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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 18:41:34 +0800
From: Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@...il.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Linux kernel: off-by-one in fl_set_geneve_opt
On 7/6/2023 11:32, Hangyu Hua wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I find a off-by-one bug in linux kernel's Flower
> classifier(NET_CLS_FLOWER). It can cause denial-of-service and privilege
> escalation.
>
> # Details:
>
> static int fl_set_geneve_opt(const struct nlattr *nla, struct
> fl_flow_key *key,
> int depth, int option_len,
> struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
> {
> struct nlattr *tb[TCA_FLOWER_KEY_ENC_OPT_GENEVE_MAX + 1];
> struct nlattr *class = NULL, *type = NULL, *data = NULL;
> struct geneve_opt *opt;
> int err, data_len = 0;
>
> if (option_len > sizeof(struct geneve_opt))
> data_len = option_len - sizeof(struct geneve_opt);
>
> opt = (struct geneve_opt *)&key->enc_opts.data[key->enc_opts.len]; <--- [1]
> memset(opt, 0xff, option_len);
> opt->length = data_len / 4;
> opt->r1 = 0;
> opt->r2 = 0;
> opt->r3 = 0;
>
> ...
> if (tb[TCA_FLOWER_KEY_ENC_OPT_GENEVE_DATA]) {
> int new_len = key->enc_opts.len;
>
> data = tb[TCA_FLOWER_KEY_ENC_OPT_GENEVE_DATA];
> data_len = nla_len(data);
> if (data_len < 4) {
> NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Tunnel key geneve option data is less than 4
> bytes long");
> return -ERANGE;
> }
> if (data_len % 4) {
> NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Tunnel key geneve option data is not a
> multiple of 4 bytes long");
> return -ERANGE;
> }
>
> new_len += sizeof(struct geneve_opt) + data_len;
> BUILD_BUG_ON(FLOW_DIS_TUN_OPTS_MAX != IP_TUNNEL_OPTS_MAX);
> if (new_len > FLOW_DIS_TUN_OPTS_MAX) { <--- [2]
> NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Tunnel options exceeds max size");
> return -ERANGE;
> }
> opt->length = data_len / 4;
> memcpy(opt->opt_data, nla_data(data), data_len); <--- [3]
> }
> ...
> }
>
> We can see that opt use key->enc_opts.len to get its pointer from
> key->enc_opts.data[] in [1]. Then length will be set to "data_len /
> 4". The bug is that if we send two TCA_FLOWER_KEY_ENC_OPTS_GENEVE
> packets and their total size is 252 bytes(key->enc_opts.len = 252)
> then key->enc_opts.len = opt->length = data_len / 4 when the third
> TCA_FLOWER_KEY_ENC_OPTS_GENEVE packet enters fl_set_geneve_opt. This
> can bypass the check in [2] and cause out of bound write in
> [3](opt->opt_data = key->enc_opts.data[257]).
>
> # Patch
>
> I already contacted the linux security team and made a patch:
>
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/sched?id=4d56304e5827c8cc8cc18c75343d283af7c4825c
>
> # CVE
>
> Pending
>
> # EXP
>
> In order to avoid confusion i will publish it after I get CVE.
Hi guys,
I decide not to publish the exp for ethical reasons. Please email me if
any distribution's maintainers need the code.
Thanks,
Hangyu
>
> Thanks,
> Hangyu
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