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High · 7.8 CVE-2024-56672 EUVD-2024-53320GHSA-qgw7-mg2m-3x6f

blk-cgroup: Fix UAF in blkcg_unpin_online()

Published Dec 27, 2024 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-azure-nvidia Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

blk-cgroup: Fix UAF in blkcg_unpin_online()

blkcg_unpin_online() walks up the blkcg hierarchy putting the online pin. To
walk up, it uses blkcg_parent(blkcg) but it was calling that after
blkcg_destroy_blkgs(blkcg) which could free the blkcg, leading to the
following UAF:

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in blkcg_unpin_online+0x15a/0x270
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8881057678c0 by task kworker/9:1/117

CPU: 9 UID: 0 PID: 117 Comm: kworker/9:1 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc1-work-00182-gb8f52214c61a-dirty #48
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS unknown 02/02/2022
Workqueue: cgwb_release cgwb_release_workfn
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x27/0x80
print_report+0x151/0x710
kasan_report+0xc0/0x100
blkcg_unpin_online+0x15a/0x270
cgwb_release_workfn+0x194/0x480
process_scheduled_works+0x71b/0xe20
worker_thread+0x82a/0xbd0
kthread+0x242/0x2c0
ret_from_fork+0x33/0x70
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
</TASK>
...
Freed by task 1944:
kasan_save_track+0x2b/0x70
kasan_save_free_info+0x3c/0x50
__kasan_slab_free+0x33/0x50
kfree+0x10c/0x330
css_free_rwork_fn+0xe6/0xb30
process_scheduled_works+0x71b/0xe20
worker_thread+0x82a/0xbd0
kthread+0x242/0x2c0
ret_from_fork+0x33/0x70
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

Note that the UAF is not easy to trigger as the free path is indirected
behind a couple RCU grace periods and a work item execution. I could only
trigger it with artifical msleep() injected in blkcg_unpin_online().

Fix it by reading the parent pointer before destroying the blkcg's blkg's.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.7 5.10.234

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.12.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.6-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.123-1 —
Debian 11 linux 5.10.234-1 DLA-4075-1
Debian 11 linux-6.1 6.1.128-1~deb11u1 DLA-4076-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1061.63 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-57.59 USN-7402-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1026.28 USN-7402-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1026.31 USN-7402-4
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-6.11 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-nvidia 6.8.0-1014.15 USN-7468-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1027.29 USN-7402-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.11 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1022.26 USN-7402-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1009.11 USN-7402-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.11 6.11.0-19.19~24.04.1 USN-7323-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1023.23 USN-7402-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 6.11.0-1011.12~24.04.1 USN-7381-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1025.28 USN-7402-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.11 6.11.0-1007.7 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1025.28.1 USN-7402-4
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1008.8 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.11 6.11.0-1016.16 USN-7322-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.8 6.8.0-1025.25 USN-7402-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1023.24 USN-7402-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1028.32 USN-7524-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-realtime +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 6.8.0-57.59.1 USN-7402-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1017.18 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-134.145 USN-7327-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1079.86 USN-7328-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 +1 6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1 USN-7451-1, USN-7402-5
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1082.91 USN-7328-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1026.31~22.04.1 USN-7402-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1082.91.1 USN-7328-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1078.87 USN-7329-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1076.82 USN-7329-1, USN-7328-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1061.69 USN-7328-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-57.59~22.04.1 USN-7403-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1071.74 USN-7328-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1074.80 USN-7328-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1076.81 USN-7388-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1073.74 USN-7328-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1025.28~22.04.1 USN-7402-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1033.33 USN-7389-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1021.21 USN-7389-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1023.24~22.04.1 USN-7402-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1073.76 USN-7328-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +31 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.8 +1 6.8.0-57.59.1~22.04.1 USN-7402-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1044.48 USN-7390-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1 USN-7388-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1082.91~20.04.1 USN-7328-3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 5.15.0-1082.91~20.04.1.1 USN-7328-3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1 USN-7329-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-134.145~20.04.1 USN-7331-1, USN-7327-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1 USN-7458-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1074.80~20.04.1 USN-7328-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1076.82~20.04.1 USN-7328-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1074.78~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2023.24 USN-7523-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1019.20 USN-7402-2
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1072.74 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1079.87 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1019.20~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-78.78+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1079.86+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1082.91+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-134.145+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1078.87+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-57.59 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1026.28 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1026.31 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1027.29 LSN-0111-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1023.23 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-135.146 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1080.87 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1084.93 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1079.88 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1077.83 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1072.75 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-211.231 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1142.152 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1147.154 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1145.154 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1097.101 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-136.147~20.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1088.93 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-135.146~20.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1140.150 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1077.83~20.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-237.249 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1180.193 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1188.203 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1173.190 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-211.231~18.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1142.153 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux 4.4.0-268.302 LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1181.196 LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1180.193~16.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1188.203~16.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1173.190~16.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-237.249~16.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-268.302~14.04.1 LSN-0111-1, LSN-0110-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 rv +75 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 RHSA-2025:20518

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 rv +73 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 ALSA-2025:20518

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 kernel 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 RLSA-2025:20518
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0428-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-coco +3 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2 SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5 1-1.2 SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_5 1-1.2 SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_8 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0557-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_8 1-150600.13.3.2 SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0557-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +10 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0428-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2 SUSE-SU-2025:0499-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0557-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.124-134.200 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +14 6.1.124-134.200.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-809

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kernel 6.6.76.1-1 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.173.1-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 kernel-uek +34 6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el10uek ELSA-2025-20530, ELSA-2025-20480
Oracle Linux 8 bpftool +13 5.15.0-306.177.4.el9uek ELSA-2025-20152

Advisories 46

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