# CVE-2023-52446: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  bpf: Fix a race condition between btf_put() and...

CVE-2023-52446 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52446, released February 22, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52446
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0023
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Feb 22, 2024

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  bpf: Fix a race condition between btf_put() and map_free()  When running `./test_progs -j` in my local vm with latest kernel, I once hit a kasan error like below:    [ 1887.184724] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8/0x2b0   [ 1887.185599] Read of size 4 at addr ffff888106806910 by task kworker/u12:2/2830   [ 1887.186498]   [ 1887.186712] CPU: 3 PID: 2830 Comm: kworker/u12:2 Tainted: G           OEL     6.7.0-rc3-00699-g90679706d486-dirty #494   [ 1887.188034] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g155821a1990b-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014   [ 1887.189618] Workqueue: events_unbound bpf_map_free_deferred   [ 1887.190341] Call Trace:   [ 1887.190666]  <TASK>   [ 1887.190949]  dump_stack_lvl+0xac/0xe0   [ 1887.191423]  ? nf_tcp_handle_invalid+0x1b0/0x1b0   [ 1887.192019]  ? panic+0x3c0/0x3c0   [ 1887.192449]  print_report+0x14f/0x720   [ 1887.192930]  ? preempt_count_sub+0x1c/0xd0   [ 1887.193459]  ? __virt_addr_valid+0xac/0x120   [ 1887.194004]  ? bpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8/0x2b0   [ 1887.194572]  kasan_report+0xc3/0x100   [ 1887.195085]  ? bpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8/0x2b0   [ 1887.195668]  bpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8/0x2b0   [ 1887.196183]  ? __bpf_obj_drop_impl+0xb0/0xb0   [ 1887.196736]  ? preempt_count_sub+0x1c/0xd0   [ 1887.197270]  ? preempt_count_sub+0x1c/0xd0   [ 1887.197802]  ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x1f/0x40   [ 1887.198319]  bpf_obj_free_fields+0x1d4/0x260   [ 1887.198883]  array_map_free+0x1a3/0x260   [ 1887.199380]  bpf_map_free_deferred+0x7b/0xe0   [ 1887.199943]  process_scheduled_works+0x3a2/0x6c0   [ 1887.200549]  worker_thread+0x633/0x890   [ 1887.201047]  ? __kthread_parkme+0xd7/0xf0   [ 1887.201574]  ? kthread+0x102/0x1d0   [ 1887.202020]  kthread+0x1ab/0x1d0   [ 1887.202447]  ? pr_cont_work+0x270/0x270   [ 1887.202954]  ? kthread_blkcg+0x50/0x50   [ 1887.203444]  ret_from_fork+0x34/0x50   [ 1887.203914]  ? kthread_blkcg+0x50/0x50   [ 1887.204397]  ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20   [ 1887.204913]  </TASK>   [ 1887.204913]  </TASK>   [ 1887.205209]   [ 1887.205416] Allocated by task 2197:   [ 1887.205881]  kasan_set_track+0x3f/0x60   [ 1887.206366]  __kasan_kmalloc+0x6e/0x80   [ 1887.206856]  __kmalloc+0xac/0x1a0   [ 1887.207293]  btf_parse_fields+0xa15/0x1480   [ 1887.207836]  btf_parse_struct_metas+0x566/0x670   [ 1887.208387]  btf_new_fd+0x294/0x4d0   [ 1887.208851]  __sys_bpf+0x4ba/0x600   [ 1887.209292]  __x64_sys_bpf+0x41/0x50   [ 1887.209762]  do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xf0   [ 1887.210222]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b   [ 1887.210868]   [ 1887.211074] Freed by task 36:   [ 1887.211460]  kasan_set_track+0x3f/0x60   [ 1887.211951]  kasan_save_free_info+0x28/0x40   [ 1887.212485]  ____kasan_slab_free+0x101/0x180   [ 1887.213027]  __kmem_cache_free+0xe4/0x210   [ 1887.213514]  btf_free+0x5b/0x130   [ 1887.213918]  rcu_core+0x638/0xcc0   [ 1887.214347]  __do_softirq+0x114/0x37e  The error happens at bpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8/0x2b0:    00000000000034c0 <bpf_rb_root_free>:   ; {     34c0: f3 0f 1e fa                   endbr64     34c4: e8 00 00 00 00                callq   0x34c9 <bpf_rb_root_free+0x9>     34c9: 55                            pushq   %rbp     34ca: 48 89 e5                      movq    %rsp, %rbp   ...   ;       if (rec && rec->refcount_off >= 0 &&     36aa: 4d 85 ed                      testq   %r13, %r13     36ad: 74 a9                         je      0x3658 <bpf_rb_root_free+0x198>     36af: 49 8d 7d 10                   leaq    0x10(%r13), %rdi     36b3: e8 00 00 00 00                callq   0x36b8 <bpf_rb_root_free+0x1f8>                                         <==== kasan function     36b8: 45 8b 7d 10                   movl    0x10(%r13), %r15d                                         <==== use-after-free load     36bc: 45 85 ff                      testl   %r15d, %r15d     36bf: 78 8c                         js      0x364d <bpf_rb_root_free+0x18d>  So the problem  ---truncated---

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.6.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52446](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-52446.md) | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.6.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52446](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-52446.md) | Feb 22, 2024 |

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