skbuff: skb_segment, Call zero copy functions before using skbuff frags
CVE: CVE-2023-53354
Component: kernel
CWE: CWE-476
Severity: Moderate
CVSS v3: 7.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Release date: 2023-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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

skbuff: skb_segment, Call zero copy functions before using skbuff frags

Commit bf5c25d60861 ("skbuff: in skb_segment, call zerocopy functions
once per nskb") added the call to zero copy functions in skb_segment().
The change introduced a bug in skb_segment() because skb_orphan_frags()
may possibly change the number of fragments or allocate new fragments
altogether leaving nrfrags and frag to point to the old values. This can
cause a panic with stacktrace like the one below.

[  193.894380] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000000bc
[  193.895273] CPU: 13 PID: 18164 Comm: vh-net-17428 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G           O      5.15.123+ #26
[  193.903919] RIP: 0010:skb_segment+0xb0e/0x12f0
[  194.021892] Call Trace:
[  194.027422]  <TASK>
[  194.072861]  tcp_gso_segment+0x107/0x540
[  194.082031]  inet_gso_segment+0x15c/0x3d0
[  194.090783]  skb_mac_gso_segment+0x9f/0x110
[  194.095016]  __skb_gso_segment+0xc1/0x190
[  194.103131]  netem_enqueue+0x290/0xb10 [sch_netem]
[  194.107071]  dev_qdisc_enqueue+0x16/0x70
[  194.110884]  __dev_queue_xmit+0x63b/0xb30
[  194.121670]  bond_start_xmit+0x159/0x380 [bonding]
[  194.128506]  dev_hard_start_xmit+0xc3/0x1e0
[  194.131787]  __dev_queue_xmit+0x8a0/0xb30
[  194.138225]  macvlan_start_xmit+0x4f/0x100 [macvlan]
[  194.141477]  dev_hard_start_xmit+0xc3/0x1e0
[  194.144622]  sch_direct_xmit+0xe3/0x280
[  194.147748]  __dev_queue_xmit+0x54a/0xb30
[  194.154131]  tap_get_user+0x2a8/0x9c0 [tap]
[  194.157358]  tap_sendmsg+0x52/0x8e0 [tap]
[  194.167049]  handle_tx_zerocopy+0x14e/0x4c0 [vhost_net]
[  194.173631]  handle_tx+0xcd/0xe0 [vhost_net]
[  194.176959]  vhost_worker+0x76/0xb0 [vhost]
[  194.183667]  kthread+0x118/0x140
[  194.190358]  ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
[  194.193670]  </TASK>

In this case calling skb_orphan_frags() updated nr_frags leaving nrfrags
local variable in skb_segment() stale. This resulted in the code hitting
i >= nrfrags prematurely and trying to move to next frag_skb using
list_skb pointer, which was NULL, and caused kernel panic. Move the call
to zero copy functions before using frags and nr_frags.


Remediation:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.