CVE-2024-53173
NFSv4.0: Fix a use-after-free problem in the asynchronous open()
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4.0: Fix a use-after-free problem in the asynchronous open() Yang Erkun reports that when two threads are opening files at the same time, and are forced to abort before a reply is seen, then the call to nfs_release_seqid() in nfs4_opendata_free() can result in a use-after-free of the pointer to the defunct rpc task of the other thread. The fix is to ensure that if the RPC call is aborted before the call to nfs_wait_on_sequence() is complete, then we must call nfs_release_seqid() in nfs4_open_release() before the rpc_task is freed.
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Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cfae9575296f5040cdc84b0730e79078c081d2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/229a30ed42bb87bcb044c5523fabd9e4f0e75648
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ab9639f16b05d948066a6c4cf19a0fdc61046ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fdb05dc0931250574f0cb0ebeb5ed8e20f4a889
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5237a297ffd374a1c4157a53543b7a69d7bbbc03
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