Linux Kernel up to 5.10.42/5.12.9 nvmet lib/genalloc.c allocation of resources

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.42/5.12.9. This affects an unknown function in the library lib/genalloc.c of the component nvmet. This manipulation causes allocation of resources. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-47130. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.42/5.12.9. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code in the library lib/genalloc.c of the component nvmet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: fix freeing unallocated p2pmem In case p2p device was found but the p2p pool is empty, the nvme target is still trying to free the sgl from the p2p pool instead of the regular sgl pool and causing a crash (BUG() is called). Instead, assign the p2p_dev for the request only if it was allocated from p2p pool. This is the crash that was caused: [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] kernel BUG at lib/genalloc.c:518! [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI ... [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] kernel BUG at lib/genalloc.c:518! ... [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] RIP: 0010:gen_pool_free_owner+0xa8/0xb0 ... [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] Call Trace: [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] pci_free_p2pmem+0x2b/0x70 [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] pci_p2pmem_free_sgl+0x4f/0x80 [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] nvmet_req_free_sgls+0x1e/0x80 [nvmet] [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] kernel BUG at lib/genalloc.c:518! [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] nvmet_rdma_release_rsp+0x4e/0x1f0 [nvmet_rdma] [Sun May 30 19:13:53 2021] nvmet_rdma_send_done+0x1c/0x60 [nvmet_rdma]

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-47130 since 03/04/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 5.10.43, 5.12.10 or 5.13 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c440cd080761/8a452d62e7ce/bcd9a0797d73 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.0
• 5.10.1
• 5.10.2
• 5.10.3
• 5.10.4
• 5.10.5
• 5.10.6
• 5.10.7
• 5.10.8
• 5.10.9
• 5.10.10
• 5.10.11
• 5.10.12
• 5.10.13
• 5.10.14
• 5.10.15
• 5.10.16
• 5.10.17
• 5.10.18
• 5.10.19
• 5.10.20
• 5.10.21
• 5.10.22
• 5.10.23
• 5.10.24
• 5.10.25
• 5.10.26
• 5.10.27
• 5.10.28
• 5.10.29
• 5.10.30
• 5.10.31
• 5.10.32
• 5.10.33
• 5.10.34
• 5.10.35
• 5.10.36
• 5.10.37
• 5.10.38
• 5.10.39
• 5.10.40
• 5.10.41
• 5.10.42
• 5.12.0
• 5.12.1
• 5.12.2
• 5.12.3
• 5.12.4
• 5.12.5
• 5.12.6
• 5.12.7
• 5.12.8
• 5.12.9

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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