CVE-2022-49647

EUVD-2022-54585
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cgroup: Use separate src/dst nodes when preloading css_sets for migration

Each cset (css_set) is pinned by its tasks. When we're moving tasks around
across csets for a migration, we need to hold the source and destination
csets to ensure that they don't go away while we're moving tasks about. This
is done by linking cset->mg_preload_node on either the
mgctx->preloaded_src_csets or mgctx->preloaded_dst_csets list. Using the
same cset->mg_preload_node for both the src and dst lists was deemed okay as
a cset can't be both the source and destination at the same time.

Unfortunately, this overloading becomes problematic when multiple tasks are
involved in a migration and some of them are identity noop migrations while
others are actually moving across cgroups. For example, this can happen with
the following sequence on cgroup1:

 #1> mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/misc/a/b
 #2> echo $$ > /sys/fs/cgroup/misc/a/cgroup.procs
 #3> RUN_A_COMMAND_WHICH_CREATES_MULTIPLE_THREADS &
 #4> PID=$!
 #5> echo $PID > /sys/fs/cgroup/misc/a/b/tasks
 #6> echo $PID > /sys/fs/cgroup/misc/a/cgroup.procs

the process including the group leader back into a. In this final migration,
non-leader threads would be doing identity migration while the group leader
is doing an actual one.

After #3, let's say the whole process was in cset A, and that after #4, the
leader moves to cset B. Then, during #6, the following happens:

 1. cgroup_migrate_add_src() is called on B for the leader.

 2. cgroup_migrate_add_src() is called on A for the other threads.

 3. cgroup_migrate_prepare_dst() is called. It scans the src list.

 4. It notices that B wants to migrate to A, so it tries to A to the dst
    list but realizes that its ->mg_preload_node is already busy.

 5. and then it notices A wants to migrate to A as it's an identity
    migration, it culls it by list_del_init()'ing its ->mg_preload_node and
    putting references accordingly.

 6. The rest of migration takes place with B on the src list but nothing on
    the dst list.

This means that A isn't held while migration is in progress. If all tasks
leave A before the migration finishes and the incoming task pins it, the
cset will be destroyed leading to use-after-free.

This is caused by overloading cset->mg_preload_node for both src and dst
preload lists. We wanted to exclude the cset from the src list but ended up
inadvertently excluding it from the dst list too.

This patch fixes the issue by separating out cset->mg_preload_node into
->mg_src_preload_node and ->mg_dst_preload_node, so that the src and dst
preloadings don't interfere with each other.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
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: 4%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
3.16 ≤
𝑥
< 4.14.289
linuxlinux_kernel
4.15 ≤
𝑥
< 4.19.253
linuxlinux_kernel
4.20 ≤
𝑥
< 5.4.207
linuxlinux_kernel
5.5 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.132
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.56
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 5.18.13
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
5.19:rc6
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.123-1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.128-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.234-1
fixed
sid
6.12.16-1
fixed
trixie
6.12.12-1
fixed
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4.12.14-122.255.1
fixed
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5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
dlm-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.255.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
gfs2-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.255.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
kernel-64kb
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
5.3.18-150300.59.201.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
kernel-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.255.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
5.3.18-150300.59.201.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
kernel-default-base
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.255.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
5.3.18-150300.59.201.1.150300.18.120.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
5.14.21-150400.24.158.1.150400.24.78.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1
fixed
kernel-default-man
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.255.1
fixed
kernel-docs
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
5.3.18-150300.59.201.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
kernel-macros
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.255.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
5.3.18-150300.59.201.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
kernel-obs-build
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
5.3.18-150300.59.201.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
kernel-preempt
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
5.3.18-150300.59.201.1
fixed
kernel-source
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.255.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
5.3.18-150300.59.201.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
kernel-syms
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.255.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
5.3.18-150300.59.201.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
5.3.18-150300.59.201.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
ocfs2-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
4.12.14-122.255.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
reiserfs-kmp-default
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
5.3.18-150300.59.201.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
5.14.21-150400.24.158.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
5.14.21-150500.55.100.1
fixed
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0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-core
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-debug
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-debug-core
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-debug-devel
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-debug-modules
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-debug-modules-core
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-devel
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-devel-matched
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-modules
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-modules-core
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-64k-modules-extra
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
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kernel-abi-stablelists
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-core
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
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RHEL 8
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RHEL 9
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RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
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RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
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RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
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RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
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RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
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kernel-debug-modules
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
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RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-debug-modules-extra
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-debug-uki-virt
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-devel
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-devel-matched
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-doc
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-modules
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-modules-core
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-modules-extra
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-tools
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-tools-libs
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-tools-libs-devel
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-uki-virt
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump-core
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump-devel
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
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RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump-modules
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
perf
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
python3-perf
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
fixed
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed
rtla
RHEL 9
0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
fixed