5.5 CVE-2022-48875
Enriched by CISA Patch
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: sdata can be NULL during AMPDU start
ieee80211_tx_ba_session_handle_start() may get NULL for sdata when a
deauthentication is ongoing.
Here a trace triggering the race with the hostapd test
multi_ap_fronthaul_on_ap:
(gdb) list *drv_ampdu_action+0x46
0x8b16 is in drv_ampdu_action (net/mac80211/driver-ops.c:396).
391 int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
392
393 might_sleep();
394
395 sdata = get_bss_sdata(sdata);
396 if (!check_sdata_in_driver(sdata))
397 return -EIO;
398
399 trace_drv_ampdu_action(local, sdata, params);
400
wlan0: moving STA 02:00:00:00:03:00 to state 3
wlan0: associated
wlan0: deauthenticating from 02:00:00:00:03:00 by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING)
wlan3.sta1: Open BA session requested for 02:00:00:00:00:00 tid 0
wlan3.sta1: dropped frame to 02:00:00:00:00:00 (unauthorized port)
wlan0: moving STA 02:00:00:00:03:00 to state 2
wlan0: moving STA 02:00:00:00:03:00 to state 1
wlan0: Removed STA 02:00:00:00:03:00
wlan0: Destroyed STA 02:00:00:00:03:00
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffffffffffffb48
PGD 11814067 P4D 11814067 PUD 11816067 PMD 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI
CPU: 2 PID: 133397 Comm: kworker/u16:1 Tainted: G W 6.1.0-rc8-wt+ #59
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.0-20220807_005459-localhost 04/01/2014
Workqueue: phy3 ieee80211_ba_session_work [mac80211]
RIP: 0010:drv_ampdu_action+0x46/0x280 [mac80211]
Code: 53 48 89 f3 be 89 01 00 00 e8 d6 43 bf ef e8 21 46 81 f0 83 bb a0 1b 00 00 04 75 0e 48 8b 9b 28 0d 00 00 48 81 eb 10 0e 00 00 <8b> 93 58 09 00 00 f6 c2 20 0f 84 3b 01 00 00 8b 05 dd 1c 0f 00 85
RSP: 0018:ffffc900025ebd20 EFLAGS: 00010287
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: fffffffffffff1f0 RCX: ffff888102228240
RDX: 0000000080000000 RSI: ffffffff918c5de0 RDI: ffff888102228b40
RBP: ffffc900025ebd40 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000001
R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888118c18ec0
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffc900025ebd60 R15: ffff888018b7efb8
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88817a600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: fffffffffffffb48 CR3: 0000000105228006 CR4: 0000000000170ee0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
ieee80211_tx_ba_session_handle_start+0xd0/0x190 [mac80211]
ieee80211_ba_session_work+0xff/0x2e0 [mac80211]
process_one_work+0x29f/0x620
worker_thread+0x4d/0x3d0
? process_one_work+0x620/0x620
kthread+0xfb/0x120
? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
</TASK>
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48875
Categories
CWE-476 : NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. NULL pointer dereferences are frequently resultant from rarely encountered error conditions and race conditions, since these are most likely to escape detection during the testing phases. Common abbreviation for Null Pointer Dereference Common abbreviation for Null Pointer Dereference Common abbreviation for Null Pointer Exception used for access of nil in Go programs This weakness can be detected using dynamic tools and techniques that interact with the software using large test suites with many diverse inputs, such as fuzz testing (fuzzing), robustness testing, and fault injection. The software's operation may slow down, but it should not become unstable, crash, or generate incorrect results. Identify error conditions that are not likely to occur during normal usage and trigger them. For example, run the program under low memory conditions, run with insufficient privileges or permissions, interrupt a transaction before it is completed, or disable connectivity to basic network services such as DNS. Monitor the software for any unexpected behavior. If you trigger an unhandled exception or similar error that was discovered and handled by the application's environment, it may still indicate unexpected conditions that were not handled by the application itself. Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.) Use tools that are integrated duringcompilation to insert runtime error-checking mechanismsrelated to memory safety errors, such as AddressSanitizer(ASan) for C/C++ [REF-1518]. For any pointers that could have been modified or provided from a function that can return NULL, check the pointer for NULL before use. When working with a multithreaded or otherwise asynchronous environment, ensure that proper locking APIs are used to lock before the check, and unlock when it has finished [REF-1484]. Select a programming language that is not susceptible to these issues. Check the results of all functions that return a value and verify that the value is non-null before acting upon it. Identify all variables and data stores that receive information from external sources, and apply input validation to make sure that they are only initialized to expected values. Explicitly initialize all variables and other data stores, either during declaration or just before the first usage. C++ library for LLM inference has NULL pointer dereference if a read operation fails race condition causes a table to be corrupted if a timer activates while it is being modified, leading to resultant NULL dereference; also involves locking. large number of packets leads to NULL dereference packet with invalid error status value triggers NULL dereference Chain: race condition for an argument value, possibly resulting in NULL dereference ssh component for Go allows clients to cause a denial of service (nil pointer dereference) against SSH servers. Chain: Use of an unimplemented network socket operation pointing to an uninitialized handler function (CWE-456) causes a crash because of a null pointer dereference (CWE-476). Chain: race condition (CWE-362) might allow resource to be released before operating on it, leading to NULL dereference (CWE-476) Chain: some unprivileged ioctls do not verify that a structure has been initialized before invocation, leading to NULL dereference Chain: IP and UDP layers each track the same value with different mechanisms that can get out of sync, possibly resulting in a NULL dereference Chain: Use of an unimplemented network socket operation pointing to an uninitialized handler function (CWE-456) causes a crash because of a null pointer dereference (CWE-476) Chain: improper initialization of memory can lead to NULL dereference Chain: game server can access player data structures before initialization has happened leading to NULL dereference Chain: The return value of a function returning a pointer is not checked for success (CWE-252) resulting in the later use of an uninitialized variable (CWE-456) and a null pointer dereference (CWE-476) Chain: a message having an unknown message type may cause a reference to uninitialized memory resulting in a null pointer dereference (CWE-476) or dangling pointer (CWE-825), possibly crashing the system or causing heap corruption. Chain: unchecked return value can lead to NULL dereference SSL software allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SSL/TLS handshake that triggers a null dereference. Network monitor allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RADIUS packet that triggers a null dereference. Network monitor allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed Q.931, which triggers a null dereference. Chat client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a passive DCC request with an invalid ID number, which causes a null dereference. Server allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed requests that trigger a null dereference. OS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash from null dereference) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted request during authentication protocol selection. Game allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a missing argument, which triggers a null pointer dereference. Network monitor allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via malformed packets that cause a NULL pointer dereference. Chain: System call returns wrong value (CWE-393), leading to a resultant NULL dereference (CWE-476).
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Patch
AFFECTED (from MITRE)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
|
| Linux | Linux |
|
| © 2022 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation. | ||
CPE
| cpe | start | end |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration 1 | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | < 5.10.165 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | >= 5.11 | < 5.15.90 |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | >= 5.16 | < 6.1.8 |
REMEDIATION
Patch
EXPLOITS
Exploit-db.com
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| No known exploits | |||
POC Github
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| No known exploits |
Other Nist (github, ...)
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| No known exploits |
CAPEC
Common Attack Pattern Enumerations and Classifications
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| No entry | ||
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