CVE-2023-52770

MEDIUM
Published May 21, 2024 Modified Jan 6, 2025 CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: split initial and dynamic conditions for extent_cache Let's allocate the extent_cache tree without dynamic conditions to avoid a missing condition causing a panic as below. # create a file w/ a compressed flag # disable the compression # panic while updating extent_cache F2FS-fs (dm-64): Swapfile: last extent is not aligned to section F2FS-fs (dm-64): Swapfile (3) is not align to section: 1) creat(), 2) ioctl(F2FS_IOC_SET_PIN_FILE), 3) fallocate(2097152 * N) Adding 124996k swap on ./swap-file. Priority:0 extents:2 across:17179494468k ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in instrument_atomic_read_write out/common/include/linux/instrumented.h:101 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in atomic_try_cmpxchg_acquire out/common/include/asm-generic/atomic-instrumented.h:705 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in queued_write_lock out/common/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h:92 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in __raw_write_lock out/common/include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:211 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in _raw_write_lock+0x5a/0x110 out/common/kernel/locking/spinlock.c:295 Write of size 4 at addr 0000000000000030 by task syz-executor154/3327 CPU: 0 PID: 3327 Comm: syz-executor154 Tainted: G O 5.10.185 #1 Hardware name: emulation qemu-x86/qemu-x86, BIOS 2023.01-21885-gb3cc1cd24d 01/01/2023 Call Trace: __dump_stack out/common/lib/dump_stack.c:77 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x17e/0x1c4 out/common/lib/dump_stack.c:118 __kasan_report+0x16c/0x260 out/common/mm/kasan/report.c:415 kasan_report+0x51/0x70 out/common/mm/kasan/report.c:428 kasan_check_range+0x2f3/0x340 out/common/mm/kasan/generic.c:186 __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x20 out/common/mm/kasan/shadow.c:37 instrument_atomic_read_write out/common/include/linux/instrumented.h:101 [inline] atomic_try_cmpxchg_acquire out/common/include/asm-generic/atomic-instrumented.h:705 [inline] queued_write_lock out/common/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h:92 [inline] __raw_write_lock out/common/include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:211 [inline] _raw_write_lock+0x5a/0x110 out/common/kernel/locking/spinlock.c:295 __drop_extent_tree+0xdf/0x2f0 out/common/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c:1155 f2fs_drop_extent_tree+0x17/0x30 out/common/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c:1172 f2fs_insert_range out/common/fs/f2fs/file.c:1600 [inline] f2fs_fallocate+0x19fd/0x1f40 out/common/fs/f2fs/file.c:1764 vfs_fallocate+0x514/0x9b0 out/common/fs/open.c:310 ksys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:333 [inline] __do_sys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:341 [inline] __se_sys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:339 [inline] __x64_sys_fallocate+0xb8/0x100 out/common/fs/open.c:339 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x50 out/common/arch/x86/entry/common.c:46

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-476 CWE-476

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-52770? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: split initial and dynamic conditions for extent_cache Let's allocate the extent_cache tree without dynamic conditions to avoid a missing condition causing a panic as below. # create a file w/ a compressed flag # disable the compression # panic while updating extent_cache F2FS-fs (dm-64): Swapfile: last extent is not aligned to section F2FS-fs (dm-64): Swapfile (3) is not align to section: 1) creat(), 2) ioctl(F2FS_IOC_SET_PIN_FILE), 3) fallocate(2097152 * N) Adding 124996k swap on ./swap-file. Priority:0 extents:2 across:17179494468k ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in instrument_atomic_read_write out/common/include/linux/instrumented.h:101 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in atomic_try_cmpxchg_acquire out/common/include/asm-generic/atomic-instrumented.h:705 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in queued_write_lock out/common/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h:92 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in __raw_write_lock out/common/include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:211 [inline] BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in _raw_write_lock+0x5a/0x110 out/common/kernel/locking/spinlock.c:295 Write of size 4 at addr 0000000000000030 by task syz-executor154/3327 CPU: 0 PID: 3327 Comm: syz-executor154 Tainted: G O 5.10.185 #1 Hardware name: emulation qemu-x86/qemu-x86, BIOS 2023.01-21885-gb3cc1cd24d 01/01/2023 Call Trace: __dump_stack out/common/lib/dump_stack.c:77 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x17e/0x1c4 out/common/lib/dump_stack.c:118 __kasan_report+0x16c/0x260 out/common/mm/kasan/report.c:415 kasan_report+0x51/0x70 out/common/mm/kasan/report.c:428 kasan_check_range+0x2f3/0x340 out/common/mm/kasan/generic.c:186 __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x20 out/common/mm/kasan/shadow.c:37 instrument_atomic_read_write out/common/include/linux/instrumented.h:101 [inline] atomic_try_cmpxchg_acquire out/common/include/asm-generic/atomic-instrumented.h:705 [inline] queued_write_lock out/common/include/asm-generic/qrwlock.h:92 [inline] __raw_write_lock out/common/include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:211 [inline] _raw_write_lock+0x5a/0x110 out/common/kernel/locking/spinlock.c:295 __drop_extent_tree+0xdf/0x2f0 out/common/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c:1155 f2fs_drop_extent_tree+0x17/0x30 out/common/fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c:1172 f2fs_insert_range out/common/fs/f2fs/file.c:1600 [inline] f2fs_fallocate+0x19fd/0x1f40 out/common/fs/f2fs/file.c:1764 vfs_fallocate+0x514/0x9b0 out/common/fs/open.c:310 ksys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:333 [inline] __do_sys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:341 [inline] __se_sys_fallocate out/common/fs/open.c:339 [inline] __x64_sys_fallocate+0xb8/0x100 out/common/fs/open.c:339 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x50 out/common/arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2023-52770? +
CVE-2023-52770 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2023-52770? +
CVE-2023-52770 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-52770? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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