CVE-2024-42271

net/iucv: fix use after free in iucv_sock_close()

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2024 at 08:54 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/iucv: fix use after free in iucv_sock_close() iucv_sever_path() is called from process context and from bh context. iucv->path is used as indicator whether somebody else is taking care of severing the path (or it is already removed / never existed). This needs to be done with atomic compare and swap, otherwise there is a small window where iucv_sock_close() will try to work with a path that has already been severed and freed by iucv_callback_connrej() called by iucv_tasklet_fn(). Example: [452744.123844] Call Trace: [452744.123845] ([<0000001e87f03880>] 0x1e87f03880) [452744.123966] [<00000000d593001e>] iucv_path_sever+0x96/0x138 [452744.124330] [<000003ff801ddbca>] iucv_sever_path+0xc2/0xd0 [af_iucv] [452744.124336] [<000003ff801e01b6>] iucv_sock_close+0xa6/0x310 [af_iucv] [452744.124341] [<000003ff801e08cc>] iucv_sock_release+0x3c/0xd0 [af_iucv] [452744.124345] [<00000000d574794e>] __sock_release+0x5e/0xe8 [452744.124815] [<00000000d5747a0c>] sock_close+0x34/0x48 [452744.124820] [<00000000d5421642>] __fput+0xba/0x268 [452744.124826] [<00000000d51b382c>] task_work_run+0xbc/0xf0 [452744.124832] [<00000000d5145710>] do_notify_resume+0x88/0x90 [452744.124841] [<00000000d5978096>] system_call+0xe2/0x2c8 [452744.125319] Last Breaking-Event-Address: [452744.125321] [<00000000d5930018>] iucv_path_sever+0x90/0x138 [452744.125324] [452744.125325] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt Note that bh_lock_sock() is not serializing the tasklet context against process context, because the check for sock_owned_by_user() and corresponding handling is missing. Ideas for a future clean-up patch: A) Correct usage of bh_lock_sock() in tasklet context, as described in Re-enqueue, if needed. This may require adding return values to the tasklet functions and thus changes to all users of iucv. B) Change iucv tasklet into worker and use only lock_sock() in af_iucv.

Affected

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

3.4 ≤ v < 4.19.3203.4 ≤ v < 5.10.2243.4 ≤ v < 5.15.1653.4 ≤ v < 5.4.2823.4 ≤ v < 6.1.1043.4 ≤ v < 6.10.43.4 ≤ v < 6.113.4 ≤ v < 6.6.454.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2825.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1655.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1045.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2246.2 ≤ v < 6.6.456.7 ≤ v < 6.10.46.11 rc17d316b9453523498246e9e19a659c423d4c5081e
Vendor states this is fixed in 01437282fd3904810603f3dc98d2cac6b8b6fc84 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 37652fbef9809411cea55ea5fa1a170e299efcd0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 69620522c48ce8215e5eb55ffbab8cafee8f407d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 84f40b46787ecb67c7ad08a5bb1376141fa10c01 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8b424c9e44111c5a76f41c6b741f8d4c4179d876 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ac758e1f663fe9bc64f6b47212a2aa18697524f5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c65f72eec60a34ace031426e04e9aff8e5f04895 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f558120cd709682b739207b48cf7479fd9568431 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.320 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.224 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.165 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.282 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.104 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.45 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01437282fd3904810603f3dc98d2cac6b8b6fc84
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37652fbef9809411cea55ea5fa1a170e299efcd0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69620522c48ce8215e5eb55ffbab8cafee8f407d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84f40b46787ecb67c7ad08a5bb1376141fa10c01
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b424c9e44111c5a76f41c6b741f8d4c4179d876
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac758e1f663fe9bc64f6b47212a2aa18697524f5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c65f72eec60a34ace031426e04e9aff8e5f04895
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f558120cd709682b739207b48cf7479fd9568431

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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