CVE-2023-52848: linux kernel — Fix

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to drop meta_inode's page cache in f2fs_put_super() syzbot reports a kernel bug as below: F2FS-fs (loop1): detect filesystem reference count leak during umount, type: 10, count: 1 kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/super.c:1639! CPU: 0 PID: 15451 Comm: syz-executor.1 Not tainted 6.5.0-syzkaller-09338-ge0152e7481c6 #0 RIP: 0010:f2fs_put_super+0xce1/0xed0 fs/f2fs/super.c:1639 Call Trace: generic_shutdown_super+0x161/0x3c0 fs/super.c:693 kill_block_super+0x3b/0x70 fs/super.c:1646 kill_f2fs_super+0x2b7/0x3d0 fs/f2fs/super.c:4879 deactivate_locked_super+0x9a/0x170 fs/super.c:481 deactivate_super+0xde/0x100 fs/super.c:514 cleanup_mnt+0x222/0x3d0 fs/namespace.c:1254 task_work_run+0x14d/0x240 kernel/task_work.c:179 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:171 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x210/0x240 kernel/entry/common.c:204 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:285 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1d/0x60 kernel/entry/common.c:296 do_syscall_64+0x44/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd In f2fs_put_super(), it tries to do sanity check on dirty and IO reference count of f2fs, once there is any reference count leak, it will trigger panic. The root case is, during f2fs_put_super(), if there is any IO error in f2fs_wait_on_all_pages(), we missed to truncate meta_inode's page cache later, result in panic, fix this case.

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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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
linux	linux_kernel	6.4.16 — 6.5.12
linux	linux_kernel	6.6 — 6.6.2

References

Advisories & Patches

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10b2a6c0dade67b5a2b2d17fb75c457ea1985fad https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4639380bbe66172df329f8b54aa7d2e943f0f64 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb42e1862aa7934c2c21890097ce4993c5e0d192 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10b2a6c0dade67b5a2b2d17fb75c457ea1985fad https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4639380bbe66172df329f8b54aa7d2e943f0f64 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb42e1862aa7934c2c21890097ce4993c5e0d192

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-52848? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to drop meta_inode's page cache in f2fs_put_super() syzbot reports a kernel bug as below: F2FS-fs (loop1): detect filesystem reference count leak during umount, type: 10, count: 1 kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/super.c:1639! CPU: 0 PID: 15451 Comm: syz-executor.1 Not tainted 6.5.0-syzkaller-09338-ge0152e7481c6 #0 RIP: 0010:f2fs_put_super+0xce1/0xed0 fs/f2fs/super.c:1639 Call Trace: generic_shutdown_super+0x161/0x3c0 fs/super.c:693 kill_block_super+0x3b/0x70 fs/super.c:1646 kill_f2fs_super+0x2b7/0x3d0 fs/f2fs/super.c:4879 deactivate_locked_super+0x9a/0x170 fs/super.c:481 deactivate_super+0xde/0x100 fs/super.c:514 cleanup_mnt+0x222/0x3d0 fs/namespace.c:1254 task_work_run+0x14d/0x240 kernel/task_work.c:179 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:171 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x210/0x240 kernel/entry/common.c:204 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:285 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1d/0x60 kernel/entry/common.c:296 do_syscall_64+0x44/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd In f2fs_put_super(), it tries to do sanity check on dirty and IO reference count of f2fs, once there is any reference count leak, it will trigger panic. The root case is, during f2fs_put_super(), if there is any IO error in f2fs_wait_on_all_pages(), we missed to truncate meta_inode's page cache later, result in panic, fix this case. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-52848? +

CVE-2023-52848 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-2023-52848? +

CVE-2023-52848 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-2023-52848? +

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