CVE-2023-54019
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sched/psi: use kernfs polling functions for PSI trigger polling Destroying psi trigger in cgroup_file_release causes UAF issues when a cgroup is removed from under a polling process. This is happening because cgroup removal causes a call to cgroup_file_release while the actual file is still alive. Destroying the trigger at this point would also destroy its waitqueue head and if there is still a polling process on that file accessing the waitqueue, it will step on the freed pointer: do_select vfs_poll do_rmdir cgroup_rmdir kernfs_drain_open_files cgroup_file_release cgroup_pressure_release psi_trigger_destroy wake_up_pollfree(&t->event_wait) // vfs_poll is unblocked synchronize_rcu kfree(t) poll_freewait -> UAF access to the trigger's waitqueue head Patch [1] fixed this issue for epoll() case using wake_up_pollfree(), however the same issue exists for synchronous poll() case. The root cause of this issue is that the lifecycles of the psi trigger's waitqueue and of the file associated with the trigger are different. Fix this by using kernfs_generic_poll function when polling on cgroup-specific psi triggers. It internally uses kernfs_open_node->poll waitqueue head with its lifecycle tied to the file's lifecycle. This also renders the fix in [1] obsolete, so revert it. [1] commit c2dbe32d5db5 ("sched/psi: Fix use-after-free in ep_remove_wait_queue()")
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.2
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.1.42,
6.4.7,
6.5
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-54019 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92cc0153324b6ae8577a39f5bf2cd83c9a34ea6a
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aff037078ecaecf34a7c2afab1341815f90fba5e
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d124ab17024cc85a1079b7810a018a497ebc13da
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2023-54019?
CVE-2023-54019 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and has been patched in 6.1.42, 6.4.7 and 6.5. CVE-2023-54019 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-54019?
Yes — CVE-2023-54019 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.42, 6.4.7 and 6.5. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2023-54019 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2023-54019 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.