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CVE-2024-56772— kunit: string-stream: Fix a UAF bug in kunit_init_suite()

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在资源管理错误漏洞，该漏洞源于kunit测试框架的kunit_init_suite函数中，如果alloc_string_stream失败，未将suite->log的stream指针设置为NULL，导致后续的string_stream_clear操作出现释放后重用问题，影响内核测试的稳定性和可靠性。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.20% · P9

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1055 · Process Injection

Affected Version Matrix 6

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux a3fdf784780ccb0008d630e8722d1389c49c7499< 3213b92754b94dec6836e8b4d6ec7d224a805b61 affected
a3fdf784780ccb0008d630e8722d1389c49c7499< 39e21403c978862846fa68b7f6d06f9cca235194 affected
6.7 affected
< 6.7 unaffected
6.12.4≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.13≤ * unaffected
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Vulnerability Title
kunit: string-stream: Fix a UAF bug in kunit_init_suite()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kunit: string-stream: Fix a UAF bug in kunit_init_suite() In kunit_debugfs_create_suite(), if alloc_string_stream() fails in the kunit_suite_for_each_test_case() loop, the "suite->log = stream" has assigned before, and the error path only free the suite->log's stream memory but not set it to NULL, so the later string_stream_clear() of suite->log in kunit_init_suite() will cause below UAF bug. Set stream pointer to NULL after free to fix it. Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 006440150000030d Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000004 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000 CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0 GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0 [006440150000030d] address between user and kernel address ranges Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Dumping ftrace buffer: (ftrace buffer empty) Modules linked in: iio_test_gts industrialio_gts_helper cfg80211 rfkill ipv6 [last unloaded: iio_test_gts] CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 6253 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G B W N 6.12.0-rc4+ #458 Tainted: [B]=BAD_PAGE, [W]=WARN, [N]=TEST Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT) pstate: 40000005 (nZcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : string_stream_clear+0x54/0x1ac lr : string_stream_clear+0x1a8/0x1ac sp : ffffffc080b47410 x29: ffffffc080b47410 x28: 006440550000030d x27: ffffff80c96b5e98 x26: ffffff80c96b5e80 x25: ffffffe461b3f6c0 x24: 0000000000000003 x23: ffffff80c96b5e88 x22: 1ffffff019cdf4fc x21: dfffffc000000000 x20: ffffff80ce6fa7e0 x19: 032202a80000186d x18: 0000000000001840 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: ffffffe45c355cb4 x14: ffffffe45c35589c x13: ffffffe45c03da78 x12: ffffffb810168e75 x11: 1ffffff810168e74 x10: ffffffb810168e74 x9 : dfffffc000000000 x8 : 0000000000000004 x7 : 0000000000000003 x6 : 0000000000000001 x5 : ffffffc080b473a0 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 0000000000000001 x1 : ffffffe462fbf620 x0 : dfffffc000000000 Call trace: string_stream_clear+0x54/0x1ac __kunit_test_suites_init+0x108/0x1d8 kunit_exec_run_tests+0xb8/0x100 kunit_module_notify+0x400/0x55c notifier_call_chain+0xfc/0x3b4 blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x68/0x9c do_init_module+0x24c/0x5c8 load_module+0x4acc/0x4e90 init_module_from_file+0xd4/0x128 idempotent_init_module+0x2d4/0x57c __arm64_sys_finit_module+0xac/0x100 invoke_syscall+0x6c/0x258 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x160/0x22c do_el0_svc+0x44/0x5c el0_svc+0x48/0xb8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x13c/0x158 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 Code: f9400753 d2dff800 f2fbffe0 d343fe7c (38e06b80) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 资源管理错误漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在资源管理错误漏洞，该漏洞源于kunit测试框架的kunit_init_suite函数中，如果alloc_string_stream失败，未将suite->log的stream指针设置为NULL，导致后续的string_stream_clear操作出现释放后重用问题，影响内核测试的稳定性和可靠性。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux a3fdf784780ccb0008d630e8722d1389c49c7499 ~ 3213b92754b94dec6836e8b4d6ec7d224a805b61 -
Linux Linux 6.7 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2024-56772 (2)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-01-08 · 16 CVEs total

CVE-2024-56779 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: fix nfs4_openowner leak when concurrent nfsd4_open occur
CVE-2024-56775 7.8 HIGH drm/amd/display: Fix handling of plane refcount
CVE-2024-56784 7.8 HIGH drm/amd/display: Adding array index check to prevent memory corruption
CVE-2024-56770 net/sched: netem: account for backlog updates from child qdisc
CVE-2024-56771 mtd: spinand: winbond: Fix 512GW, 01GW, 01JW and 02JW ECC information
CVE-2024-56773 kunit: Fix potential null dereference in kunit_device_driver_test()
CVE-2024-56774 btrfs: add a sanity check for btrfs root in btrfs_search_slot()
CVE-2024-56776 drm/sti: avoid potential dereference of error pointers
CVE-2024-56777 drm/sti: avoid potential dereference of error pointers in sti_gdp_atomic_check
CVE-2024-56778 drm/sti: avoid potential dereference of error pointers in sti_hqvdp_atomic_check
CVE-2024-56780 quota: flush quota_release_work upon quota writeback
CVE-2024-56782 ACPI: x86: Add adev NULL check to acpi_quirk_skip_serdev_enumeration()
CVE-2024-56783 netfilter: nft_socket: remove WARN_ON_ONCE on maximum cgroup level
CVE-2024-56785 MIPS: Loongson64: DTS: Really fix PCIe port nodes for ls7a
CVE-2024-56787 soc: imx8m: Probe the SoC driver as platform driver

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