CVE-2021-47589

igbvf: fix double free in `igbvf_probe`

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 19, 2024 at 02:53 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igbvf: fix double free in `igbvf_probe` In `igbvf_probe`, if register_netdev() fails, the program will go to label err_hw_init, and then to label err_ioremap. In free_netdev() which is just below label err_ioremap, there is `list_for_each_entry_safe` and `netif_napi_del` which aims to delete all entries in `dev->napi_list`. The program has added an entry `adapter->rx_ring->napi` which is added by `netif_napi_add` in igbvf_alloc_queues(). However, adapter->rx_ring has been freed below label err_hw_init. So this a UAF. In terms of how to patch the problem, we can refer to igbvf_remove() and delete the entry before `adapter->rx_ring`. The KASAN logs are as follows: [ 35.126075] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in free_netdev+0x1fd/0x450 [ 35.127170] Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810126d990 by task modprobe/366 [ 35.128360] [ 35.128643] CPU: 1 PID: 366 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 5.15.0-rc2+ #14 [ 35.129789] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.12.0-59-gc9ba5276e321-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [ 35.131749] Call Trace: [ 35.132199] dump_stack_lvl+0x59/0x7b [ 35.132865] print_address_description+0x7c/0x3b0 [ 35.133707] ? free_netdev+0x1fd/0x450 [ 35.134378] __kasan_report+0x160/0x1c0 [ 35.135063] ? free_netdev+0x1fd/0x450 [ 35.135738] kasan_report+0x4b/0x70 [ 35.136367] free_netdev+0x1fd/0x450 [ 35.137006] igbvf_probe+0x121d/0x1a10 [igbvf] [ 35.137808] ? igbvf_vlan_rx_add_vid+0x100/0x100 [igbvf] [ 35.138751] local_pci_probe+0x13c/0x1f0 [ 35.139461] pci_device_probe+0x37e/0x6c0 [ 35.165526] [ 35.165806] Allocated by task 366: [ 35.166414] ____kasan_kmalloc+0xc4/0xf0 [ 35.167117] foo_kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x3c/0x50 [igbvf] [ 35.168078] igbvf_probe+0x9c5/0x1a10 [igbvf] [ 35.168866] local_pci_probe+0x13c/0x1f0 [ 35.169565] pci_device_probe+0x37e/0x6c0 [ 35.179713] [ 35.179993] Freed by task 366: [ 35.180539] kasan_set_track+0x4c/0x80 [ 35.181211] kasan_set_free_info+0x1f/0x40 [ 35.181942] ____kasan_slab_free+0x103/0x140 [ 35.182703] kfree+0xe3/0x250 [ 35.183239] igbvf_probe+0x1173/0x1a10 [igbvf] [ 35.184040] local_pci_probe+0x13c/0x1f0

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.30 ≤ v < 4.14.2592.6.30 ≤ v < 4.19.2222.6.30 ≤ v < 4.4.2962.6.30 ≤ v < 4.9.2942.6.30 ≤ v < 5.10.882.6.30 ≤ v < 5.15.112.6.30 ≤ v < 5.162.6.30 ≤ v < 5.4.1684.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2594.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2224.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1684.5 ≤ v < 4.9.2945.11 ≤ v < 5.15.115.5 ≤ v < 5.10.882.6.30d4e0fe01a38a073568aee541a0247fe734095979
Vendor states this is fixed in 74a16e062b23332d8db017ff4a41e16279c44411 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 79d9b092035dcdbe636b70433149df9cc6db1e49 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8addba6cab94ce01686ea2e80ed1530f9dc33a9a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8d0c927a9fb2b4065230936b77b54f857a3754fc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 944b8be08131f5faf2cd2440aa1c24a39a163a54 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b6d335a60dc624c0d279333b22c737faa765b028 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cc9b655bb84f1be283293dfea94dff9a31b106ac (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ffe1695b678729edec04037e691007900a2b2beb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.30 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.259 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.222 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.4.296 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.294 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.88 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.168 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74a16e062b23332d8db017ff4a41e16279c44411
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d9b092035dcdbe636b70433149df9cc6db1e49
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8addba6cab94ce01686ea2e80ed1530f9dc33a9a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d0c927a9fb2b4065230936b77b54f857a3754fc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/944b8be08131f5faf2cd2440aa1c24a39a163a54
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6d335a60dc624c0d279333b22c737faa765b028
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc9b655bb84f1be283293dfea94dff9a31b106ac
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffe1695b678729edec04037e691007900a2b2beb

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415

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