CVE-2022-49767
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p/trans_fd: always use O_NONBLOCK read/write syzbot is reporting hung task at p9_fd_close() [1], for p9_mux_poll_stop() from p9_conn_destroy() from p9_fd_close() is failing to interrupt already started kernel_read() from p9_fd_read() from p9_read_work() and/or kernel_write() from p9_fd_write() from p9_write_work() requests. Since p9_socket_open() sets O_NONBLOCK flag, p9_mux_poll_stop() does not need to interrupt kernel_read()/kernel_write(). However, since p9_fd_open() does not set O_NONBLOCK flag, but pipe blocks unless signal is pending, p9_mux_poll_stop() needs to interrupt kernel_read()/kernel_write() when the file descriptor refers to a pipe. In other words, pipe file descriptor needs to be handled as if socket file descriptor. We somehow need to interrupt kernel_read()/kernel_write() on pipes. A minimal change, which this patch is doing, is to set O_NONBLOCK flag from p9_fd_open(), for O_NONBLOCK flag does not affect reading/writing of regular files. But this approach changes O_NONBLOCK flag on userspace- supplied file descriptors (which might break userspace programs), and O_NONBLOCK flag could be changed by userspace. It would be possible to set O_NONBLOCK flag every time p9_fd_read()/p9_fd_write() is invoked, but still remains small race window for clearing O_NONBLOCK flag. If we don't want to manipulate O_NONBLOCK flag, we might be able to surround kernel_read()/kernel_write() with set_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING) and recalc_sigpending(). Since p9_read_work()/p9_write_work() works are processed by kernel threads which process global system_wq workqueue, signals could not be delivered from remote threads when p9_mux_poll_stop() from p9_conn_destroy() from p9_fd_close() is called. Therefore, calling set_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING)/recalc_sigpending() every time would be needed if we count on signals for making kernel_read()/kernel_write() non-blocking. [Dominique: add comment at Christian's suggestion]
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.19%• Percentile: 10%
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.10.158-1 | < 6.0.10-1 | < 6.0.10-1 | < 6.0.10-1
- ubuntu•linux
all | < 4.15.0-206.217 | < 5.4.0-144.161 | < 5.15.0-67.74
- ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws
all | < 4.15.0-1151.164 | < 5.4.0-1097.105 | < 5.15.0-1031.35
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15
< 5.15.0-1031.35~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1097.105~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 4.15.0-2090.96 | all | < 5.4.0-1099.107+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe
< 4.15.0-1151.164~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.15.0-1162.177~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1162.177~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1104.110 | < 5.15.0-1034.41
- ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15
< 4.15.0-1162.177
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15
< 5.15.0-1034.41~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1104.110~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15
< 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 4.15.0-2071.77 | all | < 5.4.0-1104.110+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 5.4.0-1059.65 | < 5.15.0-1014.16
- ubuntu•linux-fips
all | < 4.15.0-1108.119 | < 5.4.0-1073.82
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.15.0-1146.162~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1101.110 | < 5.15.0-1030.37
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15
< 4.15.0-1146.162
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15
< 5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1101.110~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
< 4.15.0-2055.60 | all | < 5.4.0-1101.110+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-gke
all | < 5.15.0-1028.33
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15
all
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References (12)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b5e6bd72b8171364616841603a70e4ba9837063
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f8554615df668e4bf83294633ee9d232b28ce45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7abf40f06a76c0dff42eada10597917e9776fbd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1ad04da7fe4515e2ce2d5f2dcab3b5b6d45614b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8e2fc8f7b41fa9d9ca5f624f4e4d34fce5b40a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e07032b4b4724b8ad1003698cb81083c1818999
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5af16182c5639349415118e9e9aecd8355f7a08b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef575281b21e9a34dfae544a187c6aac2ae424a9
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-49767
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49767
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/ef575281b21e9a34dfae544a187c6aac2ae424a9
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49767