CVE-2022-49085

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drbd: Fix five use after free bugs in get_initial_state

In get_initial_state, it calls notify_initial_state_done(skb,..) if
cb->args[5]==1. If genlmsg_put() failed in notify_initial_state_done(),
the skb will be freed by nlmsg_free(skb).
Then get_initial_state will goto out and the freed skb will be used by
return value skb->len, which is a uaf bug.

What's worse, the same problem goes even further: skb can also be
freed in the notify_*_state_change -> notify_*_state calls below.
Thus 4 additional uaf bugs happened.

My patch lets the problem callee functions: notify_initial_state_done
and notify_*_state_change return an error code if errors happen.
So that the error codes could be propagated and the uaf bugs can be avoid.

v2 reports a compilation warning. This v3 fixed this warning and built
successfully in my local environment with no additional warnings.
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1435218/
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
LinuxCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 14%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
4.5 ≤
𝑥
< 4.9.311
linuxlinux_kernel
4.10 ≤
𝑥
< 4.14.276
linuxlinux_kernel
4.15 ≤
𝑥
< 4.19.238
linuxlinux_kernel
4.20 ≤
𝑥
< 5.4.189
linuxlinux_kernel
5.5 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.111
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.34
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 5.16.20
linuxlinux_kernel
5.17 ≤
𝑥
< 5.17.3
linuxlinux_kernel
5.18:rc1
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.234-1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.123-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.128-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.12-1
fixed
sid
6.12.16-1
fixed