CVE-2024-50084 net: microchip: vcap api: Fix memory leaks in vcap_api_encode_rule_test()
A memory leak in the Linux kernel's Microchip VCAP API test function can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-50084?
CVE-2024-50084 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Oct 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:
net: microchip: vcap api: Fix memory leaks in vcap_api_encode_rule_test()
Commit a3c1e45156ad ("net: microchip: vcap: Fix use-after-free error in kunit test") fixed the use-after-free error, but introduced below memory leaks by removing necessary vcap_free_rule(), add it to fix it.
unreferenced object 0xffffff80ca58b700 (size 192): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1215, jiffies 4294898264 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 12 7a 00 05 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 64 00 00 00 ..z.........d... 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 0b cc 80 ff ff ff ................ backtrace (crc 9c09c3fe): [<0000000052a0be73>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<0000000043605459>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<0000000040a01b8d>] vcap_alloc_rule+0x3cc/0x9c4 [<000000003fe86110>] vcap_api_encode_rule_test+0x1ac/0x16b0 [<00000000b3595fc4>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<0000000010f5d2bf>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000c5d82c9a>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<00000000f4287308>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 unreferenced object 0xffffff80cc0b0400 (size 64): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1215, jiffies 4294898265 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 80 04 0b cc 80 ff ff ff 18 b7 58 ca 80 ff ff ff ..........X..... 39 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 06 05 04 03 02 01 ff ff 9............... backtrace (crc daf014e9): [<0000000052a0be73>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<0000000043605459>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<000000000ff63fd4>] vcap_rule_add_key+0x2cc/0x528 [<00000000dfdb1e81>] vcap_api_encode_rule_test+0x224/0x16b0 [<00000000b3595fc4>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<0000000010f5d2bf>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000c5d82c9a>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<00000000f4287308>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 unreferenced object 0xffffff80cc0b0700 (size 64): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1215, jiffies 4294898265 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 80 07 0b cc 80 ff ff ff 28 b7 58 ca 80 ff ff ff ........(.X..... 3c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 2f 03 b3 ec ff ff ff <......../...... backtrace (crc 8d877792): [<0000000052a0be73>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<0000000043605459>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<000000006eadfab7>] vcap_rule_add_action+0x2d0/0x52c [<00000000323475d1>] vcap_api_encode_rule_test+0x4d4/0x16b0 [<00000000b3595fc4>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<0000000010f5d2bf>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000c5d82c9a>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<00000000f4287308>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 unreferenced object 0xffffff80cc0b0900 (size 64): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1215, jiffies 4294898266 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 80 09 0b cc 80 ff ff ff 80 06 0b cc 80 ff ff ff ................ 7d 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ff 00 00 00 }............... backtrace (crc 34181e56): [<0000000052a0be73>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<0000000043605459>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<000000000ff63fd4>] vcap_rule_add_key+0x2cc/0x528 [<00000000991e3564>] vcap_val_rule+0xcf0/0x13e8 [<00000000fc9868e5>] vcap_api_encode_rule_test+0x678/0x16b0 [<00000000b3595fc4>] kunit_try_run_case+0x13c/0x3ac [<0000000010f5d2bf>] kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x80/0xec [<00000000c5d82c9a>] kthread+0x2e8/0x374 [<00000000f4287308>] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 unreferenced object 0xffffff80cc0b0980 (size 64): comm "kunit_try_catch", pid 1215, jiffies 4294898266 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 18 b7 58 ca 80 ff ff ff 00 09 0b cc 80 ff ff ff ..X............. 67 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 74 88 c0 ff ff ff g.........t..... backtrace (crc 275fd9be): [<0000000052a0be73>] kmemleak_alloc+0x34/0x40 [<0000000043605459>] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x26c/0x2f4 [<000000000ff63fd4>] vcap_rule_add_key+0x2cc/0x528 [<000000001396a1a2>] test_add_de ---truncated---
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50084?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50084?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-50084 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50084 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-51945, BELL-CVE-2024-50084, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50084, GHSA-p346-px87-vf2h, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50084.