CVE-2022-48801

iio: buffer: Fix file related error handling in IIO_BUFFER_GET_FD_IOCTL

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 16, 2024 at 11:43 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 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: iio: buffer: Fix file related error handling in IIO_BUFFER_GET_FD_IOCTL If we fail to copy the just created file descriptor to userland, we try to clean up by putting back 'fd' and freeing 'ib'. The code uses put_unused_fd() for the former which is wrong, as the file descriptor was already published by fd_install() which gets called internally by anon_inode_getfd(). This makes the error handling code leaving a half cleaned up file descriptor table around and a partially destructed 'file' object, allowing userland to play use-after-free tricks on us, by abusing the still usable fd and making the code operate on a dangling 'file->private_data' pointer. Instead of leaving the kernel in a partially corrupted state, don't attempt to explicitly clean up and leave this to the process exit path that'll release any still valid fds, including the one created by the previous call to anon_inode_getfd(). Simply return -EFAULT to indicate the error.

Affected

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

5.13 ≤ v < 5.15.245.13 ≤ v < 5.16.105.13 ≤ v < 5.175.16 ≤ v < 5.16.105.17 rc15.17 rc25.17 rc3f73f7f4da581875f9b1f2fb8ebd1ab15ed634488
Vendor states this is fixed in 202071d2518537866d291aa7cf26af54e674f4d4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b7f54894aa7517d2b6c797a499b9f491e9db9083 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c72ea20503610a4a7ba26c769357d31602769c01 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.24 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/202071d2518537866d291aa7cf26af54e674f4d4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f54894aa7517d2b6c797a499b9f491e9db9083
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c72ea20503610a4a7ba26c769357d31602769c01

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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