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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Mar 4, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 3, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipmi: Fix UAF when uninstall ipmi_si and ipmi_msghandler module

Hi,

When testing install and uninstall of ipmi_si.ko and ipmi_msghandler.ko,
the system crashed.

The log as follows:
[ 141.087026] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffffffc09b3a5a
[ 141.087241] PGD 8fe4c0d067 P4D 8fe4c0d067 PUD 8fe4c0f067 PMD 103ad89067 PTE 0
[ 141.087464] Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 141.087580] CPU: 67 PID: 668 Comm: kworker/67:1 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 4.18.0.x86_64 #47
[ 141.088009] Workqueue: events 0xffffffffc09b3a40
[ 141.088009] RIP: 0010:0xffffffffc09b3a5a
[ 141.088009] Code: Bad RIP value.
[ 141.088009] RSP: 0018:ffffb9094e2c3e88 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 141.088009] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9abfdb1f04a0 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 141.088009] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000246 RDI: 0000000000000246
[ 141.088009] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffff9abfffee3cb8 R09: 00000000000002e1
[ 141.088009] R10: ffffb9094cb73d90 R11: 00000000000f4240 R12: ffff9abfffee8700
[ 141.088009] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff9abfdb1f04a0 R15: ffff9abfdb1f04a8
[ 141.088009] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9abfffec0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 141.088009] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 141.088009] CR2: ffffffffc09b3a30 CR3: 0000008fe4c0a001 CR4: 00000000007606e0
[ 141.088009] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 141.088009] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 141.088009] PKRU: 55555554
[ 141.088009] Call Trace:
[ 141.088009] ? process_one_work+0x195/0x390
[ 141.088009] ? worker_thread+0x30/0x390
[ 141.088009] ? process_one_work+0x390/0x390
[ 141.088009] ? kthread+0x10d/0x130
[ 141.088009] ? kthread_flush_work_fn+0x10/0x10
[ 141.088009] ? ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at ffffffffc0b28a5a
[ 200.223240] PGD 97fe00d067 P4D 97fe00d067 PUD 97fe00f067 PMD a580cbf067 PTE 0
[ 200.223464] Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 200.223579] CPU: 63 PID: 664 Comm: kworker/63:1 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 4.18.0.x86_64 #46
[ 200.224008] Workqueue: events 0xffffffffc0b28a40
[ 200.224008] RIP: 0010:0xffffffffc0b28a5a
[ 200.224008] Code: Bad RIP value.
[ 200.224008] RSP: 0018:ffffbf3c8e2a3e88 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 200.224008] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffa0799ad6bca0 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 200.224008] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000246 RDI: 0000000000000246
[ 200.224008] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffff9fe43fde3cb8 R09: 00000000000000d5
[ 200.224008] R10: ffffbf3c8cb53d90 R11: 00000000000f4240 R12: ffff9fe43fde8700
[ 200.224008] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffa0799ad6bca0 R15: ffffa0799ad6bca8
[ 200.224008] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9fe43fdc0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 200.224008] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 200.224008] CR2: ffffffffc0b28a30 CR3: 00000097fe00a002 CR4: 00000000007606e0
[ 200.224008] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 200.224008] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 200.224008] PKRU: 55555554
[ 200.224008] Call Trace:
[ 200.224008] ? process_one_work+0x195/0x390
[ 200.224008] ? worker_thread+0x30/0x390
[ 200.224008] ? process_one_work+0x390/0x390
[ 200.224008] ? kthread+0x10d/0x130
[ 200.224008] ? kthread_flush_work_fn+0x10/0x10
[ 200.224008] ? ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40
[ 200.224008] kernel fault(0x1) notification starting on CPU 63
[ 200.224008] kernel fault(0x1) notification finished on CPU 63
[ 200.224008] CR2: ffffffffc0b28a5a
[ 200.224008] ---[ end trace c82a412d93f57412 ]---

The reason is as follows:
T1: rmmod ipmi_si.
->ipmi_unregister_smi()
-> ipmi_bmc_unregister()
-> __ipmi_bmc_unregister()
-> kref_put(&bmc->usecount, cleanup_bmc_device);
-> schedule_work(&bmc->remove_work);

T2: rmmod ipmi_msghandl
---truncated---

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 4, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Mar 4, 2024
Last updated Feb 3, 2025

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(5th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-47100

GHSA ID

GHSA-f84q-355v-4ww3

Source code

No known source code

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