CVE-2024-26743

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/qedr: Fix qedr_create_user_qp error flow

Avoid the following warning by making sure to free the allocated resources in case that qedr_init_user_queue() fail.

———–[ cut here ]———– WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 143192 at drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.c:874 uverbs_destroy_ufile_hw+0xcf/0xf0 [ib_uverbs] Modules linked in: tls target_core_user uio target_core_pscsi target_core_file target_core_iblock ib_srpt ib_srp scsi_transport_srp nfsd nfs_acl rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss nfsv4 dns_resolver nfs lockd grace fscache netfs 8021q garp mrp stp llc ext4 mbcache jbd2 opa_vnic ib_umad ib_ipoib sunrpc rdma_ucm ib_isert iscsi_target_mod target_core_mod ib_iser libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi rdma_cm iw_cm ib_cm hfi1 intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common mgag200 qedr sb_edac drm_shmem_helper rdmavt x86_pkg_temp_thermal drm_kms_helper intel_powerclamp ib_uverbs coretemp i2c_algo_bit kvm_intel dell_wmi_descriptor ipmi_ssif sparse_keymap kvm ib_core rfkill syscopyarea sysfillrect video sysimgblt irqbypass ipmi_si ipmi_devintf fb_sys_fops rapl iTCO_wdt mxm_wmi iTCO_vendor_support intel_cstate pcspkr dcdbas intel_uncore ipmi_msghandler lpc_ich acpi_power_meter mei_me mei fuse drm xfs libcrc32c qede sd_mod ahci libahci t10_pi sg crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul crc32c_intel qed libata tg3 ghash_clmulni_intel megaraid_sas crc8 wmi [last unloaded: ib_srpt] CPU: 0 PID: 143192 Comm: fi_rdm_tagged_p Kdump: loaded Not tainted 5.14.0-408.el9.x86_64 #1 Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R430/03XKDV, BIOS 2.14.0 01/25/2022 RIP: 0010:uverbs_destroy_ufile_hw+0xcf/0xf0 [ib_uverbs] Code: 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e e9 0f 26 1b dd 48 89 df e8 67 6a ff ff 49 8b 86 10 01 00 00 48 85 c0 74 9c 4c 89 e7 e8 83 c0 cb dd eb 92 <0f> 0b eb be 0f 0b be 04 00 00 00 48 89 df e8 8e f5 ff ff e9 6d ff RSP: 0018:ffffb7c6cadfbc60 EFLAGS: 00010286 RAX: ffff8f0889ee3f60 RBX: ffff8f088c1a5200 RCX: 00000000802a0016 RDX: 00000000802a0017 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff8f0880042600 RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffff8f11fffd5000 R11: 0000000000039000 R12: ffff8f0d5b36cd80 R13: ffff8f088c1a5250 R14: ffff8f1206d91000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8f11d7c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000147069200e20 CR3: 00000001c7210002 CR4: 00000000001706f0 Call Trace: ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df ? ib_uverbs_close+0x1f/0xb0 [ib_uverbs] ? uverbs_destroy_ufile_hw+0xcf/0xf0 [ib_uverbs] ? __warn+0x81/0x110 ? uverbs_destroy_ufile_hw+0xcf/0xf0 [ib_uverbs] ? report_bug+0x10a/0x140 ? handle_bug+0x3c/0x70 ? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x70 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? uverbs_destroy_ufile_hw+0xcf/0xf0 [ib_uverbs] ib_uverbs_close+0x1f/0xb0 [ib_uverbs] __fput+0x94/0x250 task_work_run+0x5c/0x90 do_exit+0x270/0x4a0 do_group_exit+0x2d/0x90 get_signal+0x87c/0x8c0 arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x25/0x100 ? ib_uverbs_ioctl+0xc2/0x110 [ib_uverbs] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x9c/0x130 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xb6/0x100 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x40 do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 ? syscall_exit_work+0x103/0x130 ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x22/0x40 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 ? syscall_exit_work+0x103/0x130 ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x22/0x40 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0x90 ? common_interrupt+0x43/0xa0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc RIP: 0033:0x1470abe3ec6b Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at RIP 0x1470abe3ec41. RSP: 002b:00007fff13ce9108 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: fffffffffffffffc RBX: 00007fff13ce9218 RCX: 00001470abe3ec6b RDX: 00007fff13ce9200 RSI: 00000000c0181b01 RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 00007fff13ce91e0 R08: 0000558d9655da10 R09: 0000558d9655dd00 R10: 00007fff13ce95c0 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007fff13ce9358 R13: 0000000000000013 R14: 0000558d9655db50 R15: 00007fff13ce9470 –[ end trace 888a9b92e04c5c97 ]–

Weakness

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

Affected Software

Extended Description

Code frequently has to work with limited resources, so programmers must be careful to ensure that resources are not consumed too quickly, or too easily. Without use of quotas, resource limits, or other protection mechanisms, it can be easy for an attacker to consume many resources by rapidly making many requests, or causing larger resources to be used than is needed. When too many resources are allocated, or if a single resource is too large, then it can prevent the code from working correctly, possibly leading to a denial of service.

Potential Mitigations

• Assume all input is malicious. Use an “accept known good” input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.

• When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, “boat” may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as “red” or “blue.”

• Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code’s environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.

• Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:

• The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.

• The second solution can be difficult to effectively institute – and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply requires more resources on the part of the attacker.

• If the program must fail, ensure that it fails gracefully (fails closed). There may be a temptation to simply let the program fail poorly in cases such as low memory conditions, but an attacker may be able to assert control before the software has fully exited. Alternately, an uncontrolled failure could cause cascading problems with other downstream components; for example, the program could send a signal to a downstream process so the process immediately knows that a problem has occurred and has a better chance of recovery.

• Ensure that all failures in resource allocation place the system into a safe posture.

• Use resource-limiting settings provided by the operating system or environment. For example, when managing system resources in POSIX, setrlimit() can be used to set limits for certain types of resources, and getrlimit() can determine how many resources are available. However, these functions are not available on all operating systems.

• When the current levels get close to the maximum that is defined for the application (see CWE-770), then limit the allocation of further resources to privileged users; alternately, begin releasing resources for less-privileged users. While this mitigation may protect the system from attack, it will not necessarily stop attackers from adversely impacting other users.

• Ensure that the application performs the appropriate error checks and error handling in case resources become unavailable (CWE-703).

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/130.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/147.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/197.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/229.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/230.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/231.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/469.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/482.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/486.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/487.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/488.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/489.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/490.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/491.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/493.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/494.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/495.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/496.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/528.html

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/135e5465fefa463c5ec93c4eede48b9fedac894a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5639414a52a29336ffa1ede80a67c6d927acbc5a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ba4e6d5863c53e937f49932dee0ecb004c65928
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f31a244c753aacf40b71d01f03ca6742f81bbbc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95175dda017cd4982cd47960536fa1de003d3298
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab8875c06ebda5e01c5c4cab30022aed85c14e6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/135e5465fefa463c5ec93c4eede48b9fedac894a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5639414a52a29336ffa1ede80a67c6d927acbc5a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ba4e6d5863c53e937f49932dee0ecb004c65928
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f31a244c753aacf40b71d01f03ca6742f81bbbc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95175dda017cd4982cd47960536fa1de003d3298
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab8875c06ebda5e01c5c4cab30022aed85c14e6
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html