CVE-2023-52562

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(next=ffff89f595a1b268)\n [ 1041.219165] ------------[ cut here ]------------\n [ 1041.221517] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:62!\n [ 1041.223452] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI\n [ 1041.225408] CPU: 2 PID: 1852 Comm: rmmod Kdump: loaded Tainted: G B W OE 6.5.0 #15\n [ 1041.228244] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS edk2-20230524-3.fc37 05/24/2023\n [ 1041.231212] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid+0xae/0xb0\n\nAnother quick way to trigger this issue, in a kernel with CONFIG_SLUB=y,\nis to set slub_debug to poison the released objects and then just run\ncat /proc/slabinfo after removing the module that leaks slab objects,\nin which case the kernel will panic:\n\n [ 50.954843] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xa56b6b6b6b6b6b8b: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI\n [ 50.961545] CPU: 2 PID: 1495 Comm: cat Kdump: loaded Tainted: G B W OE 6.5.0 #15\n [ 50.966808] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS edk2-20230524-3.fc37 05/24/2023\n [ 50.972663] RIP: 0010:get_slabinfo+0x42/0xf0\n\nThis patch fixes this issue by properly checking shutdown_cache()'s\nreturn value before taking the kmem_cache_release() branch."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: mm/slab_common: corrige la corrupci\u00f3n de la lista slab_caches despu\u00e9s de kmem_cache_destroy() Despu\u00e9s de el commit en Correcciones:, si un m\u00f3dulo que cre\u00f3 un cach\u00e9 de losa no libera todos sus objetos asignados antes de destruir el cache (en el momento rmmod), podr\u00edamos terminar liberando el objeto kmem_cache sin eliminarlo de la lista slab_caches, corrompiendo as\u00ed la lista ya que kmem_cache_destroy() ignora el valor de retorno de Shutdown_cache(), que a su vez nunca elimina el objeto kmem_cache de slabs_list en caso __kmem_cache_shutdown() no puede liberar todas las losas del cach\u00e9. Esto es f\u00e1cilmente observable en un kernel construido con CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST=y ya que despu\u00e9s de ese lanzamiento, el sistema activar\u00e1 inmediatamente las aserciones list_add o list_del, similares a la que se muestra a continuaci\u00f3n tan pronto como se cree o destruya otro kmem_cache: [ 1041.213632] list_del corrupci\u00f3n. siguiente->anterior deber\u00eda ser ffff89f596fb5768, pero era 52f1e5016aeee75d. (siguiente=ffff89f595a1b268) [1041.219165] ------------[ cortar aqu\u00ed ]------------ [ 1041.221517] \u00a1ERROR del kernel en lib/list_debug.c:62! [ 1041.223452] c\u00f3digo de operaci\u00f3n no v\u00e1lido: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI [ 1041.225408] CPU: 2 PID: 1852 Comm: rmmod Kdump: cargado Contaminado: GBW OE 6.5.0 #15 [ 1041.228244] Nombre de hardware: PC est\u00e1ndar QEMU (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS edk2-20230524-3.fc37 24/05/2023 [ 1041.231212] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid+0xae/0xb0 Otra forma r\u00e1pida de desencadenar este problema, en un kernel con CONFIG_SLUB=y, es configurar slub_debug para envenenar los objetos liberados y luego simplemente ejecutar cat /proc/slabinfo despu\u00e9s de eliminar el m\u00f3dulo que filtra los objetos slab, en cuyo caso el kernel entrar\u00e1 en p\u00e1nico: [50.954843] falla de protecci\u00f3n general, probablemente para la direcci\u00f3n no can\u00f3nica 0xa56b6b6b6b6b6b8b: 0000 [#1 ] PREEMPT SMP PTI [ 50.961545] CPU: 2 PID: 1495 Comm: cat Kdump: cargado Contaminado: GBW OE 6.5.0 #15 [ 50.966808] Nombre de hardware: PC est\u00e1ndar QEMU (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS edk2-20230524- 3.fc37 24/05/2023 [ 50.972663] RIP: 0010:get_slabinfo+0x42/0xf0 Este parche soluciona este problema verificando correctamente el valor de retorno de Shutdown_cache() antes de tomar la rama kmem_cache_release()."}], "id": "CVE-2023-52562", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:43:01.923", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2023-52562", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2024-09-10T15:56:36.342316Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2024-03-02T22:15:48.843", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46a9ea6681907a3be6b6b0d43776dccc62cad6cf"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51988be187b041e5355245957b0b9751fa382e0d"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5569bb187521432f509b69dda7d29f78b2d38b0"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46a9ea6681907a3be6b6b0d43776dccc62cad6cf"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51988be187b041e5355245957b0b9751fa382e0d"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5569bb187521432f509b69dda7d29f78b2d38b0"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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