CVE-2024-53170: block: fix uaf for flush rq while iterating tags

Published Dec 27, 2024
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

block: fix uaf for flush rq while iterating tags

blkmqclearflushrqmapping() is not called during scsi probe, by checking blkqueueinitdone(). However, QUEUEFLAGINITDONE is cleared in delgendisk by commit aec89dc5d421 ("block: keep qusagecounter in atomic mode after delgendisk"), hence for disk like scsi, following blkmqdestroyqueue() will not clear flush rq from tags->rqs[] as well, cause following uaf that is found by our syzkaller for v6.6:

================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in blkmqfindandgetreq+0x16e/0x1a0 block/blk-mq-tag.c:261 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88811c969c20 by task kworker/1:2H/224909

CPU: 1 PID: 224909 Comm: kworker/1:2H Not tainted 6.6.0-ga836a5060850 #32 Workqueue: kblockd blkmqtimeoutwork Call Trace:

dumpstack lib/dumpstack.c:88 [inline] dumpstacklvl+0x91/0xf0 lib/dumpstack.c:106 printaddressdescription.constprop.0+0x66/0x300 mm/kasan/report.c:364 printreport+0x3e/0x70 mm/kasan/report.c:475 kasanreport+0xb8/0xf0 mm/kasan/report.c:588 blkmqfindandgetreq+0x16e/0x1a0 block/blk-mq-tag.c:261 btiter block/blk-mq-tag.c:288 [inline] sbitmapforeachset include/linux/sbitmap.h:295 [inline] sbitmapforeachset include/linux/sbitmap.h:316 [inline] btforeach+0x455/0x790 block/blk-mq-tag.c:325 blkmqqueuetagbusyiter+0x320/0x740 block/blk-mq-tag.c:534 blkmqtimeoutwork+0x1a3/0x7b0 block/blk-mq.c:1673 processonework+0x7c4/0x1450 kernel/workqueue.c:2631 processscheduledworks kernel/workqueue.c:2704 [inline] workerthread+0x804/0xe40 kernel/workqueue.c:2785 kthread+0x346/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:388 retfromfork+0x4d/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 retfromforkasm+0x1b/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry64.S:293

Allocated by task 942: kasansavestack+0x22/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:45 kasansettrack+0x25/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:52 kasankmalloc mm/kasan/common.c:374 [inline] kasankmalloc mm/kasan/common.c:383 [inline] kasankmalloc+0xaa/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:380 kasankmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:198 [inline] dokmallocnode mm/slabcommon.c:1007 [inline] kmallocnode+0x69/0x170 mm/slabcommon.c:1014 kmallocnode include/linux/slab.h:620 [inline] kzallocnode include/linux/slab.h:732 [inline] blkallocflushqueue+0x144/0x2f0 block/blk-flush.c:499 blkmqallochctx+0x601/0x940 block/blk-mq.c:3788 blkmqallocandinithctx+0x27f/0x330 block/blk-mq.c:4261 blkmqreallochwctxs+0x488/0x5e0 block/blk-mq.c:4294 blkmqinitallocatedqueue+0x188/0x860 block/blk-mq.c:4350 blkmqinitqueuedata block/blk-mq.c:4166 [inline] blkmqinitqueue+0x8d/0x100 block/blk-mq.c:4176 scsiallocsdev+0x843/0xd50 drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:335 scsiprobeandaddlun+0x77c/0xde0 drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:1189 scsiscantarget+0x1fc/0x5a0 drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:1727 scsiscanchannel drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:1815 [inline] scsiscanchannel+0x14b/0x1e0 drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:1791 scsiscanhostselected+0x2fe/0x400 drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:1844 scsiscan+0x3a0/0x3f0 drivers/scsi/scsisysfs.c:151 storescan+0x2a/0x60 drivers/scsi/scsisysfs.c:191 devattrstore+0x5c/0x90 drivers/base/core.c:2388 sysfskfwrite+0x11c/0x170 fs/sysfs/file.c:136 kernfsfopwriteiter+0x3fc/0x610 fs/kernfs/file.c:338 callwriteiter include/linux/fs.h:2083 [inline] newsyncwrite+0x1b4/0x2d0 fs/readwrite.c:493 vfswrite+0x76c/0xb00 fs/readwrite.c:586 ksyswrite+0x127/0x250 fs/readwrite.c:639 dosyscallx64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] dosyscall64+0x70/0x120 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81 entrySYSCALL64afterhwframe+0x78/0xe2

Freed by task 244687: kasansavestack+0x22/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:45 kasansettrack+0x25/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:52 kasansavefreeinfo+0x2b/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:522 kasanslabfree mm/kasan/common.c:236 [inline] kasanslabfree+0x12a/0x1b0 mm/kasan/common.c:244 kasanslabfree include/linux/kasan.h:164 [in ---truncated---

Other sources

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

block: fix uaf for flush rq while iterating tags

blkmqclearflushrqmapping() is not called during scsi probe, by checking blkqueueinitdone(). However, QUEUEFLAGINITDONE is cleared in delgendisk by commit aec89dc5d421 ("block: keep qusagecounter in atomic mode after delgendisk"), hence for disk like scsi, following blkmqdestroyqueue() will not clear flush rq from tags-rqs[] as well, cause following uaf that is found by our syzkaller for v6.6:

================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in blkmqfindandgetreq+0x16e/0x1a0 block/blk-mq-tag.c:261 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88811c969c20 by task kworker/1:2H/224909

CPU: 1 PID: 224909 Comm: kworker/1:2H Not tainted 6.6.0-ga836a5060850 #32 Workqueue: kblockd blkmqtimeoutwork Call Trace:

dumpstack lib/dumpstack.c:88 [inline] dumpstacklvl+0x91/0xf0 lib/dumpstack.c:106 printaddressdescription.constprop.0+0x66/0x300 mm/kasan/report.c:364 printreport+0x3e/0x70 mm/kasan/report.c:475 kasanreport+0xb8/0xf0 mm/kasan/report.c:588 blkmqfindandgetreq+0x16e/0x1a0 block/blk-mq-tag.c:261 btiter block/blk-mq-tag.c:288 [inline] sbitmapforeachset include/linux/sbitmap.h:295 [inline] sbitmapforeachset include/linux/sbitmap.h:316 [inline] btforeach+0x455/0x790 block/blk-mq-tag.c:325 blkmqqueuetagbusyiter+0x320/0x740 block/blk-mq-tag.c:534 blkmqtimeoutwork+0x1a3/0x7b0 block/blk-mq.c:1673 processonework+0x7c4/0x1450 kernel/workqueue.c:2631 processscheduledworks kernel/workqueue.c:2704 [inline] workerthread+0x804/0xe40 kernel/workqueue.c:2785 kthread+0x346/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:388 retfromfork+0x4d/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 retfromforkasm+0x1b/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry64.S:293

Allocated by task 942: kasansavestack+0x22/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:45 kasansettrack+0x25/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:52 kasankmalloc mm/kasan/common.c:374 [inline] kasankmalloc mm/kasan/common.c:383 [inline] kasankmalloc+0xaa/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:380 kasankmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:198 [inline] dokmallocnode mm/slabcommon.c:1007 [inline] kmallocnode+0x69/0x170 mm/slabcommon.c:1014 kmallocnode include/linux/slab.h:620 [inline] kzallocnode include/linux/slab.h:732 [inline] blkallocflushqueue+0x144/0x2f0 block/blk-flush.c:499 blkmqallochctx+0x601/0x940 block/blk-mq.c:3788 blkmqallocandinithctx+0x27f/0x330 block/blk-mq.c:4261 blkmqreallochwctxs+0x488/0x5e0 block/blk-mq.c:4294 blkmqinitallocatedqueue+0x188/0x860 block/blk-mq.c:4350 blkmqinitqueuedata block/blk-mq.c:4166 [inline] blkmqinitqueue+0x8d/0x100 block/blk-mq.c:4176 scsiallocsdev+0x843/0xd50 drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:335 scsiprobeandaddlun+0x77c/0xde0 drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:1189 scsiscantarget+0x1fc/0x5a0 drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:1727 scsiscanchannel drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:1815 [inline] scsiscanchannel+0x14b/0x1e0 drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:1791 scsiscanhostselected+0x2fe/0x400 drivers/scsi/scsiscan.c:1844 scsiscan+0x3a0/0x3f0 drivers/scsi/scsisysfs.c:151 storescan+0x2a/0x60 drivers/scsi/scsisysfs.c:191 devattrstore+0x5c/0x90 drivers/base/core.c:2388 sysfskfwrite+0x11c/0x170 fs/sysfs/file.c:136 kernfsfopwriteiter+0x3fc/0x610 fs/kernfs/file.c:338 callwriteiter include/linux/fs.h:2083 [inline] newsyncwrite+0x1b4/0x2d0 fs/readwrite.c:493 vfswrite+0x76c/0xb00 fs/readwrite.c:586 ksyswrite+0x127/0x250 fs/readwrite.c:639 dosyscallx64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] dosyscall64+0x70/0x120 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81 entrySYSCALL64afterhwframe+0x78/0xe2

Freed by task 244687: kasansavestack+0x22/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:45 kasansettrack+0x25/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:52 kasansavefreeinfo+0x2b/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:522 kasanslabfree mm/kasan/common.c:236 [inline] kasanslabfree+0x12a/0x1b0 mm/kasan/common.c:244 kasanslabfree include/linux/kasan.h:164 [in ---truncated---

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Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel>=5.19<6.11.11
Linux Linux kernel>=6.12<6.12.2
debian/linux
5.10.223-15.10.234-16.1.129-16.1.135-16.12.22-16.12.25-1
debian/linux-6.1
6.1.129-1~deb11u1
IBM Verify Identity Access<=11.0 - 11.0.2
IBM Security Verify Access<=10.0 - 10.0.9.1
IBM Verify Identity Access Container<=11.0 - 11.0.2
IBM Security Verify Access Container<=10.0 - 10.0.9.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.10.223-1Fixed in 5.10.234-1Fixed in 6.1.129-1Fixed in 6.1.135-1Fixed in 6.12.22-1Fixed in 6.12.25-1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/linux-6.1 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.1.129-1~deb11u1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch aec89dc5d421
  4. Configuration

    Apply the resolution logic so that blk_mq_clear_flush_rq_mapping() is invoked/ensured during the relevant paths only when blk_queue_init_done() indicates the queue is initialized, preventing use-after-free of flush rq while iterating tags ("block: fix uaf for flush rq while iterating tags").

    Linux kernel block layer blk_queue_init_done() check = enabled

Event History

Dec 27, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:49 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:49 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·02:04 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Mar 28, 2025
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·01:02 AM
Description
May 3, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·01:12 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jul 8, 2026
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-53170?

CVE-2024-53170 has a moderate severity rating as it affects the Linux kernel handling of block devices.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-53170?

To address CVE-2024-53170, update your Linux kernel to the latest stable version that resolves the vulnerability.

3

Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2024-53170?

CVE-2024-53170 affects Linux kernel versions from 5.19 up to but not including 6.11.11 and from 6.12 up to but not including 6.12.2.

4

What types of systems are impacted by CVE-2024-53170?

Systems running vulnerable versions of the Linux kernel, especially those utilizing block device functionalities, are impacted by CVE-2024-53170.

5

Is there any known exploitation of CVE-2024-53170?

As of now, there is no publicly available information confirming active exploitation of CVE-2024-53170.

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