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CVE-2022-50035NVD status: Modified

Linux: Use After Free

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CVE-2022-50035 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists versions 1b38e3b423f0bb41ee6abae5ca9deec1546ba227, bbca24d0a3c11193bafb9e174f89f52a379006e3 as the first without the flaw, so updating Linux to one of those releases or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Linux to 1b38e3b423f0bb41ee6abae5ca9deec1546ba227 or bbca24d0a3c11193bafb9e174f89f52a379006e3, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
  2. Update Linux Kernel to 5.19.4 or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
LinuxLinux90af0ca047f3049c4b46e902f432ad6ef1e2ded6 up to, but not including, 1b38e3b423f0bb41ee6abae5ca9deec1546ba227; 90af0ca047f3049c4b46e902f432ad6ef1e2ded6 up to, but not including, bbca24d0a3c11193bafb9e174f89f52a379006e3; 5.191b38e3b423f0bb41ee6abae5ca9deec1546ba227, bbca24d0a3c11193bafb9e174f89f52a379006e3
LinuxLinux Kernel5.19.1 up to, but not including, 5.19.4; 5.19; 6.05.19.4

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.17.8HighCNA
CVSS 3.17.8HighNVD

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix use-after-free on amdgpu_bo_list mutex If amdgpu_cs_vm_handling returns r != 0, then it will unlock the bo_list_mutex inside the function amdgpu_cs_vm_handling and again on amdgpu_cs_parser_fini. This problem results in the following use-after-free problem: [ 220.280990] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 220.281000] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. [ 220.281019] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 3746 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xba/0x110 [ 220.281029] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 220.281415] CPU: 1 PID: 3746 Comm: chrome:cs0 Tainted: G W L ------- --- 5.20.0-0.rc0.20220812git7ebfc85e2cd7.10.fc38.x86_64 #1 [ 220.281421] Hardware name: System manufacturer System Product Name/ROG STRIX X570-I GAMING, BIOS 4403 04/27/2022 [ 220.281426] RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xba/0x110 [ 220.281431] Code: 01 01 e8 79 4a 6f 00 0f 0b e9 42 47 a5 00 80 3d de 7e be 01 00 75 85 48 c7 c7 f8 98 8e 98 c6 05 ce 7e be 01 01 e8 56 4a 6f 00 <0f> 0b e9 1f 47 a5 00 80 3d b9 7e be 01 00 0f 85 5e ff ff ff 48 c7 [ 220.281437] RSP: 0018:ffffb4b0d18d7a80 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 220.281443] RAX: 0000000000000026 RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 220.281448] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffffffff988d06dc RDI: 00000000ffffffff [ 220.281452] RBP: 00000000ffffffff R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffb4b0d18d7930 [ 220.281457] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: ffffa0672e2fffe8 R12: ffffa058ca360400 [ 220.281461] R13: ffffa05846c50a18 R14: 00000000fffffe00 R15: 0000000000000003 [ 220.281465] FS: 00007f82683e06c0(0000) GS:ffffa066e2e00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 220.281470] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 220.281475] CR2: 00003590005cc000 CR3: 00000001fca46000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0 [ 220.281480] Call Trace: [ 220.281485] <TASK> [ 220.281490] amdgpu_cs_ioctl+0x4e2/0x2070 [amdgpu] [ 220.281806] ? amdgpu_cs_find_mapping+0xe0/0xe0 [amdgpu] [ 220.282028] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xa4/0x150 [ 220.282043] drm_ioctl+0x21f/0x420 [ 220.282053] ? amdgpu_cs_find_mapping+0xe0/0xe0 [amdgpu] [ 220.282275] ? lock_release+0x14f/0x460 [ 220.282282] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x30/0x60 [ 220.282290] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x30/0x60 [ 220.282297] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100 [ 220.282305] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x40/0x60 [ 220.282317] amdgpu_drm_ioctl+0x4a/0x80 [amdgpu] [ 220.282534] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x90/0xd0 [ 220.282545] do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x80 [ 220.282551] ? futex_wake+0x6c/0x150 [ 220.282568] ? lock_is_held_type+0xe8/0x140 [ 220.282580] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80 [ 220.282585] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100 [ 220.282592] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80 [ 220.282597] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80 [ 220.282602] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100 [ 220.282609] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [ 220.282616] RIP: 0033:0x7f8282a4f8bf [ 220.282639] Code: 00 48 89 44 24 18 31 c0 48 8d 44 24 60 c7 04 24 10 00 00 00 48 89 44 24 08 48 8d 44 24 20 48 89 44 24 10 b8 10 00 00 00 0f 05 <89> c2 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 18 48 8b 44 24 18 64 48 2b 04 25 28 00 00 [ 220.282644] RSP: 002b:00007f82683df410 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 [ 220.282651] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f82683df588 RCX: 00007f8282a4f8bf [ 220.282655] RDX: 00007f82683df4d0 RSI: 00000000c0186444 RDI: 0000000000000018 [ 220.282659] RBP: 00007f82683df4d0 R08: 00007f82683df5e0 R09: 00007f82683df4b0 [ 220.282663] R10: 00001d04000a0600 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00000000c0186444 [ 220.282667] R13: 0000000000000018 R14: 00007f82683df588 R15: 0000000000000003 [ 220.282689] </TASK> [ 220.282693] irq event stamp: 6232311 [ 220.282697] hardirqs last enabled at (6232319): [<ffffffff9718cd7e>] __up_console_sem+0x5e/0x70 [ 220.282704] hardirqs last disabled at (6232326): [<ffffffff9718cd63>] __up_console_sem+0x43/0x70 [ 220.282709] softirqs last enabled at (6232072): [<ffffffff970ff669>] __irq_exit_rcu+0xf9/0x170 [ 220.282716] softirqs last disabled at (6232061): [<ffffffff97 ---truncated---

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Use After Free

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory belongs to the code that operates on the new pointer.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.
  • When freeing pointers, be sure to set them to NULL once they are freed. However, the utilization of multiple or complex data structures may lower the usefulness of this strategy.

More Use After Free vulnerabilities (CWE-416)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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