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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 23:06:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: cve-assign@...re.org
To: wmealing@...hat.com
Cc: cve-assign@...re.org, oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: CVE request: Linux kernel - bpf jit optimization flaw can panic kenrel.
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> In the problematic case, the compiler fails to optimise a set
> of specially crafted instructions. This creates a problem when this faulty
> instruction list is used during filtering and the CPU can execute an invalid
> instruction (in receive_pkt).
>
> This can be triggered as an non-root user, as they can start a server on a
> ephemeral port and the packet filter with a specially crafted filter.
>
> These incorrect instructions will run when the server receives a packet and execute
> the buggy instructions.
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=3f7352bf21f8fd7ba3e2fcef9488756f188e12be
> x86: bpf_jit: fix compilation of large bpf programs
>
> x86 has variable length encoding. x86 JIT compiler is trying to pick
> the shortest encoding for given bpf instruction. While doing so the
> jump targets are changing, so JIT is doing multiple passes over the
> program. Typical program needs 3 passes. Some very short programs
> converge with 2 passes. Large programs may need 4 or 5. But specially
> crafted bpf programs may hit the pass limit and if the program
> converges on the last iteration the JIT compiler will be producing an
> image full of 'int 3' insns. Fix this corner case by doing final
> iteration over bpf program.
>
> - for (pass = 0; pass < 10; pass++) {
> + for (pass = 0; pass < 10 || image; pass++) {
Use CVE-2015-4700.
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