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CVE-2024-46738
Summary

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

VMCI: Fix use-after-free when removing resource in vmci_resource_remove()

When removing a resource from vmci_resource_table in
vmci_resource_remove(), the search is performed using the resource
handle by comparing context and resource fields.

It is possible though to create two resources with different types
but same handle (same context and resource fields).

When trying to remove one of the resources, vmci_resource_remove()
may not remove the intended one, but the object will still be freed
as in the case of the datagram type in vmci_datagram_destroy_handle().
vmci_resource_table will still hold a pointer to this freed resource
leading to a use-after-free vulnerability.

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in vmci_handle_is_equal include/linux/vmw_vmci_defs.h:142 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in vmci_resource_remove+0x3a1/0x410 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_resource.c:147
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88801c16d800 by task syz-executor197/1592
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x82/0xa9 lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x21/0x366 mm/kasan/report.c:239
__kasan_report.cold+0x7f/0x132 mm/kasan/report.c:425
kasan_report+0x38/0x51 mm/kasan/report.c:442
vmci_handle_is_equal include/linux/vmw_vmci_defs.h:142 [inline]
vmci_resource_remove+0x3a1/0x410 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_resource.c:147
vmci_qp_broker_detach+0x89a/0x11b9 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c:2182
ctx_free_ctx+0x473/0xbe1 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c:444
kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]
vmci_ctx_put drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c:497 [inline]
vmci_ctx_destroy+0x170/0x1d6 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c:195
vmci_host_close+0x125/0x1ac drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c:143
__fput+0x261/0xa34 fs/file_table.c:282
task_work_run+0xf0/0x194 kernel/task_work.c:164
tracehook_notify_resume include/linux/tracehook.h:189 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x184/0x189 kernel/entry/common.c:187
exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x11b/0x123 kernel/entry/common.c:220
__syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:302 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x18/0x42 kernel/entry/common.c:313
do_syscall_64+0x41/0x85 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x0

This change ensures the type is also checked when removing
the resource from vmci_resource_table in vmci_resource_remove().

Publication Date Sept. 18, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Registration Date Sept. 18, 2024, 8 p.m.
Last Update Sept. 20, 2024, 9:30 p.m.
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JVN Vulnerability Information
Linux の Linux Kernel における解放済みメモリの使用に関する脆弱性
Title Linux の Linux Kernel における解放済みメモリの使用に関する脆弱性
Summary

Linux の Linux Kernel には、解放済みメモリの使用に関する脆弱性が存在します。

Possible impacts 情報を取得される、情報を改ざんされる、およびサービス運用妨害 (DoS) 状態にされる可能性があります。 
Solution

ベンダより正式な対策が公開されています。ベンダ情報を参照して適切な対策を実施してください。

Publication Date Sept. 3, 2024, midnight
Registration Date Sept. 25, 2024, 3:56 p.m.
Last Update Sept. 2, 2025, 3:25 p.m.
Affected System
Linux
Linux Kernel 3.9 以上 4.19.322 未満
Linux Kernel 4.20 以上 5.4.284 未満
Linux Kernel 5.11 以上 5.15.167 未満
Linux Kernel 5.16 以上 6.1.110 未満
Linux Kernel 5.5 以上 5.10.226 未満
Linux Kernel 6.11
Linux Kernel 6.2 以上 6.6.51 未満
Linux Kernel 6.7 以上 6.10.10 未満
CVE (情報セキュリティ 共通脆弱性識別子)
CWE (共通脆弱性タイプ一覧)
ベンダー情報
その他
Change Log
No Changed Details Date of change
1 [2024年09月25日]
  掲載
Sept. 25, 2024, 3:53 p.m.
2 [2025年08月19日]
  参考情報:JVN (JVNVU#92169998) を追加
  参考情報:ICS-CERT ADVISORY (ICSA-25-226-07) を追加
Aug. 19, 2025, 9:58 a.m.