CVE-2014-3153 (published 2014-06-07T14:55Z)

The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5 does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FUTEX_REQUEUE command that facilitates unsafe waiter modification.

Severity: HIGH
CVSS v2 base score: 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
CVSS v3 base score: 7.8, HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Weakness information:
cwe_id: NVD-CWE-noinfo
cwe_name: Insufficient Information
description: There is insufficient information about the issue to classify it; details are unkown or unspecified.
extended_description: Insufficient Information

Fix information:
repo_url: https://github.com/torvalds/linux
commit_details: repo_url: https://github.com/torvalds/linux
author: Thomas Gleixner
author_date: 2014-06-03 12:27:06+00:00
msg: futex-prevent-requeue-pi-on-same-futex.patch futex: Forbid uaddr == uaddr2 in futex_requeue(..., requeue_pi=1)

If uaddr == uaddr2, then we have broken the rule of only requeueing from
a non-pi futex to a pi futex with this call.  If we attempt this, then
dangling pointers may be left for rt_waiter resulting in an exploitable
condition.

This change brings futex_requeue() in line with futex_wait_requeue_pi()
which performs the same check as per commit 6f7b0a2a5c0f ("futex: Forbid
uaddr == uaddr2 in futex_wait_requeue_pi()")

[ tglx: Compare the resulting keys as well, as uaddrs might be
  	different depending on the mapping ]

Fixes CVE-2014-3153.

Reported-by: Pinkie Pie
Signed-off-by: Will Drewry <wad@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Darren Hart <dvhart@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
repository: repo_url: https://github.com/torvalds/linux
repo_name: torvalds/linux
description: Linux kernel source tree
repo_language: C
owner: torvalds
file_changes: filename: futex.c
change_type: ModificationType.MODIFY
diff: @@ -1441,6 +1441,13 @@ static int futex_requeue(u32 __user *uaddr1, unsigned int flags,
 	struct futex_q *this, *next;
 
 	if (requeue_pi) {
+		/*
+		 * Requeue PI only works on two distinct uaddrs. This
+		 * check is only valid for private futexes. See below.
+		 */
+		if (uaddr1 == uaddr2)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		/*
 		 * requeue_pi requires a pi_state, try to allocate it now
 		 * without any locks in case it fails.
@@ -1479,6 +1486,15 @@ static int futex_requeue(u32 __user *uaddr1, unsigned int flags,
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 		goto out_put_key1;
 
+	/*
+	 * The check above which compares uaddrs is not sufficient for
+	 * shared futexes. We need to compare the keys:
+	 */
+	if (requeue_pi && match_futex(&key1, &key2)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_put_keys;
+	}
+
 	hb1 = hash_futex(&key1);
 	hb2 = hash_futex(&key2);
 
@@ -2525,6 +2541,15 @@ static int futex_wait_requeue_pi(u32 __user *uaddr, unsigned int flags,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_key2;
 
+	/*
+	 * The check above which compares uaddrs is not sufficient for
+	 * shared futexes. We need to compare the keys:
+	 */
+	if (match_futex(&q.key, &key2)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_put_keys;
+	}
+
 	/* Queue the futex_q, drop the hb lock, wait for wakeup. */
 	futex_wait_queue_me(hb, &q, to);
 

programming_language: C