CVE-2022-48796

iommu: Fix potential use-after-free during probe

Published Jul 16, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iommu: Fix potential use-after-free during probe

Kasan has reported the following use after free on dev->iommu.
when a device probe fails and it is in process of freeing dev->iommu
in dev_iommu_free function, a deferred_probe_work_func runs in parallel
and tries to access dev->iommu->fwspec in of_iommu_configure path thus
causing use after free.

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in of_iommu_configure+0xb4/0x4a4
Read of size 8 at addr ffffff87a2f1acb8 by task kworker/u16:2/153

Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0x0/0x33c
show_stack+0x18/0x24
dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x1e0
print_address_description+0x84/0x39c
__kasan_report+0x184/0x308
kasan_report+0x50/0x78
__asan_load8+0xc0/0xc4
of_iommu_configure+0xb4/0x4a4
of_dma_configure_id+0x2fc/0x4d4
platform_dma_configure+0x40/0x5c
really_probe+0x1b4/0xb74
driver_probe_device+0x11c/0x228
__device_attach_driver+0x14c/0x304
bus_for_each_drv+0x124/0x1b0
__device_attach+0x25c/0x334
device_initial_probe+0x24/0x34
bus_probe_device+0x78/0x134
deferred_probe_work_func+0x130/0x1a8
process_one_work+0x4c8/0x970
worker_thread+0x5c8/0xaec
kthread+0x1f8/0x220
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18

Allocated by task 1:
____kasan_kmalloc+0xd4/0x114
__kasan_kmalloc+0x10/0x1c
kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0xe4/0x3d4
__iommu_probe_device+0x90/0x394
probe_iommu_group+0x70/0x9c
bus_for_each_dev+0x11c/0x19c
bus_iommu_probe+0xb8/0x7d4
bus_set_iommu+0xcc/0x13c
arm_smmu_bus_init+0x44/0x130 [arm_smmu]
arm_smmu_device_probe+0xb88/0xc54 [arm_smmu]
platform_drv_probe+0xe4/0x13c
really_probe+0x2c8/0xb74
driver_probe_device+0x11c/0x228
device_driver_attach+0xf0/0x16c
__driver_attach+0x80/0x320
bus_for_each_dev+0x11c/0x19c
driver_attach+0x38/0x48
bus_add_driver+0x1dc/0x3a4
driver_register+0x18c/0x244
__platform_driver_register+0x88/0x9c
init_module+0x64/0xff4 [arm_smmu]
do_one_initcall+0x17c/0x2f0
do_init_module+0xe8/0x378
load_module+0x3f80/0x4a40
__se_sys_finit_module+0x1a0/0x1e4
__arm64_sys_finit_module+0x44/0x58
el0_svc_common+0x100/0x264
do_el0_svc+0x38/0xa4
el0_svc+0x20/0x30
el0_sync_handler+0x68/0xac
el0_sync+0x160/0x180

Freed by task 1:
kasan_set_track+0x4c/0x84
kasan_set_free_info+0x28/0x4c
____kasan_slab_free+0x120/0x15c
__kasan_slab_free+0x18/0x28
slab_free_freelist_hook+0x204/0x2fc
kfree+0xfc/0x3a4
__iommu_probe_device+0x284/0x394
probe_iommu_group+0x70/0x9c
bus_for_each_dev+0x11c/0x19c
bus_iommu_probe+0xb8/0x7d4
bus_set_iommu+0xcc/0x13c
arm_smmu_bus_init+0x44/0x130 [arm_smmu]
arm_smmu_device_probe+0xb88/0xc54 [arm_smmu]
platform_drv_probe+0xe4/0x13c
really_probe+0x2c8/0xb74
driver_probe_device+0x11c/0x228
device_driver_attach+0xf0/0x16c
__driver_attach+0x80/0x320
bus_for_each_dev+0x11c/0x19c
driver_attach+0x38/0x48
bus_add_driver+0x1dc/0x3a4
driver_register+0x18c/0x244
__platform_driver_register+0x88/0x9c
init_module+0x64/0xff4 [arm_smmu]
do_one_initcall+0x17c/0x2f0
do_init_module+0xe8/0x378
load_module+0x3f80/0x4a40
__se_sys_finit_module+0x1a0/0x1e4
__arm64_sys_finit_module+0x44/0x58
el0_svc_common+0x100/0x264
do_el0_svc+0x38/0xa4
el0_svc+0x20/0x30
el0_sync_handler+0x68/0xac
el0_sync+0x160/0x180

Fix this by setting dev->iommu to NULL first and
then freeing dev_iommu structure in dev_iommu_free
function.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::nfv
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Tus
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 8:52 AM
Reserved
Jul 16, 2024, 11:38 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 16, 2024, 12:15 PM
Modified
Aug 4, 2026, 10:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 16, 2024, 12:00 AM