Linux Kernel up to 5.16.11 lib/dump_stack.c nf_tables_flowtable_destroy use after free

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 4.19.315/5.4.261/5.10.197/5.15.25/5.16.11. The affected element is the function nf_tables_flowtable_destroy in the library lib/dump_stack.c. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-48935. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 4.19.315/5.4.261/5.10.197/5.15.25/5.16.11. Affected is the function nf_tables_flowtable_destroy in the library lib/dump_stack.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: unregister flowtable hooks on netns exit Unregister flowtable hooks before they are releases via nf_tables_flowtable_destroy() otherwise hook core reports UAF. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in nf_hook_entries_grow+0x5a7/0x700 net/netfilter/core.c:142 net/netfilter/core.c:142 Read of size 4 at addr ffff8880736f7438 by task syz-executor579/3666 CPU: 0 PID: 3666 Comm: syz-executor579 Not tainted 5.16.0-rc5-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] lib/dump_stack.c:106 dump_stack_lvl+0x1dc/0x2d8 lib/dump_stack.c:106 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description+0x65/0x380 mm/kasan/report.c:247 mm/kasan/report.c:247 __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:433 [inline] __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:433 [inline] mm/kasan/report.c:450 kasan_report+0x19a/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:450 mm/kasan/report.c:450 nf_hook_entries_grow+0x5a7/0x700 net/netfilter/core.c:142 net/netfilter/core.c:142 __nf_register_net_hook+0x27e/0x8d0 net/netfilter/core.c:429 net/netfilter/core.c:429 nf_register_net_hook+0xaa/0x180 net/netfilter/core.c:571 net/netfilter/core.c:571 nft_register_flowtable_net_hooks+0x3c5/0x730 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7232 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7232 nf_tables_newflowtable+0x2022/0x2cf0 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7430 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7430 nfnetlink_rcv_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:513 [inline] nfnetlink_rcv_skb_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:634 [inline] nfnetlink_rcv_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:513 [inline] net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 nfnetlink_rcv_skb_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:634 [inline] net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 nfnetlink_rcv+0x10e6/0x2550 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 __nft_release_hook() calls nft_unregister_flowtable_net_hooks() which only unregisters the hooks, then after RCU grace period, it is guaranteed that no packets add new entries to the flowtable (no flow offload rules and flowtable hooks are reachable from packet path), so it is safe to call nf_flow_table_free() which cleans up the remaining entries from the flowtable (both software and hardware) and it unbinds the flow_block.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-48935 since 08/21/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/30/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207728 (SUSE SLES15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.19.316, 5.4.262, 5.10.198, 5.15.26 or 5.16.12 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 88c795491bf4/b05a24cc453e/e51f30826bc5/8ffb8ac34488/b4fcc081e527/6069da443bf6 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (207728). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.19.315
• 5.4.261
• 5.10.197
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.15.22
• 5.15.23
• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.16.0
• 5.16.1
• 5.16.2
• 5.16.3
• 5.16.4
• 5.16.5
• 5.16.6
• 5.16.7
• 5.16.8
• 5.16.9
• 5.16.10
• 5.16.11

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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