vhost/scsi: null-ptr-dereference in vhost_scsi_get_req()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vhost/scsi: null-ptr-dereference in vhost_scsi_get_req()
Since commit 3f8ca2e115e5 ("vhost/scsi: Extract common handling code
from control queue handler") a null pointer dereference bug can be
triggered when guest sends an SCSI AN request.
In vhost_scsi_ctl_handle_vq(), vc.target is assigned with
&v_req.tmf.lun[1] within a switch-case block and is then passed to
vhost_scsi_get_req() which extracts vc->req and tpg. However, for
a VIRTIO_SCSI_T_AN_* request, tpg is not required, so vc.target is
set to NULL in this branch. Later, in vhost_scsi_get_req(),
vc->target is dereferenced without being checked, leading to a null
pointer dereference bug. This bug can be triggered from guest.
When this bug occurs, the vhost_worker process is killed while holding
vq->mutex and the corresponding tpg will remain occupied
indefinitely.
Below is the KASAN report:
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
CPU: 1 PID: 840 Comm: poc Not tainted 6.10.0+ #1
Hardware name: QEMU Ubuntu 24.04 PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:vhost_scsi_get_req+0x165/0x3a0
Code: 00 fc ff df 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 2b 02 00 00
48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 8b 65 30 4c 89 e2 48 c1 ea 03 <0f> b6
04 02 4c 89 e2 83 e2 07 38 d0 7f 08 84 c0 0f 85 be 01 00 00
RSP: 0018:ffff888017affb50 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffff88801b000000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff888017affcb8
RBP: ffff888017affb80 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: ffff888017affc88 R14: ffff888017affd1c R15: ffff888017993000
FS: 000055556e076500(0000) GS:ffff88806b100000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00000000200027c0 CR3: 0000000010ed0004 CR4: 0000000000370ef0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? show_regs+0x86/0xa0
? die_addr+0x4b/0xd0
? exc_general_protection+0x163/0x260
? asm_exc_general_protection+0x27/0x30
? vhost_scsi_get_req+0x165/0x3a0
vhost_scsi_ctl_handle_vq+0x2a4/0xca0
? __pfx_vhost_scsi_ctl_handle_vq+0x10/0x10
? __switch_to+0x721/0xeb0
? __schedule+0xda5/0x5710
? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x30
? _raw_spin_lock+0x82/0xf0
vhost_scsi_ctl_handle_kick+0x52/0x90
vhost_run_work_list+0x134/0x1b0
vhost_task_fn+0x121/0x350
...
</TASK>
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Let's add a check in vhost_scsi_get_req.
[whitespace fixes]
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-2024-49863 is recorded against 2 packages.
Published on 21 October 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)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
lists.debian.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 | 6.11.0 | 6.11.3 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
References
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