CVE-2024-46740
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binder: fix UAF caused by offsets overwrite Binder objects are processed and copied individually into the target buffer during transactions. Any raw data in-between these objects is copied as well. However, this raw data copy lacks an out-of-bounds check. If the raw data exceeds the data section size then the copy overwrites the offsets section. This eventually triggers an error that attempts to unwind the processed objects. However, at this point the offsets used to index these objects are now corrupted. Unwinding with corrupted offsets can result in decrements of arbitrary nodes and lead to their premature release. Other users of such nodes are left with a dangling pointer triggering a use-after-free. This issue is made evident by the following KASAN report (trimmed): ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in _raw_spin_lock+0xe4/0x19c Write of size 4 at addr ffff47fc91598f04 by task binder-util/743 CPU: 9 UID: 0 PID: 743 Comm: binder-util Not tainted 6.11.0-rc4 #1 Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) Call trace: _raw_spin_lock+0xe4/0x19c binder_free_buf+0x128/0x434 binder_thread_write+0x8a4/0x3260 binder_ioctl+0x18f0/0x258c [...] Allocated by task 743: __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x110/0x270 binder_new_node+0x50/0x700 binder_transaction+0x413c/0x6da8 binder_thread_write+0x978/0x3260 binder_ioctl+0x18f0/0x258c [...] Freed by task 745: kfree+0xbc/0x208 binder_thread_read+0x1c5c/0x37d4 binder_ioctl+0x16d8/0x258c [...] ================================================================== To avoid this issue, let's check that the raw data copy is within the boundaries of the data section.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% 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: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.284
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.226
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.167
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.110
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.51
- Linux Kernel < 6.10.10
- Linux Kernel 6.11
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/109e845c1184c9f786d41516348ba3efd9112792
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f33d9f1d9ac3f0129f8508925000900c2fe5bb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a8154bb4ab4a01390a3abf1e6afac296e037da4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4df153652cc46545722879415937582028c18af5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f79e0b80dc69bd5eaaed70f0df1b558728b4e59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a32bfd23022ffa7e152f273fa3fa29befb7d929
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef79854a04feac5b861f94d7b19cbbe79874117
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/109e845c1184c9f786d41516348ba3efd9112792
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f33d9f1d9ac3f0129f8508925000900c2fe5bb0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a8154bb4ab4a01390a3abf1e6afac296e037da4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4df153652cc46545722879415937582028c18af5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f79e0b80dc69bd5eaaed70f0df1b558728b4e59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a32bfd23022ffa7e152f273fa3fa29befb7d929
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef79854a04feac5b861f94d7b19cbbe79874117
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html