CVE-2023-52447

bpf: Defer the free of inner map when necessary

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: February 22, 2024 at 04:21 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Defer the free of inner map when necessary When updating or deleting an inner map in map array or map htab, the map may still be accessed by non-sleepable program or sleepable program. However bpf_map_fd_put_ptr() decreases the ref-counter of the inner map directly through bpf_map_put(), if the ref-counter is the last one (which is true for most cases), the inner map will be freed by ops->map_free() in a kworker. But for now, most .map_free() callbacks don't use synchronize_rcu() or its variants to wait for the elapse of a RCU grace period, so after the invocation of ops->map_free completes, the bpf program which is accessing the inner map may incur use-after-free problem. Fix the free of inner map by invoking bpf_map_free_deferred() after both one RCU grace period and one tasks trace RCU grace period if the inner map has been removed from the outer map before. The deferment is accomplished by using call_rcu() or call_rcu_tasks_trace() when releasing the last ref-counter of bpf map. The newly-added rcu_head field in bpf_map shares the same storage space with work field to reduce the size of bpf_map.

Affected

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

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1535.16 ≤ v < 6.1.755.9.0 ≤ v < 5.10.2146.2 ≤ v < 6.6.146.7 ≤ v < 6.7.25.9bba1dc0b55acbba1dc0b55ac462d24ed1228ad49800c238cd6d7
Vendor states this is fixed in 37d98fb9c314 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 37d98fb9c3144c0fddf7f6e99aece9927ac8dce6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 62fca83303d6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 62fca83303d608ad4fec3f7428c8685680bb01b0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 876673364161da50eed6b472d746ef88242b2368 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 90c445799fd1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 90c445799fd1dc214d7c6279c144e33a35e29ef2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bfd9b20c4862 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bfd9b20c4862f41d4590fde11d70a5eeae53dcc5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f91cd728b10c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f91cd728b10c51f6d4a39957ccd56d1e802fc8ee (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.214 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.153 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.75 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37d98fb9c3144c0fddf7f6e99aece9927ac8dce6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62fca83303d608ad4fec3f7428c8685680bb01b0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/876673364161da50eed6b472d746ef88242b2368
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90c445799fd1dc214d7c6279c144e33a35e29ef2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfd9b20c4862f41d4590fde11d70a5eeae53dcc5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f91cd728b10c51f6d4a39957ccd56d1e802fc8ee
Mailing List
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

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CVSS

6.7MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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