fkie_cve-2021-47482
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2024-05-22 09:15
Modified
2025-04-02 15:09
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: batman-adv: fix error handling
Syzbot reported ODEBUG warning in batadv_nc_mesh_free(). The problem was
in wrong error handling in batadv_mesh_init().
Before this patch batadv_mesh_init() was calling batadv_mesh_free() in case
of any batadv_*_init() calls failure. This approach may work well, when
there is some kind of indicator, which can tell which parts of batadv are
initialized; but there isn't any.
All written above lead to cleaning up uninitialized fields. Even if we hide
ODEBUG warning by initializing bat_priv->nc.work, syzbot was able to hit
GPF in batadv_nc_purge_paths(), because hash pointer in still NULL. [1]
To fix these bugs we can unwind batadv_*_init() calls one by one.
It is good approach for 2 reasons: 1) It fixes bugs on error handling
path 2) It improves the performance, since we won't call unneeded
batadv_*_free() functions.
So, this patch makes all batadv_*_init() clean up all allocated memory
before returning with an error to no call correspoing batadv_*_free()
and open-codes batadv_mesh_free() with proper order to avoid touching
uninitialized fields.
References
Impacted products
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linux | linux_kernel | * | |
linux | linux_kernel | 5.15 | |
linux | linux_kernel | 5.15 | |
linux | linux_kernel | 5.15 | |
linux | linux_kernel | 5.15 | |
linux | linux_kernel | 5.15 | |
linux | linux_kernel | 5.15 | |
linux | linux_kernel | 5.15 |
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The problem was\nin wrong error handling in batadv_mesh_init().\n\nBefore this patch batadv_mesh_init() was calling batadv_mesh_free() in case\nof any batadv_*_init() calls failure. This approach may work well, when\nthere is some kind of indicator, which can tell which parts of batadv are\ninitialized; but there isn't any.\n\nAll written above lead to cleaning up uninitialized fields. Even if we hide\nODEBUG warning by initializing bat_priv->nc.work, syzbot was able to hit\nGPF in batadv_nc_purge_paths(), because hash pointer in still NULL. [1]\n\nTo fix these bugs we can unwind batadv_*_init() calls one by one.\nIt is good approach for 2 reasons: 1) It fixes bugs on error handling\npath 2) It improves the performance, since we won't call unneeded\nbatadv_*_free() functions.\n\nSo, this patch makes all batadv_*_init() clean up all allocated memory\nbefore returning with an error to no call correspoing batadv_*_free()\nand open-codes batadv_mesh_free() with proper order to avoid touching\nuninitialized fields.", }, { lang: "es", value: "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: batman-adv: corrección de manejo de errores Syzbot informó advertencia ODEBUG en batadv_nc_mesh_free(). El problema estaba en el manejo incorrecto de errores en batadv_mesh_init(). Antes de este parche, batadv_mesh_init() llamaba a batadv_mesh_free() en caso de que fallara alguna llamada a batadv_*_init(). Este enfoque puede funcionar bien cuando hay algún tipo de indicador que puede indicar qué partes de batadv están inicializadas; pero no hay ninguno. Todo lo escrito anteriormente conduce a la sanitización de campos no inicializados. Incluso si ocultamos la advertencia ODEBUG inicializando bat_priv->nc.work, syzbot pudo presionar GPF en batadv_nc_purge_paths(), porque el puntero hash todavía es NULL. [1] Para corregir estos errores podemos desenredar las llamadas batadv_*_init() una por una. Es un buen enfoque por 2 razones: 1) Corrige errores en la ruta de manejo de errores 2) Mejora el rendimiento, ya que no llamaremos a funciones batadv_*_free() innecesarias. Entonces, este parche hace que batadv_*_init() limpie toda la memoria asignada antes de regresar con un error de no llamada correspondiente a batadv_*_free() y códigos abiertos batadv_mesh_free() con el orden adecuado para evitar tocar campos no inicializados.", }, ], id: "CVE-2021-47482", lastModified: "2025-04-02T15:09:19.797", metrics: { cvssMetricV31: [ { cvssData: { attackComplexity: "HIGH", attackVector: "NETWORK", availabilityImpact: "HIGH", baseScore: 5.3, baseSeverity: "MEDIUM", confidentialityImpact: "NONE", integrityImpact: "NONE", privilegesRequired: "LOW", scope: "UNCHANGED", userInteraction: "NONE", vectorString: "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", version: "3.1", }, exploitabilityScore: 1.6, impactScore: 3.6, source: "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", type: "Secondary", }, ], }, published: "2024-05-22T09:15:10.150", references: [ { source: "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07533f1a673ce1126d0a72ef1e4b5eaaa3dd6d20", }, { source: "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c6b199f09be489c48622537a550787fc80aea73", }, { source: "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6422e8471890273994fe8cc6d452b0dcd2c9483e", }, { source: "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f68cd634856f8ca93bafd623ba5357e0f648c68", }, { source: "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f7359259dd5923adc6129284fdad12fc5db347", }, { source: "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0a2cd38553c77928ef1646ed1518486b1e70ae8", }, { source: "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50f957652190b5a88a8ebce7e5ab14ebd0d3f00", }, { source: "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbf150b16a3635634b7dfb7f229d8fcd643c6c51", }, { source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07533f1a673ce1126d0a72ef1e4b5eaaa3dd6d20", }, { source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c6b199f09be489c48622537a550787fc80aea73", }, { source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6422e8471890273994fe8cc6d452b0dcd2c9483e", }, { source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f68cd634856f8ca93bafd623ba5357e0f648c68", }, { source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f7359259dd5923adc6129284fdad12fc5db347", }, { source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0a2cd38553c77928ef1646ed1518486b1e70ae8", }, { source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50f957652190b5a88a8ebce7e5ab14ebd0d3f00", }, { source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", tags: [ "Patch", ], url: "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbf150b16a3635634b7dfb7f229d8fcd643c6c51", }, ], sourceIdentifier: "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", vulnStatus: "Analyzed", weaknesses: [ { description: [ { lang: "en", value: "CWE-544", }, ], source: "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", type: "Secondary", }, ], }
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