In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: openvswitch: vport: fix self-deadlock on release of tunnel ports vports are used concurrently and protected by RCU, so netdev_put() must happen after the RCU grace period. So, either in an RCU call or after the synchronize_net(). The rtnl_delete_link() must happen under RTNL and so can't be executed in RCU context. Calling synchronize_net() while holding RTNL is not a good idea for performance and system stability under load in general, so calling netdev_put() in RCU call is the right solution here. However, when the device is deleted, rtnl_unlock() will call netdev_run_todo() and block until all the references are gone. In the current code this means that we never reach the call_rcu() and the vport is never freed and the reference is never released, causing a self-deadlock on device removal. Fix that by moving the rcu_call() before the rtnl_unlock(), so the scheduled RCU callback will be executed when synchronize_net() is called from the rtnl_unlock()->netdev_run_todo() while the RTNL itself is already released.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
|---|---|
| Attack Complexity | LOW |
| Privileges Required | LOW |
| User Interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality Impact | NONE |
| Integrity Impact | NONE |
| Availability Impact | HIGH |
| Source | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| [email protected] | Primary |
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CWE-667
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384e137c0> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3844a2fc0> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36865fe80> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384a64900> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384e10240> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3844a39c0> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3844a2640> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36865dc80> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3844a0cc0> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384e11800> | Operating System |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 | <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd2d39fd300> | Operating System |
| Vulnerable | CPE |
|---|---|
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Yes | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |