Linux Kernel up to 5.10.145/5.15.70/5.19.11/6.0 gpiolib request_threaded_irq use after free

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.145/5.15.70/5.19.11/6.0. Affected is the function request_threaded_irq of the component gpiolib. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-48660. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.145/5.15.70/5.19.11/6.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function request_threaded_irq of the component gpiolib. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: Set lineevent_state::irq after IRQ register successfully When running gpio test on nxp-ls1028 platform with below command gpiomon --num-events=3 --rising-edge gpiochip1 25 There will be a warning trace as below: Call trace: free_irq+0x204/0x360 lineevent_free+0x64/0x70 gpio_ioctl+0x598/0x6a0 __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xb4/0x100 invoke_syscall+0x5c/0x130 ...... el0t_64_sync+0x1a0/0x1a4 The reason of this issue is that calling request_threaded_irq() function failed, and then lineevent_free() is invoked to release the resource. Since the lineevent_state::irq was already set, so the subsequent invocation of free_irq() would trigger the above warning call trace. To fix this issue, set the lineevent_state::irq after the IRQ register successfully.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-48660 since 02/25/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/27/2024).

Upgrading to version 5.10.146, 5.15.71, 5.19.12 or 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 657803b918e0/97da736cd11a/b1489043d3b9/69bef19d6b97 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

• 5.10.145
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
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• 5.15.11
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• 5.15.65
• 5.15.66
• 5.15.67
• 5.15.68
• 5.15.69
• 5.15.70
• 5.19.0
• 5.19.1
• 5.19.2
• 5.19.3
• 5.19.4
• 5.19.5
• 5.19.6
• 5.19.7
• 5.19.8
• 5.19.9
• 5.19.10
• 5.19.11
• 6.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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