nbd: fix race between nbd_alloc_config() and module removal (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.19 % · percentile 9 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: fix race between nbd_alloc_config() and module removal When nbd module is being removing, nbd_alloc_config() may be called concurrently by nbd_genl_connect(), although try_module_get() will return false, but nbd_alloc_config() doesn't handle it. The race may lead to the leak of nbd_config and its related resources (e.g, recv_workq) and oops in nbd_read_stat() due to the unload of nbd module as shown below: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000040 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 5 PID: 13840 Comm: kworker/u17:33 Not tainted 5.14.0+ #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) Workqueue: knbd16-recv recv_work [nbd] RIP: 0010:nbd_read_stat.cold+0x130/0x1a4 [nbd] Call Trace: recv_work+0x3b/0xb0 [nbd] process_one_work+0x1ed/0x390 worker_thread+0x4a/0x3d0 kthread+0x12a/0x150 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 Fixing it by checking the return value of try_module_get() in nbd_alloc_config(). As nbd_alloc_config() may return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV), assign nbd->config only when nbd_alloc_config() succeeds to ensure the value of nbd->config is binary (valid or NULL). Also adding a debug message to check the reference counter of nbd_config during module removal.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
- CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/165cf2e0019fa6cedc75b456490c41494c34abb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2573f2375b64280be977431701ed5d33b75b9ad0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a7da4ced236ce6637fe70f14ca18e718d4bf9e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/122e4adaff2439f1cc18cc7e931980fa7560df5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71c142f910da44421213ade601bcbd23ceae19fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2888fa41985f93ed0a6837cfbb06bcbfd7fa2314
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d09525720dd5201756f698bee1076de9aefd4602
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c55b2b983b0fa012942c3eb16384b2b722caa810
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-54927
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-49300
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0307 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 4.14.283cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.15 < 4.19.247cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.20 < 5.4.198cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.5 < 5.10.122cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.47cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 5.17.15cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.18 < 5.18.4
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 5ea8d10802ec4c153a6e21eebaf412e2abd29736 < 165cf2e0019fa6cedc75b456490c41494c34abb4 ; affected 5ea8d10802ec4c153a6e21eebaf412e2abd29736 < 2573f2375b64280be977431701ed5d33b75b9ad0 ; affected 5ea8d10802ec4c153a6e21eebaf412e2abd29736 < 8a7da4ced236ce6637fe70f14ca18e718d4bf9e9 ; affected 5ea8d10802ec4c153a6e21eebaf412e2abd29736 < 122e4adaff2439f1cc18cc7e931980fa7560df5c ; affected 5ea8d10802ec4c153a6e21eebaf412e2abd29736 < 71c142f910da44421213ade601bcbd23ceae19fa ; affected 5ea8d10802ec4c153a6e21eebaf412e2abd29736 < 2888fa41985f93ed0a6837cfbb06bcbfd7fa2314 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 4.12 ; unaffected 0 < 4.12 ; unaffected 4.14.283 ≤ 4.14.* ; unaffected 4.19.247 ≤ 4.19.* ; unaffected 5.4.198 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.122 ≤ 5.10.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |