CVE-2024-56779: nfsd: fix nfs4_openowner leak when concurrent nfsd4_open occur
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: fix nfs4openowner leak when concurrent nfsd4open occur
The action force umount(umount -f) will attempt to kill all rpctask even umount operation may ultimately fail if some files remain open. Consequently, if an action attempts to open a file, it can potentially send two rpctask to nfs server.
NFS CLIENT thread1 thread2 open("file") ... nfs4doopen nfs4doopen nfs4openandgetstate nfs4procopen nfs4runopentask / rpctask1 / rpcruntask rpcwaitforcompletiontask
umount -f nfsumountbegin rpckillalltasks rpcsignaltask rpctask1 been wakeup and return -512 nfs4doopen // while loop ... nfs4runopentask / rpctask2 / rpcruntask rpcwaitforcompletiontask
While processing an open request, nfsd will first attempt to find or allocate an nfs4openowner. If it finds an nfs4openowner that is not marked as NFS4OOCONFIRMED, this nfs4openowner will released. Since two rpctask can attempt to open the same file simultaneously from the client to server, and because two instances of nfsd can run concurrently, this situation can lead to lots of memory leak. Additionally, when we echo 0 to /proc/fs/nfsd/threads, warning will be triggered.
NFS SERVER nfsd1 nfsd2 echo 0 > /proc/fs/nfsd/threads
nfsd4open nfsd4processopen1 findorallocopenstateowner // alloc oo1, stateid1 nfsd4open nfsd4processopen1 findorallocopenstateowner // find oo1, without NFS4OOCONFIRMED releaseopenowner unhashopenownerlocked listdelinit(&oo->ooperclient) // cannot find this oo // from client, LEAK!!! allocstateowner // alloc oo2
nfsd4processopen2 initopenstateid // associate oo1 // with stateid1, stateid1 LEAK!!! nfs4getvfsfile // alloc nfsdfile1 and nfsdfilemark1 // all LEAK!!!
nfsd4processopen2 ...
writethreads ... nfsddestroyserv nfsdshutdownnet nfs4stateshutdownnet nfs4statedestroynet destroyclient destroyclient // won't find oo1!!! nfsdshutdowngeneric nfsdfilecacheshutdown kmemcachedestroy for nfsdfileslab and nfsdfilemarkslab // bark since nfsdfile1 // and nfsdfilemark1 // still alive
======================================================================= BUG nfsdfile (Not tainted): Objects remaining in nfsdfile on kmemcacheshutdown() -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Slab 0xffd4000004438a80 objects=34 used=1 fp=0xff11000110e2ad28 flags=0x17ffffc0000240(workingset|head|node=0|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1fffff) CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 757 Comm: sh Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6+ #19 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.1-2.fc37 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dum ---truncated---
Other sources
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nfsd: fix nfs4openowner leak when concurrent nfsd4open occur
The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2024-56779 to this issue.
Upstream advisory: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025010812-CVE-2024-56779-74f5@gregkh/T
— Red Hat
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Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
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debian/linuxto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 5.10.234-1Fixed in 6.1.129-1Fixed in 6.1.135-1Fixed in 6.12.27-1 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 5.15.176.3-1 - Upgrade
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Fixed in 6.6.64.2-1 - Upgrade
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Patch CVE-2024-56779 - Compensating control
When NFS server may be affected by CVE-2024-56779, avoid triggering shutdown behavior that relies on killing rpc_task during open handling; the material notes that the action "force umount (umount -f) will attempt to kill all rpc_task even if umount operation may ultimately fail if some files remain open."
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-56779?
CVE-2024-56779 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56779?
To fix CVE-2024-56779, you should update your Linux kernel to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability.
Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2024-56779?
CVE-2024-56779 affects Linux kernel versions from 5.4 up to, but not including, 5.16, and several other specified versions.
What products are impacted by CVE-2024-56779?
CVE-2024-56779 impacts a range of distributions using the affected Linux kernel versions.
What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2024-56779?
CVE-2024-56779 is a resource leak vulnerability associated with the NFS kernel module in Linux.