CVE-2024-35853
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: spectrum_acl_tcam: Fix memory leak during rehash The rehash delayed work migrates filters from one region to another. This is done by iterating over all chunks (all the filters with the same priority) in the region and in each chunk iterating over all the filters. If the migration fails, the code tries to migrate the filters back to the old region. However, the rollback itself can also fail in which case another migration will be erroneously performed. Besides the fact that this ping pong is not a very good idea, it also creates a problem. Each virtual chunk references two chunks: The currently used one ('vchunk->chunk') and a backup ('vchunk->chunk2'). During migration the first holds the chunk we want to migrate filters to and the second holds the chunk we are migrating filters from. The code currently assumes - but does not verify - that the backup chunk does not exist (NULL) if the currently used chunk does not reference the target region. This assumption breaks when we are trying to rollback a rollback, resulting in the backup chunk being overwritten and leaked [1]. Fix by not rolling back a failed rollback and add a warning to avoid future cases. [1] WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 1063 at lib/parman.c:291 parman_destroy+0x17/0x20 Modules linked in: CPU: 5 PID: 1063 Comm: kworker/5:11 Tainted: G W 6.9.0-rc2-custom-00784-gc6a05c468a0b #14 Hardware name: Mellanox Technologies Ltd. MSN3700/VMOD0005, BIOS 5.11 01/06/2019 Workqueue: mlxsw_core mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vregion_rehash_work RIP: 0010:parman_destroy+0x17/0x20 [...] Call Trace: <TASK> mlxsw_sp_acl_atcam_region_fini+0x19/0x60 mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_region_destroy+0x49/0xf0 mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vregion_rehash_work+0x1f1/0x470 process_one_work+0x151/0x370 worker_thread+0x2cb/0x3e0 kthread+0xd0/0x100 ret_from_fork+0x34/0x50 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK>
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.7% 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: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.275
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.216
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.158
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.90
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.30
- Linux Kernel < 6.8.9
- Linux Kernel 6.9
- Debian Linux 10.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.4
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ae8ff7b6d42e33943af462910bdcfa2ec0cb8cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/413a01886c3958d4b8aac23a3bff3d430b92093e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617e98ba4c50f4547c9eb0946b1cfc26937d70d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca3f7a7b61393804c46f170743c3b839df13977
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3fd51f684a0711504f82de510da109ae639722d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b822644fd90992ee362c5e0c8d2556efc8856c76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6f3fa7f5a748bf6e5c4eb742686d6952f854e76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ae8ff7b6d42e33943af462910bdcfa2ec0cb8cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/413a01886c3958d4b8aac23a3bff3d430b92093e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617e98ba4c50f4547c9eb0946b1cfc26937d70d1
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ae8ff7b6d42e33943af462910bdcfa2ec0cb8cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/413a01886c3958d4b8aac23a3bff3d430b92093e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617e98ba4c50f4547c9eb0946b1cfc26937d70d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca3f7a7b61393804c46f170743c3b839df13977
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3fd51f684a0711504f82de510da109ae639722d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b822644fd90992ee362c5e0c8d2556efc8856c76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6f3fa7f5a748bf6e5c4eb742686d6952f854e76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ae8ff7b6d42e33943af462910bdcfa2ec0cb8cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/413a01886c3958d4b8aac23a3bff3d430b92093e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/617e98ba4c50f4547c9eb0946b1cfc26937d70d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ca3f7a7b61393804c46f170743c3b839df13977
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3fd51f684a0711504f82de510da109ae639722d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b822644fd90992ee362c5e0c8d2556efc8856c76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6f3fa7f5a748bf6e5c4eb742686d6952f854e76
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html