Bug 2313086 (CVE-2024-46738)

Summary:	CVE-2024-46738 kernel: VMCI: Fix use-after-free when removing resource in vmci_resource_remove()
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	dfreiber, drow, jburrell, vkumar
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OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel. When removing a resource from vmci_resource_table in vmci_resource_remove(), the search is performed using the resource handle by comparing context and resource fields. However, it is possible to create two resources with different types but the same handle, for example, the same context and resource fields. When trying to remove one of the resources, vmci_resource_remove() may not remove the intended one, but the object will still be freed as in the case of the datagram type in vmci_datagram_destroy_handle().vmci_resource_table will still hold a pointer to this freed resource, leading to a use-after-free issue.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2024-09-18 08:21:07 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

VMCI: Fix use-after-free when removing resource in vmci_resource_remove()

When removing a resource from vmci_resource_table in
vmci_resource_remove(), the search is performed using the resource
handle by comparing context and resource fields.

It is possible though to create two resources with different types
but same handle (same context and resource fields).

When trying to remove one of the resources, vmci_resource_remove()
may not remove the intended one, but the object will still be freed
as in the case of the datagram type in vmci_datagram_destroy_handle().
vmci_resource_table will still hold a pointer to this freed resource
leading to a use-after-free vulnerability.

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in vmci_handle_is_equal include/linux/vmw_vmci_defs.h:142 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in vmci_resource_remove+0x3a1/0x410 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_resource.c:147
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88801c16d800 by task syz-executor197/1592
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x82/0xa9 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 print_address_description.constprop.0+0x21/0x366 mm/kasan/report.c:239
 __kasan_report.cold+0x7f/0x132 mm/kasan/report.c:425
 kasan_report+0x38/0x51 mm/kasan/report.c:442
 vmci_handle_is_equal include/linux/vmw_vmci_defs.h:142 [inline]
 vmci_resource_remove+0x3a1/0x410 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_resource.c:147
 vmci_qp_broker_detach+0x89a/0x11b9 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:2182
 ctx_free_ctx+0x473/0xbe1 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c:444
 kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]
 vmci_ctx_put drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c:497 [inline]
 vmci_ctx_destroy+0x170/0x1d6 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c:195
 vmci_host_close+0x125/0x1ac drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:143
 __fput+0x261/0xa34 fs/file_table.c:282
 task_work_run+0xf0/0x194 kernel/task_work.c:164
 tracehook_notify_resume include/linux/tracehook.h:189 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x184/0x189 kernel/entry/common.c:187
 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x11b/0x123 kernel/entry/common.c:220
 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:302 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x18/0x42 kernel/entry/common.c:313
 do_syscall_64+0x41/0x85 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x0

This change ensures the type is also checked when removing
the resource from vmci_resource_table in vmci_resource_remove().

Comment 1 Michal Findra 2024-09-18 09:16:45 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024091833-CVE-2024-46738-d871@gregkh/T

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-23 11:56:53 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:44385 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44385