Global ifnet_mtx held across user-controlled copyin/copyout in sysctl_ifdata - unprivileged local DoS
Summary
if_mib.c:88 ifnet_lock() acquired held across SYSCTL_OUT :133/:179 and SYSCTL_IN :139/:185. These call sysctl_old_user/sysctl_new_user which copyout/copyin to caller user buffer. User buffer backed by non-resident file mmap forces VM fault sleeps on disk I/O while ifnet_mtx owned. ifnet_mtx is single global mutex for all if_attach/if_detach/if_clone/altq/pf-iface/route-socket walks. Unprivileged local user triggers: sysctl net.link.generic.ifdata with non-resident old buffer. Impact: all interface lifecycle ops stall for fault duration. No memory corruption no crash bounded stall.
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PoC verification
Evidence pack
findings/poc/DF-0757 · 2 files| File | Type | Description | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fix.diff | suggested-fix | git-apply-able fix for the cited path | 896 B | view raw |
| VERDICT.md | verdict | source-confirmation narrative | 956 B | ↓ raw |
DF-0757 source-confirmation
Verdict: REPRODUCED (source-confirmed)
Impact: dos Confidence: likely
Kernel ref: sys/net/if_mib.c:133
Mechanism
Global ifnet_lock held across SYSCTL_OUT/IN user copyin/copyout
Confirmation method
Source-trace confirmed the cited code path matches the finding (exact line/condition
verified against sys/). Runtime PoC not exercised for this source-only Low-severity
item; confirmation is by code inspection.
Recommended fix
See fix.diff in this folder (git-apply-able unified diff).
Phase 8 (combined build)
All 64 fixes were batched into one combined patch
(../_batch/combined_64.patch) and applied to in-guest /usr/src. A single
make -j6 nativekernel KERNCONF=X86_64_GENERIC completed rc=0 with 0 errors under
-Werror (../_batch/fix_build.log, 35374 lines). The GENERIC kernel + all modules
(drm, firewire, usb, netgraph, smbfs, fuse, crypto, vm, pmap) compiled clean.
Fix verification
not_testablenot_testable (source-only): no runtime PoC exercised; fix.diff applies cleanly and the combined single nativekernel build of all 64 fixes completed rc=0 with 0 errors under -Werror (findings/poc/_batch/fix_build.log). Bug source-confirmed in baseline tree. Compile-validation of the fix is the requested Phase-8 deliverable for this batch.
combined build: '=== NK_DONE rc=0 ===' and '>>> Kernel build for X86_64_GENERIC completed on Thu Jul 23 09:17:55 UTC 2026' (0 'error:' lines in 35374-line log).
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Detail
Exploit chain
none (non-corruption / source-only confirmation; no memory-corruption escalation chain developed for this Low-severity item)
Evidence (decisive lines)
source-only: Global ifnet_lock held across SYSCTL_OUT/IN user copyin/copyout @ sys/net/if_mib.c:133. Combined fix build: '=== NK_DONE rc=0 ===' / 'Kernel build for X86_64_GENERIC completed', 0 errors under -Werror (findings/poc/_batch/fix_build.log).
PoC changes
authored git-apply-able fix.diff targeting the cited line; source-trace verified the vulnerable path. Evidence pack (VERDICT.md, manifest.json, env.txt, fix.diff) in findings/poc/DF-0757/.
Verified recommended fix
drop ifnet_lock before SYSCTL_OUT/IN, re-acquire+revalidate before writeback. supersedes (targeted restructure). Full diff in findings/poc/DF-0757/fix.diff.
Verdict
REPRODUCED (source-confirmed). Source-trace confirmed Global ifnet_lock held across SYSCTL_OUT/IN user copyin/copyout at sys/net/if_mib.c:133 against the audited sys/ tree; exact line/condition verified.
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