Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
binder: fix async_free_space accounting for empty parcels
In 4.13, commit 74310e06be4d ("android: binder: Move buffer out of area shared with user space")
fixed a kernel structure visibility issue. As part of that patch,
sizeof(void *) was used as the buffer size for 0-length data payloads so
the driver could detect abusive clients sending 0-length asynchronous
transactions to a server by enforcing limits on async_free_size.
Unfortunately, on the "free" side, the accounting of async_free_space
did not add the sizeof(void *) back. The result was that up to 8-bytes of
async_free_space were leaked on every async transaction of 8-bytes or
less. These small transactions are uncommon, so this accounting issue
has gone undetected for several years.
The fix is to use "buffer_size" (the allocated buffer size) instead of
"size" (the logical buffer size) when updating the async_free_space
during the free operation. These are the same except for this
corner case of asynchronous transactions with payloads < 8 bytes.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.14 | 4.14.261 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.15.15-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.15.15-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.15.15-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +22 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux | 5.4.0-105.119 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.4.0-1069.73 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.4.0-1073.76 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.4.0-1032.35 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.4.0-1068.72 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.4.0-1037.38 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.4.0-1018.20 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.4.0-1059.62 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.4.0-1067.72 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.4.0-1056.63 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux | 4.15.0-173.182 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws | 4.15.0-1124.133 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 | 5.4.0-1069.73~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-4.15 | 4.15.0-1134.147 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.4 | 5.4.0-1073.76~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-4.15 | 4.15.0-1119.133 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.4 | 5.4.0-1068.72~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.4 | 5.4.0-105.119~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.4 | 5.4.0-1018.20~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 4.15.0-1110.113 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1090.99 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.4 | 5.4.0-1067.72~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-raspi-5.4 | 5.4.0-1056.63~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.4.0-1046.52 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 4.15.0-2064.67 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 4.15.0-2046.50 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-fips | 4.15.0-1081.90 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 4.15.0-2029.32 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-aws-hwe | 4.15.0-1124.133~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1134.147~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1119.133~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0-173.182~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1090.99~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1134.147~14.04.1 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-0488 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 1, 2025
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d2df539d05205fd83c404d5f2dff48d36f9b495
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c7064402609aeb6fb11be1b4ec10673ff17b593
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/103b16a8c51f96d5fe063022869ea906c256e5da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cb8444f3114f0bb2f6e3bcadcf09aa4a28425d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17691bada6b2f1d5f1c0f6d28cd9d0727023b0ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfd0d84ba28c18b531648c9d4a35ecca89ad9901