CVE-2024-46798 ASoC: dapm: Fix UAF for snd_soc_pcm_runtime object
A use-after-free bug in the Linux kernel's ASoC DAPM subsystem can cause a system crash during suspension when KASAN is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
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- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-46798?
CVE-2024-46798 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: dapm: Fix UAF for snd_soc_pcm_runtime object
When using kernel with the following extra config,
- CONFIG_KASAN=y - CONFIG_KASAN_GENERIC=y - CONFIG_KASAN_INLINE=y - CONFIG_KASAN_VMALLOC=y - CONFIG_FRAME_WARN=4096
kernel detects that snd_pcm_suspend_all() access a freed 'snd_soc_pcm_runtime' object when the system is suspended, which leads to a use-after-free bug:
[ 52.047746] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in snd_pcm_suspend_all+0x1a8/0x270 [ 52.047765] Read of size 1 at addr ffff0000b9434d50 by task systemd-sleep/2330
[ 52.047785] Call trace: [ 52.047787] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x3c0 [ 52.047794] show_stack+0x34/0x50 [ 52.047797] dump_stack_lvl+0x68/0x8c [ 52.047802] print_address_description.constprop.0+0x74/0x2c0 [ 52.047809] kasan_report+0x210/0x230 [ 52.047815] __asan_report_load1_noabort+0x3c/0x50 [ 52.047820] snd_pcm_suspend_all+0x1a8/0x270 [ 52.047824] snd_soc_suspend+0x19c/0x4e0
The snd_pcm_sync_stop() has a NULL check on 'substream->runtime' before making any access. So we need to always set 'substream->runtime' to NULL everytime we kfree() it.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46798?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46798?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2024-46798 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46798 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-49428, BELL-CVE-2024-46798, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46798, GHSA-v977-rccx-6678, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46798.