In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kprobes: Fix possible use-after-free issue on kprobe registration When unloading a module, its state is changing MODULE_STATE_LIVE -> MODULE_STATE_GOING -> MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED. Each change will take a time. `is_module_text_address()` and `__module_text_address()` works with MODULE_STATE_LIVE and MODULE_STATE_GOING. If we use `is_module_text_address()` and `__module_text_address()` separately, there is a chance that the first one is succeeded but the next one is failed because module->state becomes MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED between those operations. In `check_kprobe_address_safe()`, if the second `__module_text_address()` is failed, that is ignored because it expected a kernel_text address. But it may have failed simply because module->state has been changed to MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED. In this case, arm_kprobe() will try to modify non-exist module text address (use-after-free). To fix this problem, we should not use separated `is_module_text_address()` and `__module_text_address()`, but use only `__module_text_address()` once and do `try_module_get(module)` which is only available with MODULE_STATE_LIVE.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-05-20T09:41:48.607Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T03:21:48.971Z

Reserved: 2024-05-17T13:50:33.136Z

Link: CVE-2024-35955

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-05-20T17:47:26.987Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-20T10:15:10.850

Modified: 2024-07-03T02:02:29.083

Link: CVE-2024-35955

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-05-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-35955 - Bugzilla