bpf: Defer the free of inner map when necessary
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Defer the free of inner map when necessary When updating or deleting an inner map in map array or map htab, the map may still be accessed by non-sleepable program or sleepable program. However bpf_map_fd_put_ptr() decreases the ref-counter of the inner map directly through bpf_map_put(), if the ref-counter is the last one (which is true for most cases), the inner map will be freed by ops->map_free() in a kworker. But for now, most .map_free() callbacks don't use synchronize_rcu() or its variants to wait for the elapse of a RCU grace period, so after the invocation of ops->map_free completes, the bpf program which is accessing the inner map may incur use-after-free problem. Fix the free of inner map by invoking bpf_map_free_deferred() after both one RCU grace period and one tasks trace RCU grace period if the inner map has been removed from the outer map before. The deferment is accomplished by using call_rcu() or call_rcu_tasks_trace() when releasing the last ref-counter of bpf map. The newly-added rcu_head field in bpf_map shares the same storage space with work field to reduce the size of bpf_map.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.9 and later | 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2, 6.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.9 and later Fixed in 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2, 6.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9.0 to before 5.10.214; 5.11 to before 5.15.153; 5.16 to before 6.1.75; 6.2 to before 6.6.14; 6.7 to before 6.7.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.0 to before 5.10.214; 5.11 to before 5.15.153; 5.16 to before 6.1.75; 6.2 to before 6.6.14; 6.7 to before 6.7.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2, 6.8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52447
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvjr-h8mr-f8gw
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90c445799fd1dc214d7c6279c144e33a35e29ef2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37d98fb9c3144c0fddf7f6e99aece9927ac8dce6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62fca83303d608ad4fec3f7428c8685680bb01b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f91cd728b10c51f6d4a39957ccd56d1e802fc8ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfd9b20c4862f41d4590fde11d70a5eeae53dcc5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/876673364161da50eed6b472d746ef88242b2368
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Sources
- CVE-2023-52447 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-52447 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wvjr-h8mr-f8gw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-52447 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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