ACK: [SRU][M/F][PATCH 0/1] CVE-2023-6270

[Cengiz Can]

On 29-04-24 17:42:17, Bethany Jamison wrote:
> [Impact]
> 
> aoe: fix the potential use-after-free problem in aoecmd_cfg_pkts
> 
> A flaw was found in the ATA over Ethernet (AoE) driver in the Linux kernel.
> The aoecmd_cfg_pkts() function improperly updates the refcnt on `struct
> net_device`, and a use-after-free can be triggered by racing between the
> free on the struct and the access through the `skbtxq` global queue. This
> could lead to a denial of service condition or potential code execution.
> 
> In aoecmd_cfg_pkts(), it always calls dev_put(ifp) when skb initial
> code is finished. But the net_device ifp will still be used in
> later tx()->dev_queue_xmit() in kthread. Which means that the
> dev_put(ifp) should NOT be called in the success path of skb
> initial code in aoecmd_cfg_pkts(). Otherwise tx() may run into
> use-after-free because the net_device is freed.
> 
> This patch removed the dev_put(ifp) in the success path in
> aoecmd_cfg_pkts(), and added dev_put() after skb xmit in tx().
> 
> [Fix]
> 
> Mantic:	Clean cherry-pick from linux-6.6.y.
> Jammy:	pending
> Focal:	Mantic patch applied cleanly.
> Bionic:	fix sent to esm ML
> Xenial:	fix sent to esm ML
> Trusty: not going to be fixed by us
> 
> [Test Case]
> 
> Compile and boot tested.
> 
> [Where problems could occur]
> 
> This fix affects those who use the ATA over Ethernet driver, an issue
> with this fix would be visable to the user via data corruption or a
> system crash.
> 
> Chun-Yi Lee (1):
>   aoe: fix the potential use-after-free problem in aoecmd_cfg_pkts

Acked-by: Cengiz Can <cengiz.can at canonical.com>


> 
>  drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c | 12 ++++++------
>  drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 
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