CVE-2022-48790

Technical Description

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

nvme: fix a possible use-after-free in controller reset during load

Unlike .queue_rq, in .submit_async_event drivers may not check the ctrl

readiness for AER submission. This may lead to a use-after-free

condition that was observed with nvme-tcp.

The race condition may happen in the following scenario:

1. driver executes its reset_ctrl_work

2. -> nvme_stop_ctrl - flushes ctrl async_event_work

3. ctrl sends AEN which is received by the host, which in turn

schedules AEN handling

4. teardown admin queue (which releases the queue socket)

5. AEN processed, submits another AER, calling the driver to submit

6. driver attempts to send the cmd

==> use-after-free

In order to fix that, add ctrl state check to validate the ctrl

is actually able to accept the AER submission.

This addresses the above race in controller resets because the driver

during teardown should:

1. change ctrl state to RESETTING

2. flush async_event_wo

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

References