CWE
611 908
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2024-53066: nfs: Fix KMSAN warning in decode_getfattr_attrs()

First published: Tue Nov 19 2024(Updated: )

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfs: Fix KMSAN warning in decode_getfattr_attrs() Fix the following KMSAN warning: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 7651 Comm: cp Tainted: G B Tainted: [B]=BAD_PAGE Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009) ===================================================== ===================================================== BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in decode_getfattr_attrs+0x2d6d/0x2f90 decode_getfattr_attrs+0x2d6d/0x2f90 decode_getfattr_generic+0x806/0xb00 nfs4_xdr_dec_getattr+0x1de/0x240 rpcauth_unwrap_resp_decode+0xab/0x100 rpcauth_unwrap_resp+0x95/0xc0 call_decode+0x4ff/0xb50 __rpc_execute+0x57b/0x19d0 rpc_execute+0x368/0x5e0 rpc_run_task+0xcfe/0xee0 nfs4_proc_getattr+0x5b5/0x990 __nfs_revalidate_inode+0x477/0xd00 nfs_access_get_cached+0x1021/0x1cc0 nfs_do_access+0x9f/0xae0 nfs_permission+0x1e4/0x8c0 inode_permission+0x356/0x6c0 link_path_walk+0x958/0x1330 path_lookupat+0xce/0x6b0 filename_lookup+0x23e/0x770 vfs_statx+0xe7/0x970 vfs_fstatat+0x1f2/0x2c0 __se_sys_newfstatat+0x67/0x880 __x64_sys_newfstatat+0xbd/0x120 x64_sys_call+0x1826/0x3cf0 do_syscall_64+0xd0/0x1b0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f The KMSAN warning is triggered in decode_getfattr_attrs(), when calling decode_attr_mdsthreshold(). It appears that fattr->mdsthreshold is not initialized. Fix the issue by initializing fattr->mdsthreshold to NULL in nfs_fattr_init().

Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Linux Linux kernel>=3.5<4.19.324
Linux Linux kernel>=4.20<5.4.286
Linux Linux kernel>=5.5<5.10.230
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.172
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.117
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.61
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.11.8
Linux Linux kernel=6.12-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.12-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=6.12-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=6.12-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=6.12-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=6.12-rc6

Never miss a vulnerability like this again

Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.

Contact

SecAlerts Pty Ltd.
132 Wickham Terrace
Fortitude Valley,
QLD 4006, Australia
info@secalerts.co
By using SecAlerts services, you agree to our services end-user license agreement. This website is safeguarded by reCAPTCHA and governed by the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. All names, logos, and brands of products are owned by their respective owners, and any usage of these names, logos, and brands for identification purposes only does not imply endorsement. If you possess any content that requires removal, please get in touch with us.
© 2024 SecAlerts Pty Ltd.
ABN: 70 645 966 203, ACN: 645 966 203