vfio/mdev: Fix a null-ptr-deref bug for mdev_unregister_parent()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vfio/mdev: Fix a null-ptr-deref bug for mdev_unregister_parent()
Inject fault while probing mdpy.ko, if kstrdup() of create_dir() fails in
kobject_add_internal() in kobject_init_and_add() in mdev_type_add()
in parent_create_sysfs_files(), it will return 0 and probe successfully.
And when rmmod mdpy.ko, the mdpy_dev_exit() will call
mdev_unregister_parent(), the mdev_type_remove() may traverse uninitialized
parent->types[i] in parent_remove_sysfs_files(), and it will cause
below null-ptr-deref.
If mdev_type_add() fails, return the error code and kset_unregister()
to fix the issue.
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000002: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000010-0x0000000000000017]
CPU: 2 PID: 10215 Comm: rmmod Tainted: G W N 6.6.0-rc2+ #20
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:__kobject_del+0x62/0x1c0
Code: 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 51 01 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 8b 6b 28 48 8d 7d 10 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <80> 3c 02 00 0f 85 24 01 00 00 48 8b 75 10 48 89 df 48 8d 6b 3c e8
RSP: 0018:ffff88810695fd30 EFLAGS: 00010202
RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffffffffa0270268 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: 0000000000000010
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffed10233a4ef1
R10: ffff888119d2778b R11: 0000000063666572 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: fffffbfff404e2d4 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: ffffffffa0271660
FS: 00007fbc81981540(0000) GS:ffff888119d00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007fc14a142dc0 CR3: 0000000110a62003 CR4: 0000000000770ee0
DR0: ffffffff8fb0bce8 DR1: ffffffff8fb0bce9 DR2: ffffffff8fb0bcea
DR3: ffffffff8fb0bceb DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000600
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? die_addr+0x3d/0xa0
? exc_general_protection+0x144/0x220
? asm_exc_general_protection+0x22/0x30
? __kobject_del+0x62/0x1c0
kobject_del+0x32/0x50
parent_remove_sysfs_files+0xd6/0x170 [mdev]
mdev_unregister_parent+0xfb/0x190 [mdev]
? mdev_register_parent+0x270/0x270 [mdev]
? find_module_all+0x9d/0xe0
mdpy_dev_exit+0x17/0x63 [mdpy]
__do_sys_delete_module.constprop.0+0x2fa/0x4b0
? module_flags+0x300/0x300
? __fput+0x4e7/0xa00
do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
RIP: 0033:0x7fbc813221b7
Code: 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d d1 8c 2c 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 b8 b0 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d a1 8c 2c 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ffe780e0648 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000b0
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffe780e06a8 RCX: 00007fbc813221b7
RDX: 000000000000000a RSI: 0000000000000800 RDI: 000055e214df9b58
RBP: 000055e214df9af0 R08: 00007ffe780df5c1 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 00007fbc8139ecc0 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 00007ffe780e0870
R13: 00007ffe780e0ed0 R14: 000055e214df9260 R15: 000055e214df9af0
</TASK>
Modules linked in: mdpy(-) mdev vfio_iommu_type1 vfio [last unloaded: mdpy]
Dumping ftrace buffer:
(ftrace buffer empty)
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
RIP: 0010:__kobject_del+0x62/0x1c0
Code: 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 51 01 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 8b 6b 28 48 8d 7d 10 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <80> 3c 02 00 0f 85 24 01 00 00 48 8b 75 10 48 89 df 48 8d 6b 3c e8
RSP: 0018:ffff88810695fd30 EFLAGS: 00010202
RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffffffffa0270268 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: 0000000000000010
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffed10233a4ef1
R10: ffff888119d2778b R11: 0000000063666572 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: fffffbfff404e2d4 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: ffffffffa0271660
FS: 00007fbc81981540(0000) GS:ffff888119d00000(000
---truncated---
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2023-52570 is recorded against 2 packages.
Published on 2 March 2024 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.2.0 | 6.5.6 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
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