CVE-2022-48790CWE-416

CVE-2022-48790

Critical · published July 16, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

nvme: fix a possible use-after-free in controller reset during load

Unlike .queue_rq, in .submit_async_event drivers may not check the ctrl

readiness for AER submission. This may lead to a use-after-free

condition that was observed with nvme-tcp.

The race condition may happen in the following scenario:

1. driver executes its reset_ctrl_work

2. -> nvme_stop_ctrl - flushes ctrl async_event_work

3. ctrl sends AEN which is received by the host, which in turn

schedules AEN handling

4. teardown admin queue (which releases the queue socket)

5. AEN processed, submits another AER, calling the driver to submit

6. driver attempts to send the cmd

==> use-after-free

In order to fix that, add ctrl state check to validate the ctrl

is actually able to accept the AER submission.

This addresses the above race in controller resets because the driver

during teardown should:

1. change ctrl state to RESETTING

2. flush async_event_work (as well as other async work elements)

So after 1,2, any other AER command will find the

ctrl state to be RESETTING and bail out without submitting the AER.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00791 · 55.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2024-07-16T16:15Z
Affected products (5)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel< 4.19.2314.19.231
linux/linux_kernel≥ 4.20, < 5.4.1815.4.181
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.5, < 5.10.1025.10.102
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.11, < 5.15.255.15.25
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.16, < 5.16.115.16.11
References (12)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 JUL 11:43Z
    nvme: fix a possible use-after-free in controller reset during load
    cvelistv5