Improper locking in Linux kernel io_uring

1) Improper locking

EUVDB-ID: #VU77814

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2430

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack (DoS).

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the io_uring subsystem in Linux kernel when IOPOLL mode is being used. A local user can crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: before 6.2 rc5

External links

http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e12d7a46f65ae4b7d58a5e0c1cbfa825cf8d830d
http://groups.google.com/g/syzkaller/c/T04q4HMUCdA/m/qVaOqv2RAAAJ?pli=1
http://lore.kernel.org/io-uring/Y8krlYa52%2F0YGqkg@ip-172-31-85-199.ec2.internal/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.