CVE-2025-21812
March 4, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
7.8
High
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ax25: rcu protect dev->ax25_ptr
syzbot found a lockdep issue [1].
We should remove ax25 RTNL dependency in ax25_setsockopt()
This should also fix a variety of possible UAF in ax25.
[1]
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00762-g9268abe611b0 #0 Not tainted
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syz.5.1818/12806 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8fcb3988 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0xa55/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:680
but task is already holding lock:
ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline]
ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0x209/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:574
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}:
lock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849
lock_sock_nested+0x48/0x100 net/core/sock.c:3642
lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline]
ax25_kill_by_device net/ax25/af_ax25.c:101 [inline]
ax25_device_event+0x24d/0x580 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:146
notifier_call_chain+0x1a5/0x3f0 kernel/notifier.c:85
__dev_notify_flags+0x207/0x400
dev_change_flags+0xf0/0x1a0 net/core/dev.c:9026
dev_ifsioc+0x7c8/0xe70 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:563
dev_ioctl+0x719/0x1340 net/core/dev_ioctl.c:820
sock_do_ioctl+0x240/0x460 net/socket.c:1234
sock_ioctl+0x626/0x8e0 net/socket.c:1339
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:906 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl+0xf5/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:892
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #0 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3161 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3280 [inline]
validate_chain+0x18ef/0x5920 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3904
__lock_acquire+0x1397/0x2100 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5226
lock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:585 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1ac/0xee0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:735
ax25_setsockopt+0xa55/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:680
do_sock_setsockopt+0x3af/0x720 net/socket.c:2324
__sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2349 [inline]
__do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2355 [inline]
__se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2352 [inline]
__x64_sys_setsockopt+0x1ee/0x280 net/socket.c:2352
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(sk_lock-AF_AX25);
lock(rtnl_mutex);
lock(sk_lock-AF_AX25);
lock(rtnl_mutex);
*** DEADLOCK ***
1 lock held by syz.5.1818/12806:
#0: ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1618 [inline]
#0: ffff8880617ac258 (sk_lock-AF_AX25){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: ax25_setsockopt+0x209/0xe90 net/ax25/af_ax25.c:574
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 12806 Comm: syz.5.1818 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc3-syzkaller-00762-g9268abe611b0 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_circular_bug+0x13a/0x1b0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2074
check_noncircular+0x36a/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2206
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3161 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/lockin
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Product(s) Impacted
Product | Versions |
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Linux Kernel |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-416
Use After Free
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
References
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: LOW
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
Published: Feb. 27, 2025, 8:16 p.m.
Last Modified: March 4, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified: March 4, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
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