CVE-2024-50126 in Linux
Sumário
de VulDB • 30/06/2026
Based on the KASAN (Kernel Address Sanitizer) trace provided, here is an analysis of the bug:
### **Summary** This is a **Use-After-Free (UAF)** vulnerability in the Linux kernel's `taprio` traffic scheduler. A memory allocation triggered by task 15862 (`taprio_change`) remains valid and accessible after it has been freed by task 6192 via an RCU callback (`taprio_free_sched_cb`).
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### **Detailed Analysis**
#### **1. The Allocation (Task 15862)** - **Trigger**: A user-space process sends a `sendmsg` syscall, which goes through the netlink subsystem to modify a qdisc via `tc_modify_qdisc`. - **Path**: ```text __arm64_sys_sendmsg -> ... -> rtnetlink_rcv_msg -> tc_modify_qdisc -> taprio_change ``` - **Action**: Inside `taprio_change`, memory is allocated using `__kmalloc_cache_noprof` (likely for a new schedule or configuration structure).
#### **2. The Freeing (Task 6192)** - **Trigger**: An RCU grace period expires, invoking the softirq handler. - **Path**: ```text handle_softirqs -> rcu_core_si -> rcu_core -> taprio_free_sched_cb -> kfree ``` - **Action**: The function `taprio_free_sched_cb` frees the memory that was allocated in step 1. This is typical for RCU-based cleanup, where old data structures are freed after a grace period to ensure no readers are still accessing them.
#### **3. The Bug (Use-After-Free)** - Although not explicitly shown in this snippet as a "read" or "write," the presence of both an allocation and a free trace for the same object, combined with a crash (`el0t_64_sync`), indicates that: - Task 15862 (or another task) is **accessing** the memory after it has been freed by `taprio_free_sched_cb`. - The access likely happens in `taprio_change` or a related function if there’s a race condition where new code tries to use data that was supposed to be cleaned up, or more commonly, an old reference is still being dereferenced.
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### **Root Cause Hypothesis** The most likely cause is a **race condition in RCU synchronization**: 1. `taprio_change` allocates new state and may update pointers to it. 2. An older version of the schedule (or related data) is scheduled for deletion via RCU (`call_rcu(..., taprio_free_sched_cb)`). 3. However, some code path still holds a reference to the old/freed memory or fails to properly synchronize with the RCU grace period before accessing it.
Alternatively: - `taprio_change` might be reusing or referencing data that was already freed by an earlier invocation’s RCB callback if proper locking/synchronization is missing between configuration changes and RCU cleanup.
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### **Recommended Fix Directions** 1. **Check for Missing Synchronizations**: Ensure that any access to the `taprio_sched` structure (or related memory) in `taprio_change` or other functions properly uses `rcu_dereference()` and waits for grace periods if needed. 2. **Verify Reference Counting/RCU Usage**: Make sure that when `taprio_free_sched_cb` is called, no active references to the freed object remain. If `taprio_change` accesses data after an RCB has been queued but not yet executed, it must use proper RCU read-side critical sections (`rcu_read_lock()`). 3. **Audit Pointer Updates**: Ensure that pointers to shared structures are updated atomically and visible only after all prior readers have exited their RCU critical sections.
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### **Affected Component** - **Subsystem**: Networking / Traffic Control (TC) - **Module**: `taprio` (Time-Aware Shaper, part of IEEE 802.1Qbv support) - **Kernel Version**: Likely recent mainline kernels where KASAN is enabled for debugging.
If you have access to the full kernel log or source code around `taprio_change.c`, look for places where memory allocated in `taprio_change` might be accessed after an RCU callback has been triggered but not yet completed its grace period.
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