Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2022-48983io_uring: Fix a null-ptr-deref in io_tctx_exit_cb()

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-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 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.9% 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: io_uring: Fix a null-ptr-deref in io_tctx_exit_cb() Syzkaller reports a NULL deref bug as follows: BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in io_tctx_exit_cb+0x53/0xd3 Read of size 4 at addr 0000000000000138 by task file1/1955 CPU: 1 PID: 1955 Comm: file1 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc7-00103-gef4d3ea40565 #75 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.11.0-2.el7 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 ? io_tctx_exit_cb+0x53/0xd3 kasan_report+0xbb/0x1f0 ? io_tctx_exit_cb+0x53/0xd3 kasan_check_range+0x140/0x190 io_tctx_exit_cb+0x53/0xd3 task_work_run+0x164/0x250 ? task_work_cancel+0x30/0x30 get_signal+0x1c3/0x2440 ? lock_downgrade+0x6e0/0x6e0 ? lock_downgrade+0x6e0/0x6e0 ? exit_signals+0x8b0/0x8b0 ? do_raw_read_unlock+0x3b/0x70 ? do_raw_spin_unlock+0x50/0x230 arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x82/0x2470 ? kmem_cache_free+0x260/0x4b0 ? putname+0xfe/0x140 ? get_sigframe_size+0x10/0x10 ? do_execveat_common.isra.0+0x226/0x710 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x79/0x100 ? putname+0xfe/0x140 ? do_execveat_common.isra.0+0x238/0x710 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x15f/0x250 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x19/0x50 do_syscall_64+0x42/0xb0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd RIP: 0023:0x0 Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0xffffffffffffffd6. RSP: 002b:00000000fffb7790 EFLAGS: 00000200 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000000b RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 </TASK> Kernel panic - not syncing: panic_on_warn set ... This happens because the adding of task_work from io_ring_exit_work() isn't synchronized with canceling all work items from eg exec. The execution of the two are ordered in that they are both run by the task itself, but if io_tctx_exit_cb() is queued while we're canceling all work items off exec AND gets executed when the task exits to userspace rather than in the main loop in io_uring_cancel_generic(), then we can find current->io_uring == NULL and hit the above crash. It's safe to add this NULL check here, because the execution of the two paths are done by the task itself. [axboe: add code comment and also put an explanation in the commit msg]

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48983
Debian:13linux6.1.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48983
Debian:14linux6.1.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-67.74UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1031.35UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1034.41UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1034.41.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1030.37UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1028.33UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1016.21UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1026.29UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1026.31UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1029.34UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-67.74UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1023.23UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1030.36UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1025.27UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48983

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux d56d938b4bef3e1421a42023cdcd6e13c1f50831 – before f895511de9d27fff71dad2c234ad53b4afd2b06cd56d938b4bef3e1421a42023cdcd6e13c1f50831 – before d91edca1943453aaaba4f380f6f364346222e5cfd56d938b4bef3e1421a42023cdcd6e13c1f50831 – before 998b30c3948e4d0b1097e639918c5cff332acac5
Linux Linux 5.12

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