Описание
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: cfg80211: ibss: ref BSS entry for joined event
When the IBSS is joined, we only record the BSSID/channel in the event
and look up the BSS entry when processing it. However, that's racy,
e.g. a new scan with NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FLUSH can remove it, causing a
warning in the event work:
!bss
WARNING: net/wireless/ibss.c:37 at __cfg80211_ibss_joined+0x3d3/0x440
Workqueue: cfg80211 cfg80211_event_work
cfg80211_process_wdev_events+0x39f/0x5b0 net/wireless/util.c:1144
cfg80211_process_rdev_events+0xa1/0x110 net/wireless/util.c:1179
cfg80211_event_work+0x2f/0x40 net/wireless/core.c:393
Do the lookup early (the driver is expected to only join an IBSS that
has a BSS entry) and keep a reference to it.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's cfg80211 wireless subsystem. A race condition occurs during Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS, an ad-hoc wireless network) join event handling because the kernel does not hold an active reference to the service set entry before processing the event. A local user could trigger this issue by initiating a concurrent wireless scan that flushes the entry while the event is queued, potentially resulting in a system crash and Denial of Service (DoS).
Отчет
A low impact race condition was found in the Linux kernel's cfg80211 wireless subsystem, affecting the kernel and kernel-rt packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9, and 10, the Red Hat In-Vehicle OS kernels, and the RHEL CoreOS 8 and RHEL CoreOS 9 kernels shipped with OpenShift Container Platform. When an IBSS (ad-hoc wireless network) is joined, the kernel records only the BSSID/channel in the event and looks up the BSS entry later, when the event is processed on the cfg80211 event workqueue. A local user with privileges to manage wireless configuration could initiate a concurrent scan with NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FLUSH that removes the BSS entry while the join event is still queued, triggering a kernel WARNING in __cfg80211_ibss_joined and disrupting IBSS join handling. A system crash and denial of service is possible only on systems configured to panic on warnings; no use-after-free or other memory corruption is established in the affected path. The impact was rated Low because exploitation requires local access with administrative network privileges and winning a timing-dependent race, and the realistic consequence is a kernel warning and disruption of IBSS state or connectivity; the CVSS:3.1 score of 5.5 (Moderate) reflects only the upper-bound availability impact. Because of the low impact, fixes for the affected products are deferred to a future scheduled update, and the residual risk is limited to local denial of service on systems that use IBSS ad-hoc wireless networking.
Меры по смягчению последствий
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Затронутые пакеты
| Платформа | Пакет | Состояние | Рекомендация | Релиз |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | kernel | Fix deferred | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Out of support scope | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Fix deferred | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Fix deferred | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Fix deferred | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Fix deferred | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Fix deferred | ||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel-rt | Fix deferred | ||
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 | Fix deferred | ||
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 | Fix deferred |
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Дополнительная информация
Статус:
EPSS
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Связанные уязвимости
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: ibss: ref BSS entry for joined event When the IBSS is joined, we only record the BSSID/channel in the event and look up the BSS entry when processing it. However, that's racy, e.g. a new scan with NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FLUSH can remove it, causing a warning in the event work: !bss WARNING: net/wireless/ibss.c:37 at __cfg80211_ibss_joined+0x3d3/0x440 Workqueue: cfg80211 cfg80211_event_work cfg80211_process_wdev_events+0x39f/0x5b0 net/wireless/util.c:1144 cfg80211_process_rdev_events+0xa1/0x110 net/wireless/util.c:1179 cfg80211_event_work+0x2f/0x40 net/wireless/core.c:393 Do the lookup early (the driver is expected to only join an IBSS that has a BSS entry) and keep a reference to it.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: ibss: ref BSS entry for joined event When the IBSS is joined, we only record the BSSID/channel in the event and look up the BSS entry when processing it. However, that's racy, e.g. a new scan with NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FLUSH can remove it, causing a warning in the event work: !bss WARNING: net/wireless/ibss.c:37 at __cfg80211_ibss_joined+0x3d3/0x440 Workqueue: cfg80211 cfg80211_event_work cfg80211_process_wdev_events+0x39f/0x5b0 net/wireless/util.c:1144 cfg80211_process_rdev_events+0xa1/0x110 net/wireless/util.c:1179 cfg80211_event_work+0x2f/0x40 net/wireless/core.c:393 Do the lookup early (the driver is expected to only join an IBSS that has a BSS entry) and keep a reference to it.
wifi: cfg80211: ibss: ref BSS entry for joined event
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: w ...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: ibss: ref BSS entry for joined event When the IBSS is joined, we only record the BSSID/channel in the event and look up the BSS entry when processing it. However, that's racy, e.g. a new scan with NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FLUSH can remove it, causing a warning in the event work: !bss WARNING: net/wireless/ibss.c:37 at __cfg80211_ibss_joined+0x3d3/0x440 Workqueue: cfg80211 cfg80211_event_work cfg80211_process_wdev_events+0x39f/0x5b0 net/wireless/util.c:1144 cfg80211_process_rdev_events+0xa1/0x110 net/wireless/util.c:1179 cfg80211_event_work+0x2f/0x40 net/wireless/core.c:393 Do the lookup early (the driver is expected to only join an IBSS that has a BSS entry) and keep a reference to it.
EPSS
5.5 Medium
CVSS3