kernel/sys.c: fix the racy usage of task_lock(tsk->group_leader) in sys_prlimit64() paths (Linux Linux)

CVE-2025-40201
HIGH 7.8

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Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.15 % · centile 4 ()
État
PUBLISHED
Publiée
Mise à jour
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Linux
Statut NVD
Deferred

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/sys.c: fix the racy usage of task_lock(tsk->group_leader) in sys_prlimit64() paths The usage of task_lock(tsk->group_leader) in sys_prlimit64()->do_prlimit() path is very broken. sys_prlimit64() does get_task_struct(tsk) but this only protects task_struct itself. If tsk != current and tsk is not a leader, this process can exit/exec and task_lock(tsk->group_leader) may use the already freed task_struct. Another problem is that sys_prlimit64() can race with mt-exec which changes ->group_leader. In this case do_prlimit() may take the wrong lock, or (worse) ->group_leader may change between task_lock() and task_unlock(). Change sys_prlimit64() to take tasklist_lock when necessary. This is not nice, but I don't see a better fix for -stable.

Références

Scores

VersionScoreVecteurÉvalué par
CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLinux
CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary)

Références européennes

Avis du CERT-FR

Produits affectés

ProduitVersions
Linux · Linuxaffected 18c91bb2d87268d23868bf13508f5bc9cf04e89a < 1bc0d9315ef5296abb2c9fd840336255850ded18 ; affected 18c91bb2d87268d23868bf13508f5bc9cf04e89a < 132f827e7bac7373e1522e89709d70b43cae5342 ; affected 18c91bb2d87268d23868bf13508f5bc9cf04e89a < 19b45c84bd9fd42fa97ff80c6350d604cb871c75 ; affected 18c91bb2d87268d23868bf13508f5bc9cf04e89a < 6796412decd2d8de8ec708213bbc958fab72f143 ; affected 18c91bb2d87268d23868bf13508f5bc9cf04e89a < a15f37a40145c986cdf289a4b88390f35efdecc4
Linux · Linuxaffected 5.18 ; unaffected 0 < 5.18 ; unaffected 6.1.157 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.113 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.54 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.17.4 ≤ 6.17.*

Sources

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