CVE-2024-43870: perf: Fix event leak upon exit
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
perf: Fix event leak upon exit
When a task is scheduled out, pending sigtrap deliveries are deferred to the target task upon resume to userspace via taskwork.
However failures while adding an event's callback to the taskwork engine are ignored. And since the last call for events exit happen after task work is eventually closed, there is a small window during which pending sigtrap can be queued though ignored, leaking the event refcount addition such as in the following scenario:
TASK A -----
doexit() exittaskwork(tsk);
<IRQ> perfeventoverflow() event->pendingsigtrap = pendingid; irqworkqueue(&event->pendingirq); </IRQ> =========> PREEMPTION: TASK A -> TASK B eventschedout() event->pendingsigtrap = 0; atomiclongincnotzero(&event->refcount) // FAILS: task work has exited taskworkadd(&event->pendingtask) [...] <IRQ WORK> perfpendingirq() // early return: event->oncpu = -1 </IRQ WORK> [...] =========> TASK B -> TASK A perfeventexittask(tsk) perfeventexitevent() freeevent() WARN(atomiclongcmpxchg(&event->refcount, 1, 0) != 1) // leak event due to unexpected refcount == 2
As a result the event is never released while the task exits.
Fix this with appropriate taskworkadd()'s error handling.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-43870?
CVE-2024-43870 has a moderate severity level because it involves an event leak in the Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43870?
To fix CVE-2024-43870, update your Linux kernel to version 5.10.223-1, 5.10.226-1, 6.1.119-1, or other specified remedial versions.
Which Linux kernel versions are affected by CVE-2024-43870?
Affected Linux kernel versions include 5.10.220 and earlier, as well as 6.1.x versions prior to 6.1.119-1.
What systems are impacted by CVE-2024-43870?
CVE-2024-43870 impacts Debian-based systems running the affected versions of the Linux kernel.
What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2024-43870?
CVE-2024-43870 is a vulnerability related to an event leak that occurs upon task exit in the Linux kernel.