Race Condition Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-6655794
- published 18 Apr 2024
- disclosed 17 Apr 2024
How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:5101.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
quota: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference
Below race may cause NULL pointer dereference
P1 P2 dquot_free_inode quota_off drop_dquot_ref remove_dquot_ref dquots = i_dquot(inode) dquots = i_dquot(inode) srcu_read_lock dquots[cnt]) != NULL (1) dquots[type] = NULL (2) spin_lock(&dquots[cnt]->dq_dqb_lock) (3) ....
If dquot_free_inode(or other routines) checks inode's quota pointers (1) before quota_off sets it to NULL(2) and use it (3) after that, NULL pointer dereference will be triggered.
So let's fix it by using a temporary pointer to avoid this issue.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26878
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ca72a3de915f87232c9a4cb9bebbd3af8ed3e25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40a673b4b07efd6f74ff3ab60f38b26aa91ee5d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49669f8e7eb053f91d239df7b1bfb4500255a9d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61380537aa6dd32d8a723d98b8f1bd1b11d8fee0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6afc9f4434fa8063aa768c2bf5bf98583aee0877
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f9e833fc0f9b47be503af012eb5903086939754
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8514899c1a4edf802f03c408db901063aa3f05a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0aa72604fbd80c8aabb46eda00535ed35570f1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2649d98aa9ca8623149b3cb8df00c944f5655c7
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html