CVE-2024-56665

bpf,perf: Fix invalid prog_array access in perf_event_detach_bpf_prog

Medium · published December 27, 2024

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
11.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

bpf,perf: Fix invalid prog_array access in perf_event_detach_bpf_prog

Syzbot reported [1] crash that happens for following tracing scenario:

- create tracepoint perf event with attr.inherit=1, attach it to the

process and set bpf program to it

- attached process forks -> chid creates inherited event

the new child event shares the parent's bpf program and tp_event

(hence prog_array) which is global for tracepoint

- exit both process and its child -> release both events

- first perf_event_detach_bpf_prog call will release tp_event->prog_array

and second perf_event_detach_bpf_prog will crash, because

tp_event->prog_array is NULL

The fix makes sure the perf_event_detach_bpf_prog checks prog_array

is valid before it tries to remove the bpf program from it.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/Z1MR6dCIKajNS6nU@krava/T/#m91dbf0688221ec7a7fc95e896a7ef9ff93b0b8ad

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00220 · 11.9th percentile
Published
2024-12-27T15:06Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 DEC 15:06Z
    bpf,perf: Fix invalid prog_array access in perf_event_detach_bpf_prog
    cvelistv5