_queue_tag_busy_iter+0x320/0x740 block/blk-mq-tag.c:534 blk_mq_timeout_work+0x1a3/0x7b0 block/blk-mq.c:1673 process_one_work+0x7c4/0x1450 kernel/workqueue.c:2631 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:2704 [inline] worker_thread+0x804/0xe40 kernel/workqueue.c:2785 kthread+0x346/0x450 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:293 Allocated by task 942: kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:45 kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:52 ____kasan_kmalloc mm/kasan/common.c:374 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc mm/kasan/common.c:383 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0xaa/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:380 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:198 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slab_common.c:1007 [inline] __kmalloc_node+0x69/0x170 mm/slab_common.c:1014 kmalloc_node include/linux/slab.h:620 [inline] kzalloc_node include/linux/slab.h:732 [inline] blk_alloc_flush_queue+0x144/0x2f0 block/blk-flush.c:499 blk_mq_alloc_hctx+0x601/0x940 block/blk-mq.c:3788 blk_mq_alloc_and_init_hctx+0x27f/0x330 block/blk-mq.c:4261 blk_mq_realloc_hw_ctxs+0x488/0x5e0 block/blk-mq.c:4294 blk_mq_init_allocated_queue+0x188/0x860 block/blk-mq.c:4350 blk_mq_init_queue_data block/blk-mq.c:4166 [inline] blk_mq_init_queue+0x8d/0x100 block/blk-mq.c:4176 scsi_alloc_sdev+0x843/0xd50 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:335 scsi_probe_and_add_lun+0x77c/0xde0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1189 __scsi_scan_target+0x1fc/0x5a0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1727 scsi_scan_channel drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1815 [inline] scsi_scan_channel+0x14b/0x1e0 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1791 scsi_scan_host_selected+0x2fe/0x400 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1844 scsi_scan+0x3a0/0x3f0 drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c:151 store_scan+0x2a/0x60 drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c:191 dev_attr_store+0x5c/0x90 drivers/base/core.c:2388 sysfs_kf_write+0x11c/0x170 fs/sysfs/file.c:136 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3fc/0x610 fs/kernfs/file.c:338 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2083 [inline] new_sync_write+0x1b4/0x2d0 fs/read_write.c:493 vfs_write+0x76c/0xb00 fs/read_write.c:586 ksys_write+0x127/0x250 fs/read_write.c:639 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x70/0x120 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x78/0xe2 Freed by task 244687: kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:45 kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:52 kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:522 ____kasan_slab_free mm/kasan/common.c:236 [inline] __kasan_slab_free+0x12a/0x1b0 mm/kasan/common.c:244 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:164 [in ---truncated---

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel-matched5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-abi-stablelists5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headers5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-uki-virt5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel-matched5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-doc5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-headers5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-extra5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-extra5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt-addons5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9libperf5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9perf5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7ALSA-2025:20518
Debian:12linux6.1.128-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53170
Debian:12linux6.1.128-1DSA-5860-1
Debian:13linux6.12.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53170
Debian:14linux6.12.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53170
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7RLSA-2025:20518
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-56.58UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1025.27UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1025.30UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1014.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1026.28UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1026.28~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1021.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1008.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-57.59~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-56.58.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1024.27UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1024.27~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1024.27.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1004.4UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1024.24UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1022.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1022.23~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1028.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-56.58.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-56.58.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53170

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 6cfeadbff3f8905f2854735ebb88e581402c16c4 – before 1921fe7d2836f8be1d321cf430d17e0d4e05301b6cfeadbff3f8905f2854735ebb88e581402c16c4 – before 1364a29b71c7837770f1902c49e7a6e234d72c926cfeadbff3f8905f2854735ebb88e581402c16c4 – before a0e93b9fefafe97d596f9c98701ae6c3b04b3ff66cfeadbff3f8905f2854735ebb88e581402c16c4 – before 61092568f2a9acb0e6e186f03f2e0649a4e86d096cfeadbff3f8905f2854735ebb88e581402c16c4 – before 3802f73bd80766d70f319658f334754164075bc3
Linux Linux 5.19

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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