CVE-2024-49854
block, bfq: fix uaf for accessing waker_bfqq after splitting
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Oct 21, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 21, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block, bfq: fix uaf for accessing waker_bfqq after splitting
After commit 42c306ed7233 ("block, bfq: don't break merge chain in bfq_split_bfqq()"), if the current procress is the last holder of bfqq, the bfqq can be freed after bfq_split_bfqq(). Hence recored the bfqq and then access bfqq->waker_bfqq may trigger UAF. What's more, the waker_bfqq may in the merge chain of bfqq, hence just recored waker_bfqq is still not safe.
Fix the problem by adding a helper bfq_waker_bfqq() to check if bfqq->waker_bfqq is in the merge chain, and current procress is the only holder.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63a07379fdb6c72450cb05294461c6016b8b7726
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de0456460f2abf921e356ed2bd8da87a376680bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0780451f03bf518bc032a7c584de8f92e2d39d7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b8bda0ff17156cd3f60944527c9d8c9f99f1583
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cae58d19121a70329cf971359e2518c93fec04fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ba0403ac6447f2d63914fb760c44a3b19c44eaf
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
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