Bug 2191658 (CVE-2023-32254, ZDI-23-702, ZDI-CAN-20592)

Summary:	CVE-2023-32254 kernel: ksmbd: tree connection race condition remote code execution vulnerability
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Mauro Matteo Cascella <mcascell>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	high	Docs Contact:
Priority:	high
Version:	unspecified	CC:	acaringi, allarkin, bhu, chwhite, crwood, dbohanno, ddepaula, debarbos, dfreiber, dvlasenk, ezulian, hkrzesin, jarod, jburrell, jdenham, jfaracco, jferlan, jforbes, jlelli, joe.lawrence, jshortt, jstancek, jwyatt, kcarcia, kernel-mgr, ldoskova, lgoncalv, lleshchi, lzampier, nmurray, ptalbert, qzhao, rogbas, rrobaina, rvrbovsk, rysulliv, scweaver, security-response-team, tyberry, vkumar, walters, wcosta, williams, wmealing, ycote
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	kernel 6.4-rc1	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ksmbd, a high-performance in-kernel SMB server. The specific flaw exists within the processing of SMB2_TREE_DISCONNECT commands. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the kernel.	Story Points:	---
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Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-04-28 17:17:12 UTC

An improper locking issue leading to a race condition vulnerability was found in ksmbd, a high-performance in-kernel SMB server. Quoting ZDI security advisory [1]:

"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Linux Kernel. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability, but only systems with ksmbd enabled are vulnerable.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of SMB2_TREE_DISCONNECT commands. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the kernel."

[1] https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-20592/

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-05-22 08:10:54 UTC

Upstream fix:
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30210947a343b6b3ca13adc9bfc88e1543e16dd5

Comment 2 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-05-22 08:19:01 UTC

No Red Hat products are affected by this flaw, as the ksmbd code is not included in any shipping kernel release.