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Consequently,\nif the code in pressure_write(), specifically the section handling the\nctx variable executes after cgroup_file_release() has completed, a uaf\nvulnerability involving of->priv is triggered.\n\nTherefore, the issue can be resolved by extending the scope of the\ncgroup_mutex lock within pressure_write() to encompass all code paths\ninvolving of->priv, thereby properly synchronizing the race condition\noccurring between cgroup_file_release() and pressure_write().\n\nAnd, if an live kn lock can be successfully acquired while executing\nthe pressure write operation, it indicates that the cgroup deletion\nprocess has not yet reached its final stage; consequently, the priv\npointer within open_file cannot be NULL. Therefore, the operation to\nretrieve the ctx value must be moved to a point *after* the live kn\nlock has been successfully acquired.\n\nIn another situation, specifically after entering cgroup_kn_lock_live()\nbut before acquiring cgroup_mutex, there exists a different class of\nrace condition:\n\nCPU0: write memory.pressure CPU1: write cgroup.pressure=0\n===========================\t\t =============================\n\nkernfs_fop_write_iter()\n kernfs_get_active_of(of)\n pressure_write()\n cgroup_kn_lock_live(memory.pressure)\n cgroup_tryget(cgrp)\n kernfs_break_active_protection(kn)\n ... blocks on cgroup_mutex\n\n \t cgroup_pressure_write()\n \t cgroup_kn_lock_live(cgroup.pressure)\n \t cgroup_file_show(memory.pressure, false)\n \t kernfs_show(false)\n \t kernfs_drain_open_files()\n \t cgroup_file_release(of)\n \t kfree(ctx)\n \t of->priv = NULL\n \t cgroup_kn_unlock()\n\n ... acquires cgroup_mutex\n ctx = of->priv; // may now be NULL\n if (ctx->psi.trigger) // NULL dereference\n\nConsequently, there is a possibility that of->priv is NULL, the pressure\nwrite needs to check for this.\n\nNow that the scope of the cgroup_mutex has been expanded, the original\nexplicit cgroup_get/put operations are no longer necessary, this is\nbecause acquiring/releasing the live kn lock inherently executes a\ncgroup get/put operation.\n\n[1]\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in pressure_write+0xa4/0x210 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:4011\nCall Trace:\n pressure_write+0xa4/0x210 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:4011\n cgroup_file_write+0x36f/0x790 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:43\n---truncated---", "affected": [ { "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "versions": [ { "version": "0e94682b73bfa6c44c98af7a26771c9c08c055d5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "d8ddbc3330fa6851c56b046e630a8fc64830a0ce" }, { "version": "0e94682b73bfa6c44c98af7a26771c9c08c055d5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "af0638534bfae7980582c6482531a0872f8ee341" }, { "version": "0e94682b73bfa6c44c98af7a26771c9c08c055d5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "03dc070fa0fc3cb4068693f468ccd5f8a7e58282" }, { "version": "0e94682b73bfa6c44c98af7a26771c9c08c055d5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "d4352c0709bfd38c752fccbde7fd72a82ac78f23" }, { "version": "0e94682b73bfa6c44c98af7a26771c9c08c055d5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "a5b98009f16d8a5fb4a8ff9a193f5735515c38fa" } ] }, { "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "versions": [ { "version": "5.2", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThan": "5.2" }, { "version": "6.6.160", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*" }, { "version": "6.12.114", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*" }, { "version": "6.18.33", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*" }, { "version": "7.0.10", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.*" }, { "version": "7.1", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix", "lessThanOrEqual": "*" } ] } ] } } }