CVE-2025-68285
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: fix potential use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map() The wait loop in __ceph_open_session() can race with the client receiving a new monmap or osdmap shortly after the initial map is received. Both ceph_monc_handle_map() and handle_one_map() install a new map immediately after freeing the old one kfree(monc->monmap); monc->monmap = monmap; ceph_osdmap_destroy(osdc->osdmap); osdc->osdmap = newmap; under client->monc.mutex and client->osdc.lock respectively, but because neither is taken in have_mon_and_osd_map() it's possible for client->monc.monmap->epoch and client->osdc.osdmap->epoch arms in client->monc.monmap && client->monc.monmap->epoch && client->osdc.osdmap && client->osdc.osdmap->epoch; condition to dereference an already freed map. This happens to be reproducible with generic/395 and generic/397 with KASAN enabled: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in have_mon_and_osd_map+0x56/0x70 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88811012d810 by task mount.ceph/13305 CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 13305 Comm: mount.ceph Not tainted 6.14.0-rc2-build2+ #1266 ... Call Trace: <TASK> have_mon_and_osd_map+0x56/0x70 ceph_open_session+0x182/0x290 ceph_get_tree+0x333/0x680 vfs_get_tree+0x49/0x180 do_new_mount+0x1a3/0x2d0 path_mount+0x6dd/0x730 do_mount+0x99/0xe0 __do_sys_mount+0x141/0x180 do_syscall_64+0x9f/0x100 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e </TASK> Allocated by task 13305: ceph_osdmap_alloc+0x16/0x130 ceph_osdc_init+0x27a/0x4c0 ceph_create_client+0x153/0x190 create_fs_client+0x50/0x2a0 ceph_get_tree+0xff/0x680 vfs_get_tree+0x49/0x180 do_new_mount+0x1a3/0x2d0 path_mount+0x6dd/0x730 do_mount+0x99/0xe0 __do_sys_mount+0x141/0x180 do_syscall_64+0x9f/0x100 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e Freed by task 9475: kfree+0x212/0x290 handle_one_map+0x23c/0x3b0 ceph_osdc_handle_map+0x3c9/0x590 mon_dispatch+0x655/0x6f0 ceph_con_process_message+0xc3/0xe0 ceph_con_v1_try_read+0x614/0x760 ceph_con_workfn+0x2de/0x650 process_one_work+0x486/0x7c0 process_scheduled_works+0x73/0x90 worker_thread+0x1c8/0x2a0 kthread+0x2ec/0x300 ret_from_fork+0x24/0x40 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Rewrite the wait loop to check the above condition directly with client->monc.mutex and client->osdc.lock taken as appropriate. While at it, improve the timeout handling (previously mount_timeout could be exceeded in case wait_event_interruptible_timeout() slept more than once) and access client->auth_err under client->monc.mutex to match how it's set in finish_auth(). monmap_show() and osdmap_show() now take the respective lock before accessing the map as well.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- 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: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ec43e9a9de67132dc8cd3b22afef001574947f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/076381c261374c587700b3accf410bdd2dba334e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/183ad6e3b651e8fb0b66d6a2678f4b80bfbba092
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc43120b22a3d4f1fbeff56a35ce2105b6a5683
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c8ccdc1714d9fabecd26e1be7db1771061acc6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb4910c5fd436701faf367e1b5476a5a6d2aff1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e08021b3b56b2407f37b5fe47b654be80cc665fb