In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs: Pass AT_GETATTR_NOSEC flag to getattr interface function
When vfs_getattr_nosec() calls a filesystem's getattr interface function
then the 'nosec' should propagate into this function so that
vfs_getattr_nosec() can again be called from the filesystem's gettattr
rather than vfs_getattr(). The latter would add unnecessary security
checks that the initial vfs_getattr_nosec() call wanted to avoid.
Therefore, introduce the getattr flag GETATTR_NOSEC and allow to pass
with the new getattr_flags parameter to the getattr interface function.
In overlayfs and ecryptfs use this flag to determine which one of the
two functions to call.
In a recent code change introduced to IMA vfs_getattr_nosec() ended up
calling vfs_getattr() in overlayfs, which in turn called
security_inode_getattr() on an exiting process that did not have
current->fs set anymore, which then caused a kernel NULL pointer
dereference. With this change the call to security_inode_getattr() can
be avoided, thus avoiding the NULL pointer dereference.
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Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:30:00 +0000
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2024-05-21T15:30:58.899Z
Updated: 2025-05-04T07:43:03.839Z
Reserved: 2024-05-21T15:19:24.240Z
Link: CVE-2023-52779

Updated: 2024-08-02T23:11:36.013Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-05-21T16:15:16.890
Modified: 2025-04-02T15:02:51.383
Link: CVE-2023-52779
