CVE-2023-54164 - Vulnerability Details

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Linux	Linux Kernel

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88ad50f2b843a510bd7c922c0a4e2484aff9d645
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d40ae85ee62e3666f45bc61864b22121346f88ef
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e969bfed84c1f88dc722a678ee08488e86f0ec1a

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: fix iso_conn related locking and validity issues sk->sk_state indicates whether iso_pi(sk)->conn is valid. Operations that check/update sk_state and access conn should hold lock_sock, otherwise they can race. The order of taking locks is hci_dev_lock > lock_sock > iso_conn_lock, which is how it is in connect/disconnect_cfm -> iso_conn_del -> iso_chan_del. Fix locking in iso_connect_cis/bis and sendmsg/recvmsg to take lock_sock around updating sk_state and conn. iso_conn_del must not occur during iso_connect_cis/bis, as it frees the iso_conn. Hold hdev->lock longer to prevent that. This should not reintroduce the issue fixed in commit 241f51931c35 ("Bluetooth: ISO: Avoid circular locking dependency"), since the we acquire locks in order. We retain the fix in iso_sock_connect to release lock_sock before iso_connect_* acquires hdev->lock. Similarly for commit 6a5ad251b7cd ("Bluetooth: ISO: Fix possible circular locking dependency"). We retain the fix in iso_conn_ready to not acquire iso_conn_lock before lock_sock. iso_conn_add shall return iso_conn with valid hcon. Make it so also when reusing an old CIS connection waiting for disconnect timeout (see __iso_sock_close where conn->hcon is set to NULL). Trace with iso_conn_del after iso_chan_add in iso_connect_cis: =============================================================== iso_sock_create:771: sock 00000000be9b69b7 iso_sock_init:693: sk 000000004dff667e iso_sock_bind:827: sk 000000004dff667e 70:1a:b8:98:ff:a2 type 1 iso_sock_setsockopt:1289: sk 000000004dff667e iso_sock_setsockopt:1289: sk 000000004dff667e iso_sock_setsockopt:1289: sk 000000004dff667e iso_sock_connect:875: sk 000000004dff667e iso_connect_cis:353: 70:1a:b8:98:ff:a2 -> 28:3d:c2:4a:7e:da hci_get_route:1199: 70:1a:b8:98:ff:a2 -> 28:3d:c2:4a:7e:da hci_conn_add:1005: hci0 dst 28:3d:c2:4a:7e:da iso_conn_add:140: hcon 000000007b65d182 conn 00000000daf8625e __iso_chan_add:214: conn 00000000daf8625e iso_connect_cfm:1700: hcon 000000007b65d182 bdaddr 28:3d:c2:4a:7e:da status 12 iso_conn_del:187: hcon 000000007b65d182 conn 00000000daf8625e, err 16 iso_sock_clear_timer:117: sock 000000004dff667e state 3 <Note: sk_state is BT_BOUND (3), so iso_connect_cis is still running at this point> iso_chan_del:153: sk 000000004dff667e, conn 00000000daf8625e, err 16 hci_conn_del:1151: hci0 hcon 000000007b65d182 handle 65535 hci_conn_unlink:1102: hci0: hcon 000000007b65d182 hci_chan_list_flush:2780: hcon 000000007b65d182 iso_sock_getsockopt:1376: sk 000000004dff667e iso_sock_getname:1070: sock 00000000be9b69b7, sk 000000004dff667e iso_sock_getname:1070: sock 00000000be9b69b7, sk 000000004dff667e iso_sock_getsockopt:1376: sk 000000004dff667e iso_sock_getname:1070: sock 00000000be9b69b7, sk 000000004dff667e iso_sock_getname:1070: sock 00000000be9b69b7, sk 000000004dff667e iso_sock_shutdown:1434: sock 00000000be9b69b7, sk 000000004dff667e, how 1 __iso_sock_close:632: sk 000000004dff667e state 5 socket 00000000be9b69b7 <Note: sk_state is BT_CONNECT (5), even though iso_chan_del sets BT_CLOSED (6). Only iso_connect_cis sets it to BT_CONNECT, so it must be that iso_chan_del occurred between iso_chan_add and end of iso_connect_cis.> BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 PGD 8000000006467067 P4D 8000000006467067 PUD 3f5f067 PMD 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.2-1.fc38 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__iso_sock_close (net/bluetooth/iso.c:664) bluetooth =============================================================== Trace with iso_conn_del before iso_chan_add in iso_connect_cis: =============================================================== iso_connect_cis:356: 70:1a:b8:98:ff:a2 -> 28:3d:c2:4a:7e:da ... iso_conn_add:140: hcon 0000000093bc551f conn 00000000768ae504 hci_dev_put:1487: hci0 orig refcnt 21 hci_event_packet:7607: hci0: e ---truncated---
Title		Bluetooth: ISO: fix iso_conn related locking and validity issues
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88ad50f2b843a510bd7c922c0a4e2484aff9d645 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d40ae85ee62e3666f45bc61864b22121346f88ef https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e969bfed84c1f88dc722a678ee08488e86f0ec1a

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Operations\nthat check/update sk_state and access conn should hold lock_sock,\notherwise they can race.\n\nThe order of taking locks is hci_dev_lock > lock_sock > iso_conn_lock,\nwhich is how it is in connect/disconnect_cfm -> iso_conn_del ->\niso_chan_del.\n\nFix locking in iso_connect_cis/bis and sendmsg/recvmsg to take lock_sock\naround updating sk_state and conn.\n\niso_conn_del must not occur during iso_connect_cis/bis, as it frees the\niso_conn. Hold hdev->lock longer to prevent that.\n\nThis should not reintroduce the issue fixed in commit 241f51931c35\n(\"Bluetooth: ISO: Avoid circular locking dependency\"), since the we\nacquire locks in order. We retain the fix in iso_sock_connect to release\nlock_sock before iso_connect_* acquires hdev->lock.\n\nSimilarly for commit 6a5ad251b7cd (\"Bluetooth: ISO: Fix possible\ncircular locking dependency\"). We retain the fix in iso_conn_ready to\nnot acquire iso_conn_lock before lock_sock.\n\niso_conn_add shall return iso_conn with valid hcon. Make it so also when\nreusing an old CIS connection waiting for disconnect timeout (see\n__iso_sock_close where conn->hcon is set to NULL).\n\nTrace with iso_conn_del after iso_chan_add in iso_connect_cis:\n===============================================================\niso_sock_create:771: sock 00000000be9b69b7\niso_sock_init:693: sk 000000004dff667e\niso_sock_bind:827: sk 000000004dff667e 70:1a:b8:98:ff:a2 type 1\niso_sock_setsockopt:1289: sk 000000004dff667e\niso_sock_setsockopt:1289: sk 000000004dff667e\niso_sock_setsockopt:1289: sk 000000004dff667e\niso_sock_connect:875: sk 000000004dff667e\niso_connect_cis:353: 70:1a:b8:98:ff:a2 -> 28:3d:c2:4a:7e:da\nhci_get_route:1199: 70:1a:b8:98:ff:a2 -> 28:3d:c2:4a:7e:da\nhci_conn_add:1005: hci0 dst 28:3d:c2:4a:7e:da\niso_conn_add:140: hcon 000000007b65d182 conn 00000000daf8625e\n__iso_chan_add:214: conn 00000000daf8625e\niso_connect_cfm:1700: hcon 000000007b65d182 bdaddr 28:3d:c2:4a:7e:da status 12\niso_conn_del:187: hcon 000000007b65d182 conn 00000000daf8625e, err 16\niso_sock_clear_timer:117: sock 000000004dff667e state 3\n <Note: sk_state is BT_BOUND (3), so iso_connect_cis is still\n running at this point>\niso_chan_del:153: sk 000000004dff667e, conn 00000000daf8625e, err 16\nhci_conn_del:1151: hci0 hcon 000000007b65d182 handle 65535\nhci_conn_unlink:1102: hci0: hcon 000000007b65d182\nhci_chan_list_flush:2780: hcon 000000007b65d182\niso_sock_getsockopt:1376: sk 000000004dff667e\niso_sock_getname:1070: sock 00000000be9b69b7, sk 000000004dff667e\niso_sock_getname:1070: sock 00000000be9b69b7, sk 000000004dff667e\niso_sock_getsockopt:1376: sk 000000004dff667e\niso_sock_getname:1070: sock 00000000be9b69b7, sk 000000004dff667e\niso_sock_getname:1070: sock 00000000be9b69b7, sk 000000004dff667e\niso_sock_shutdown:1434: sock 00000000be9b69b7, sk 000000004dff667e, how 1\n__iso_sock_close:632: sk 000000004dff667e state 5 socket 00000000be9b69b7\n <Note: sk_state is BT_CONNECT (5), even though iso_chan_del sets\n BT_CLOSED (6). Only iso_connect_cis sets it to BT_CONNECT, so it\n must be that iso_chan_del occurred between iso_chan_add and end of\n iso_connect_cis.>\nBUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000\nPGD 8000000006467067 P4D 8000000006467067 PUD 3f5f067 PMD 0\nOops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.2-1.fc38 04/01/2014\nRIP: 0010:__iso_sock_close (net/bluetooth/iso.c:664) bluetooth\n===============================================================\n\nTrace with iso_conn_del before iso_chan_add in iso_connect_cis:\n===============================================================\niso_connect_cis:356: 70:1a:b8:98:ff:a2 -> 28:3d:c2:4a:7e:da\n...\niso_conn_add:140: hcon 0000000093bc551f conn 00000000768ae504\nhci_dev_put:1487: hci0 orig refcnt 21\nhci_event_packet:7607: hci0: e\n---truncated---"}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["net/bluetooth/iso.c"], "versions": [{"version": "c524f9561c657b8af26dd4f67092b8928261aa62", "lessThan": "e969bfed84c1f88dc722a678ee08488e86f0ec1a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "241f51931c35085449502c10f64fb3ecd6e02171", "lessThan": "88ad50f2b843a510bd7c922c0a4e2484aff9d645", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "241f51931c35085449502c10f64fb3ecd6e02171", "lessThan": "d40ae85ee62e3666f45bc61864b22121346f88ef", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "2539cbc625c560d5432e2f0fc04bfe4a889cf737", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["net/bluetooth/iso.c"], "versions": [{"version": "6.2", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "6.2", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.1.42", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.4.7", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.4.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.5", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.1.9", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.42"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.4.7"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.5"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.1.9"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e969bfed84c1f88dc722a678ee08488e86f0ec1a"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88ad50f2b843a510bd7c922c0a4e2484aff9d645"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d40ae85ee62e3666f45bc61864b22121346f88ef"}], "title": "Bluetooth: ISO: fix iso_conn related locking and validity issues", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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