keys: Fix UAF in key_put()
Once a key's reference count has been reduced to 0, the garbage collector
thread may destroy it at any time and so key_put() is not allowed to touch
the key after that point. The most key_put() is normally allowed to do is
to touch key_gc_work as that's a static global variable.
However, in an effort to speed up the reclamation of quota, this is now
done in key_put() once the key's usage is reduced to 0 - but now the code
is looking at the key after the deadline, which is forbidden.
Fix this by using a flag to indicate that a key can be gc'd now rather than
looking at the key's refcount in the garbage collector.
No analysis available yet.
No remediation available yet.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-8870 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: keys: Fix UAF in key_put() Once a key's reference count has been reduced to 0, the garbage collector thread may destroy it at any time and so key_put() is not allowed to touch the key after that point. The most key_put() is normally allowed to do is to touch key_gc_work as that's a static global variable. However, in an effort to speed up the reclamation of quota, this is now done in key_put() once the key's usage is reduced to 0 - but now the code is looking at the key after the deadline, which is forbidden. Fix this by using a flag to indicate that a key can be gc'd now rather than looking at the key's refcount in the garbage collector. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7605-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7605-2 | Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7606-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7628-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000
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Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0 | |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Fri, 11 Apr 2025 03:00:00 +0000
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Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.14:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 02:15:00 +0000
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Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: keys: Fix UAF in key_put() Once a key's reference count has been reduced to 0, the garbage collector thread may destroy it at any time and so key_put() is not allowed to touch the key after that point. The most key_put() is normally allowed to do is to touch key_gc_work as that's a static global variable. However, in an effort to speed up the reclamation of quota, this is now done in key_put() once the key's usage is reduced to 0 - but now the code is looking at the key after the deadline, which is forbidden. Fix this by using a flag to indicate that a key can be gc'd now rather than looking at the key's refcount in the garbage collector. | |
| Title | keys: Fix UAF in key_put() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-05-04T07:23:40.081Z
Reserved: 2024-12-29T08:45:45.783Z
Link: CVE-2025-21893
Updated: 2025-03-31T20:45:41.300Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-03-31T20:15:14.613
Modified: 2025-04-08T15:48:59.010
Link: CVE-2025-21893
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