CVE-2023-52854

EUVD-2023-59567
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

padata: Fix refcnt handling in padata_free_shell()

In a high-load arm64 environment, the pcrypt_aead01 test in LTP can lead
to system UAF (Use-After-Free) issues. Due to the lengthy analysis of
the pcrypt_aead01 function call, I'll describe the problem scenario
using a simplified model:

Suppose there's a user of padata named `user_function` that adheres to
the padata requirement of calling `padata_free_shell` after `serial()`
has been invoked, as demonstrated in the following code:

```c
struct request {
    struct padata_priv padata;
    struct completion *done;
};

void parallel(struct padata_priv *padata) {
    do_something();
}

void serial(struct padata_priv *padata) {
    struct request *request = container_of(padata,
    				struct request,
				padata);
    complete(request->done);
}

void user_function() {
    DECLARE_COMPLETION(done)
    padata->parallel = parallel;
    padata->serial = serial;
    padata_do_parallel();
    wait_for_completion(&done);
    padata_free_shell();
}
```

In the corresponding padata.c file, there's the following code:

```c
static void padata_serial_worker(struct work_struct *serial_work) {
    ...
    cnt = 0;

    while (!list_empty(&local_list)) {
        ...
        padata->serial(padata);
        cnt++;
    }

    local_bh_enable();

    if (refcount_sub_and_test(cnt, &pd->refcnt))
        padata_free_pd(pd);
}
```

Because of the high system load and the accumulation of unexecuted
softirq at this moment, `local_bh_enable()` in padata takes longer
to execute than usual. Subsequently, when accessing `pd->refcnt`,
`pd` has already been released by `padata_free_shell()`, resulting
in a UAF issue with `pd->refcnt`.

The fix is straightforward: add `refcount_dec_and_test` before calling
`padata_free_pd` in `padata_free_shell`.
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: 3%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
3.16.84 ≤
𝑥
< 3.17
linuxlinux_kernel
4.4.215 ≤
𝑥
< 4.5
linuxlinux_kernel
4.9.215 ≤
𝑥
< 4.10
linuxlinux_kernel
4.14.172 ≤
𝑥
< 4.15
linuxlinux_kernel
4.19.103 ≤
𝑥
< 4.20
linuxlinux_kernel
5.4.19 ≤
𝑥
< 5.5
linuxlinux_kernel
5.5.3 ≤
𝑥
< 5.10.201
linuxlinux_kernel
5.11 ≤
𝑥
< 5.15.139
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
𝑥
< 6.1.63
linuxlinux_kernel
6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 6.5.12
linuxlinux_kernel
6.6 ≤
𝑥
< 6.6.2
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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6.12.6-1
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trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-oem-5.10
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-5.13
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-5.14
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-5.17
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-5.6
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-6.0
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-6.1
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-6.11
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
not-affected
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-6.5
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem-6.8
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
not-affected
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle
bionic
ignored
focal
needed
jammy
Fixed 5.15.0-1053.59
released
mantic
ignored
noble
not-affected
oracular
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-oracle-5.0
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-5.11
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-5.13
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-5.15
bionic
dne
focal
Fixed 5.15.0-1053.59~20.04.1
released
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-5.3
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-5.4
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-5.8
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-6.5
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oracle-6.8
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-raspi
bionic
dne
focal
needed
jammy
Fixed 5.15.0-1048.51
released
mantic
ignored
noble
not-affected
oracular
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-raspi-5.4
bionic
ignored
focal
dne
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-raspi-realtime
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-raspi2
bionic
ignored
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-realtime
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
noble
dne
oracular
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
ignored
mantic
ignored
noble
not-affected
oracular
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-5.11
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-5.15
bionic
dne
focal
Fixed 5.15.0-1051.55~20.04.1
released
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-5.19
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-5.8
bionic
dne
focal
ignored
jammy
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-6.5
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-riscv-6.8
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
not-affected
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-starfive
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
dne
mantic
ignored
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-starfive-5.19
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-starfive-6.2
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-starfive-6.5
bionic
dne
focal
dne
jammy
ignored
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-xilinx-zynqmp
bionic
dne
focal
needed
jammy
Fixed 5.15.0-1030.34
released
mantic
dne
noble
dne
oracular
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne