GHSA-P7RV-2F34-8MWF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-27 18:31 – Updated: 2025-03-27 18:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: nfc: Fix use-after-free in local_cleanup()
Fix a use-after-free that occurs in kfree_skb() called from local_cleanup(). This could happen when killing nfc daemon (e.g. neard) after detaching an nfc device. When detaching an nfc device, local_cleanup() called from nfc_llcp_unregister_device() frees local->rx_pending and decreases local->ref by kref_put() in nfc_llcp_local_put(). In the terminating process, nfc daemon releases all sockets and it leads to decreasing local->ref. After the last release of local->ref, local_cleanup() called from local_release() frees local->rx_pending again, which leads to the bug.
Setting local->rx_pending to NULL in local_cleanup() could prevent use-after-free when local_cleanup() is called twice.
Found by a modified version of syzkaller.
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in kfree_skb()
Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:106) print_address_description.constprop.0.cold (mm/kasan/report.c:306) kasan_check_range (mm/kasan/generic.c:189) kfree_skb (net/core/skbuff.c:955) local_cleanup (net/nfc/llcp_core.c:159) nfc_llcp_local_put.part.0 (net/nfc/llcp_core.c:172) nfc_llcp_local_put (net/nfc/llcp_core.c:181) llcp_sock_destruct (net/nfc/llcp_sock.c:959) __sk_destruct (net/core/sock.c:2133) sk_destruct (net/core/sock.c:2181) __sk_free (net/core/sock.c:2192) sk_free (net/core/sock.c:2203) llcp_sock_release (net/nfc/llcp_sock.c:646) __sock_release (net/socket.c:650) sock_close (net/socket.c:1365) __fput (fs/file_table.c:306) task_work_run (kernel/task_work.c:179) ptrace_notify (kernel/signal.c:2354) syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare (kernel/entry/common.c:278) syscall_exit_to_user_mode (kernel/entry/common.c:296) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:86) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:106)
Allocated by task 4719: kasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:45) __kasan_slab_alloc (mm/kasan/common.c:325) slab_post_alloc_hook (mm/slab.h:766) kmem_cache_alloc_node (mm/slub.c:3497) __alloc_skb (net/core/skbuff.c:552) pn533_recv_response (drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c:65) __usb_hcd_giveback_urb (drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1671) usb_giveback_urb_bh (drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1704) tasklet_action_common.isra.0 (kernel/softirq.c:797) __do_softirq (kernel/softirq.c:571)
Freed by task 1901: kasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:45) kasan_set_track (mm/kasan/common.c:52) kasan_save_free_info (mm/kasan/genericdd.c:518) __kasan_slab_free (mm/kasan/common.c:236) kmem_cache_free (mm/slub.c:3809) kfree_skbmem (net/core/skbuff.c:874) kfree_skb (net/core/skbuff.c:931) local_cleanup (net/nfc/llcp_core.c:159) nfc_llcp_unregister_device (net/nfc/llcp_core.c:1617) nfc_unregister_device (net/nfc/core.c:1179) pn53x_unregister_nfc (drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c:2846) pn533_usb_disconnect (drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c:579) usb_unbind_interface (drivers/usb/core/driver.c:458) device_release_driver_internal (drivers/base/dd.c:1279) bus_remove_device (drivers/base/bus.c:529) device_del (drivers/base/core.c:3665) usb_disable_device (drivers/usb/core/message.c:1420) usb_disconnect (drivers/usb/core.c:2261) hub_event (drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5833) process_one_work (arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h:27 include/linux/jump_label.h:212 include/trace/events/workqueue.h:108 kernel/workqueue.c:2281) worker_thread (include/linux/list.h:282 kernel/workqueue.c:2423) kthread (kernel/kthread.c:319) ret_from_fork (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:301)
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-53023"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-416"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-27T17:15:51Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: nfc: Fix use-after-free in local_cleanup()\n\nFix a use-after-free that occurs in kfree_skb() called from\nlocal_cleanup(). This could happen when killing nfc daemon (e.g. neard)\nafter detaching an nfc device.\nWhen detaching an nfc device, local_cleanup() called from\nnfc_llcp_unregister_device() frees local-\u003erx_pending and decreases\nlocal-\u003eref by kref_put() in nfc_llcp_local_put().\nIn the terminating process, nfc daemon releases all sockets and it leads\nto decreasing local-\u003eref. After the last release of local-\u003eref,\nlocal_cleanup() called from local_release() frees local-\u003erx_pending\nagain, which leads to the bug.\n\nSetting local-\u003erx_pending to NULL in local_cleanup() could prevent\nuse-after-free when local_cleanup() is called twice.\n\nFound by a modified version of syzkaller.\n\nBUG: KASAN: use-after-free in kfree_skb()\n\nCall Trace:\ndump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:106)\nprint_address_description.constprop.0.cold (mm/kasan/report.c:306)\nkasan_check_range (mm/kasan/generic.c:189)\nkfree_skb (net/core/skbuff.c:955)\nlocal_cleanup (net/nfc/llcp_core.c:159)\nnfc_llcp_local_put.part.0 (net/nfc/llcp_core.c:172)\nnfc_llcp_local_put (net/nfc/llcp_core.c:181)\nllcp_sock_destruct (net/nfc/llcp_sock.c:959)\n__sk_destruct (net/core/sock.c:2133)\nsk_destruct (net/core/sock.c:2181)\n__sk_free (net/core/sock.c:2192)\nsk_free (net/core/sock.c:2203)\nllcp_sock_release (net/nfc/llcp_sock.c:646)\n__sock_release (net/socket.c:650)\nsock_close (net/socket.c:1365)\n__fput (fs/file_table.c:306)\ntask_work_run (kernel/task_work.c:179)\nptrace_notify (kernel/signal.c:2354)\nsyscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare (kernel/entry/common.c:278)\nsyscall_exit_to_user_mode (kernel/entry/common.c:296)\ndo_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:86)\nentry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:106)\n\nAllocated by task 4719:\nkasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:45)\n__kasan_slab_alloc (mm/kasan/common.c:325)\nslab_post_alloc_hook (mm/slab.h:766)\nkmem_cache_alloc_node (mm/slub.c:3497)\n__alloc_skb (net/core/skbuff.c:552)\npn533_recv_response (drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c:65)\n__usb_hcd_giveback_urb (drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1671)\nusb_giveback_urb_bh (drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1704)\ntasklet_action_common.isra.0 (kernel/softirq.c:797)\n__do_softirq (kernel/softirq.c:571)\n\nFreed by task 1901:\nkasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:45)\nkasan_set_track (mm/kasan/common.c:52)\nkasan_save_free_info (mm/kasan/genericdd.c:518)\n__kasan_slab_free (mm/kasan/common.c:236)\nkmem_cache_free (mm/slub.c:3809)\nkfree_skbmem (net/core/skbuff.c:874)\nkfree_skb (net/core/skbuff.c:931)\nlocal_cleanup (net/nfc/llcp_core.c:159)\nnfc_llcp_unregister_device (net/nfc/llcp_core.c:1617)\nnfc_unregister_device (net/nfc/core.c:1179)\npn53x_unregister_nfc (drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c:2846)\npn533_usb_disconnect (drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c:579)\nusb_unbind_interface (drivers/usb/core/driver.c:458)\ndevice_release_driver_internal (drivers/base/dd.c:1279)\nbus_remove_device (drivers/base/bus.c:529)\ndevice_del (drivers/base/core.c:3665)\nusb_disable_device (drivers/usb/core/message.c:1420)\nusb_disconnect (drivers/usb/core.c:2261)\nhub_event (drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5833)\nprocess_one_work (arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h:27 include/linux/jump_label.h:212 include/trace/events/workqueue.h:108 kernel/workqueue.c:2281)\nworker_thread (include/linux/list.h:282 kernel/workqueue.c:2423)\nkthread (kernel/kthread.c:319)\nret_from_fork (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:301)",
"id": "GHSA-p7rv-2f34-8mwf",
"modified": "2025-03-27T18:31:28Z",
"published": "2025-03-27T18:31:28Z",
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