net: fix a resource leak in copy_net_ns() error handling path
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- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 6.18.52, 7.2.6
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- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix a resource leak in copy_net_ns() error handling path Currently, preinit_net() does two things: (1) call ns_common_init() which might fail (2) initialize resources which does not fail However, preinit_net() is returning early when (1) fails, and copy_net_ns() is jumping to the dec_ucounts: label. As a result, resources allocated by net_alloc() are leaking. We need to call key_remove_domain() and net_passive_dec() in order to release resources allocated by net_alloc(). We cannot simply jump to the put_userns: label when preinit_net() failed, for (2) is not yet done. But we can reorder (1) and (2), for there is no dependency between (1) and (2). Therefore, this patch decouples (1) from preinit_net() and changes preinit_net() back to a void function, and calls ns_common_init() after preinit_net() succeeded. Then, we can jump to immediately after ns_common_free() of the put_userns: label.
Timeline
- CVE published
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Affected versions
- Linux Linux
From 08027f6b790be1e444e4182fb4dc53faa6539d16 · fixed in 76c847e80d2b6be047707d58e8e05eedbe2593ad; From 08027f6b790be1e444e4182fb4dc53faa6539d16 · fixed in e69bde4eb566aea8fa97cbb93e0bab608964f1a5; From 08027f6b790be1e444e4182fb4dc53faa6539d16 · fixed in 3220b62fbb8a55feebd2a826d5ead0f49f09ed5a
- Linux Linux
6.18
- KernelLinux
From 6.18.0 · fixed in 6.18.52; From 6.19.0 · fixed in 7.2.6