x86/kexec: fix memory leak of elf header buffer (Linux Linux)
En bref
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.28 % · centile 20 ()
- État
- PUBLISHED
- Publiée
- Mise à jour
- Attribuée par
- Linux
- Statut NVD
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/kexec: fix memory leak of elf header buffer This is reported by kmemleak detector: unreferenced object 0xffffc900002a9000 (size 4096): comm "kexec", pid 14950, jiffies 4295110793 (age 373.951s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 7f 45 4c 46 02 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .ELF............ 04 00 3e 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ..>............. backtrace: [<0000000016a8ef9f>] __vmalloc_node_range+0x101/0x170 [<000000002b66b6c0>] __vmalloc_node+0xb4/0x160 [<00000000ad40107d>] crash_prepare_elf64_headers+0x8e/0xcd0 [<0000000019afff23>] crash_load_segments+0x260/0x470 [<0000000019ebe95c>] bzImage64_load+0x814/0xad0 [<0000000093e16b05>] arch_kexec_kernel_image_load+0x1be/0x2a0 [<000000009ef2fc88>] kimage_file_alloc_init+0x2ec/0x5a0 [<0000000038f5a97a>] __do_sys_kexec_file_load+0x28d/0x530 [<0000000087c19992>] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 [<0000000066e063a4>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae In crash_prepare_elf64_headers(), a buffer is allocated via vmalloc() to store elf headers. While it's not freed back to system correctly when kdump kernel is reloaded or unloaded. Then memory leak is caused. Fix it by introducing x86 specific function arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(), and freeing the buffer there. And also remove the incorrect elf header buffer freeing code. Before calling arch specific kexec_file loading function, the image instance has been initialized. So 'image->elf_headers' must be NULL. It doesn't make sense to free the elf header buffer in the place. Three different people have reported three bugs about the memory leak on x86_64 inside Redhat.
Faiblesses (CWE)
- CWE-401 — Mémoire non libérée après sa durée de vie utile
Références
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23cf39dccf7653650701a6f39b119e9116a27f1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8765a423a87d74ef24ea02b43b2728fe4039f248
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115ee42a4c2f26ba2b4ace2668a3f004621f6833
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f675e3a9189d84a9324ab45b0cb19906c2bc8fcb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3e34a47f98974d0844444c5121aaff123004e57
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vecteur | Évalué par |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Références européennes
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-54686
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-49546
Avis du CERT-FR
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0108 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0463 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0307 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Configurations affectées (CPE NVD)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 5.15.46cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 5.17.14cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.18 < 5.18.3
Produits affectés
| Produit | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected dd5f726076cc7639d9713b334c8c133f77c6757a < 23cf39dccf7653650701a6f39b119e9116a27f1a ; affected dd5f726076cc7639d9713b334c8c133f77c6757a < 8765a423a87d74ef24ea02b43b2728fe4039f248 ; affected dd5f726076cc7639d9713b334c8c133f77c6757a < 115ee42a4c2f26ba2b4ace2668a3f004621f6833 ; affected dd5f726076cc7639d9713b334c8c133f77c6757a < f675e3a9189d84a9324ab45b0cb19906c2bc8fcb ; affected dd5f726076cc7639d9713b334c8c133f77c6757a < b3e34a47f98974d0844444c5121aaff123004e57 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 3.17 ; unaffected 0 < 3.17 ; unaffected 5.10.236 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.46 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 5.17.14 ≤ 5.17.* ; unaffected 5.18.3 ≤ 5.18.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |