CVE-2023-52609
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binder: fix race between mmput() and do_exit() Task A calls binder_update_page_range() to allocate and insert pages on a remote address space from Task B. For this, Task A pins the remote mm via mmget_not_zero() first. This can race with Task B do_exit() and the final mmput() refcount decrement will come from Task A. Task A | Task B ------------------+------------------ mmget_not_zero() | | do_exit() | exit_mm() | mmput() mmput() | exit_mmap() | remove_vma() | fput() | In this case, the work of ____fput() from Task B is queued up in Task A as TWA_RESUME. So in theory, Task A returns to userspace and the cleanup work gets executed. However, Task A instead sleep, waiting for a reply from Task B that never comes (it's dead). This means the binder_deferred_release() is blocked until an unrelated binder event forces Task A to go back to userspace. All the associated death notifications will also be delayed until then. In order to fix this use mmput_async() that will schedule the work in the corresponding mm->async_put_work WQ instead of Task A.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.7 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-362 · Race condition
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.306
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.268
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.209
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.148
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.75
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.14
- Linux Kernel < 6.7.2
- Debian Linux 10.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/252a2a5569eb9f8d16428872cc24dea1ac0bb097
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6696f76c32ff67fec26823fc2df46498e70d9bf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67f16bf2cc1698fd50e01ee8a2becc5a8e6d3a3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77d210e8db4d61d43b2d16df66b1ec46fad2ee01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7a0d86542b0ea903006d3f42f33c4f7ead6918
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95b1d336b0642198b56836b89908d07b9a0c9608
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98fee5bee97ad47b527a997d5786410430d1f0e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a9ab0d963621d9d12199df9817e66982582d5a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/252a2a5569eb9f8d16428872cc24dea1ac0bb097
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6696f76c32ff67fec26823fc2df46498e70d9bf3
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/252a2a5569eb9f8d16428872cc24dea1ac0bb097
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6696f76c32ff67fec26823fc2df46498e70d9bf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67f16bf2cc1698fd50e01ee8a2becc5a8e6d3a3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77d210e8db4d61d43b2d16df66b1ec46fad2ee01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7a0d86542b0ea903006d3f42f33c4f7ead6918
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95b1d336b0642198b56836b89908d07b9a0c9608
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98fee5bee97ad47b527a997d5786410430d1f0e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a9ab0d963621d9d12199df9817e66982582d5a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/252a2a5569eb9f8d16428872cc24dea1ac0bb097
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6696f76c32ff67fec26823fc2df46498e70d9bf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67f16bf2cc1698fd50e01ee8a2becc5a8e6d3a3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77d210e8db4d61d43b2d16df66b1ec46fad2ee01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7a0d86542b0ea903006d3f42f33c4f7ead6918
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95b1d336b0642198b56836b89908d07b9a0c9608
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98fee5bee97ad47b527a997d5786410430d1f0e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a9ab0d963621d9d12199df9817e66982582d5a5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html