Linux: KEYS: Fix add_key() race with keyring restriction
What fixes it
- 305f1828b871dd46bf41addeb6f11d2c162dcb25LinuxCVE List
- 11516a0c402a6c1fa52254aa70d8d65fb921e59eLinuxCVE List
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KEYS: Fix add_key() race with keyring restriction
__key_create_or_update() snapshots keyring->restrict_link before taking the destination keyring's semaphore. keyring_restrict() installs a restriction while holding that semaphore.
This allows a writer to observe no restriction, wait for the keyring owner to install a reject-all restriction and return successfully, and then link a key using the stale NULL snapshot. The writer only needs write permission on the destination keyring.
Move the restrict_link read after __key_link_lock() and __key_link_begin(). The read and the subsequent restriction check are then serialized with restriction installation by keyring->sem.
The race was reproduced on v7.2.8 in 19 executions where restriction installation returned before the link completed. All 19 linked the key despite the reject-all restriction. With this change, 312 executions reached the same ordering and every add_key() call failed with -EPERM.
The issue was found by manual concurrency analysis assisted by AI-based analysis and independently verified with a QEMU reproducer and kernel instrumentation.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 12
- Linuxaffected: 5ac7eace2d00eab5ae0e9fdee63e38aee6001f7c before 305f1828b871dd46bf41addeb6f11d2c162dcb25CVE List
- Linuxaffected: 5ac7eace2d00eab5ae0e9fdee63e38aee6001f7c before f99399b48e3edd6851fac34cd329bab9f1f33bafCVE List
- Linuxaffected: 5ac7eace2d00eab5ae0e9fdee63e38aee6001f7c before 11516a0c402a6c1fa52254aa70d8d65fb921e59eCVE List
- Linuxaffected: 5ac7eace2d00eab5ae0e9fdee63e38aee6001f7c before da0b595d8e6e2dd798f6e34e09dc51a13b888514CVE List
- Linuxaffected: 5ac7eace2d00eab5ae0e9fdee63e38aee6001f7c before dd3ea3fcba7c75493760cdbccd35f029597e8d5eCVE List
- Linuxaffected: 4.7CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: all versions before 4.7CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 6.6.160 through 6.6.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 6.12.113 through 6.12.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 6.18.57 through 6.18.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 7.2.11 through 7.2.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List
References 5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/305f1828b871dd46bf41addeb6f11d2c162dcb25Referencevia CVE List
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f99399b48e3edd6851fac34cd329bab9f1f33bafReferencevia CVE List
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/11516a0c402a6c1fa52254aa70d8d65fb921e59eReferencevia CVE List
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/da0b595d8e6e2dd798f6e34e09dc51a13b888514Referencevia CVE List
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3ea3fcba7c75493760cdbccd35f029597e8d5eReferencevia CVE List