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FKIE_CVE-2024-40954

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-07-12 13:15 - Updated: 2026-08-04 11:19

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket creation fails It is possible to trigger a use-after-free by: * attaching an fentry probe to __sock_release() and the probe calling the bpf_get_socket_cookie() helper * running traceroute -I 1.1.1.1 on a freshly booted VM A KASAN enabled kernel will log something like below (decoded and stripped): ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 net/core/sock_diag.c:29) Read of size 8 at addr ffff888007110dd8 by task traceroute/299 CPU: 2 PID: 299 Comm: traceroute Tainted: G E 6.10.0-rc2+ #2 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:117 (discriminator 1)) print_report (mm/kasan/report.c:378 mm/kasan/report.c:488) ? __sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 net/core/sock_diag.c:29) kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:603) ? __sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 net/core/sock_diag.c:29) kasan_check_range (mm/kasan/generic.c:183 mm/kasan/generic.c:189) __sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 net/core/sock_diag.c:29) bpf_get_socket_ptr_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:94 ./include/linux/sock_diag.h:42 net/core/filter.c:5094 net/core/filter.c:5092) bpf_prog_875642cf11f1d139___sock_release+0x6e/0x8e bpf_trampoline_6442506592+0x47/0xaf __sock_release (net/socket.c:652) __sock_create (net/socket.c:1601) ... Allocated by task 299 on cpu 2 at 78.328492s: kasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:48) kasan_save_track (mm/kasan/common.c:68) __kasan_slab_alloc (mm/kasan/common.c:312 mm/kasan/common.c:338) kmem_cache_alloc_noprof (mm/slub.c:3941 mm/slub.c:4000 mm/slub.c:4007) sk_prot_alloc (net/core/sock.c:2075) sk_alloc (net/core/sock.c:2134) inet_create (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:327 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:252) __sock_create (net/socket.c:1572) __sys_socket (net/socket.c:1660 net/socket.c:1644 net/socket.c:1706) __x64_sys_socket (net/socket.c:1718) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130) Freed by task 299 on cpu 2 at 78.328502s: kasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:48) kasan_save_track (mm/kasan/common.c:68) kasan_save_free_info (mm/kasan/generic.c:582) poison_slab_object (mm/kasan/common.c:242) __kasan_slab_free (mm/kasan/common.c:256) kmem_cache_free (mm/slub.c:4437 mm/slub.c:4511) __sk_destruct (net/core/sock.c:2117 net/core/sock.c:2208) inet_create (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:397 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:252) __sock_create (net/socket.c:1572) __sys_socket (net/socket.c:1660 net/socket.c:1644 net/socket.c:1706) __x64_sys_socket (net/socket.c:1718) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130) Fix this by clearing the struct socket reference in sk_common_release() to cover all protocol families create functions, which may already attached the reference to the sk object with sock_init_data().

References

URL	Tags
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/454c454ed645fed051216b79622f7cb69c1638f5	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dfe2408fd7dc4d2e7ac38a116ff0a37b1cfd3b9	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cd4a78d962bebbaf8beb7d2ead3f34120e3f7b2	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78e4aa528a7b1204219d808310524344f627d069	Patch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/893eeba94c40d513cd0fe6539330ebdaea208c0e	Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/454c454ed645fed051216b79622f7cb69c1638f5	Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dfe2408fd7dc4d2e7ac38a116ff0a37b1cfd3b9	Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cd4a78d962bebbaf8beb7d2ead3f34120e3f7b2	Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78e4aa528a7b1204219d808310524344f627d069	Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/893eeba94c40d513cd0fe6539330ebdaea208c0e	Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	*
linux	linux_kernel	6.10
linux	linux_kernel	6.10
linux	linux_kernel	6.10
linux	linux_kernel	6.10

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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket creation fails\n\nIt is possible to trigger a use-after-free by:\n  * attaching an fentry probe to __sock_release() and the probe calling the\n    bpf_get_socket_cookie() helper\n  * running traceroute -I 1.1.1.1 on a freshly booted VM\n\nA KASAN enabled kernel will log something like below (decoded and stripped):\n==================================================================\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 net/core/sock_diag.c:29)\nRead of size 8 at addr ffff888007110dd8 by task traceroute/299\n\nCPU: 2 PID: 299 Comm: traceroute Tainted: G            E      6.10.0-rc2+ #2\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\ndump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:117 (discriminator 1))\nprint_report (mm/kasan/report.c:378 mm/kasan/report.c:488)\n? __sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 net/core/sock_diag.c:29)\nkasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:603)\n? __sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 net/core/sock_diag.c:29)\nkasan_check_range (mm/kasan/generic.c:183 mm/kasan/generic.c:189)\n__sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 net/core/sock_diag.c:29)\nbpf_get_socket_ptr_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:94 ./include/linux/sock_diag.h:42 net/core/filter.c:5094 net/core/filter.c:5092)\nbpf_prog_875642cf11f1d139___sock_release+0x6e/0x8e\nbpf_trampoline_6442506592+0x47/0xaf\n__sock_release (net/socket.c:652)\n__sock_create (net/socket.c:1601)\n...\nAllocated by task 299 on cpu 2 at 78.328492s:\nkasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:48)\nkasan_save_track (mm/kasan/common.c:68)\n__kasan_slab_alloc (mm/kasan/common.c:312 mm/kasan/common.c:338)\nkmem_cache_alloc_noprof (mm/slub.c:3941 mm/slub.c:4000 mm/slub.c:4007)\nsk_prot_alloc (net/core/sock.c:2075)\nsk_alloc (net/core/sock.c:2134)\ninet_create (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:327 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:252)\n__sock_create (net/socket.c:1572)\n__sys_socket (net/socket.c:1660 net/socket.c:1644 net/socket.c:1706)\n__x64_sys_socket (net/socket.c:1718)\ndo_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83)\nentry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130)\n\nFreed by task 299 on cpu 2 at 78.328502s:\nkasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:48)\nkasan_save_track (mm/kasan/common.c:68)\nkasan_save_free_info (mm/kasan/generic.c:582)\npoison_slab_object (mm/kasan/common.c:242)\n__kasan_slab_free (mm/kasan/common.c:256)\nkmem_cache_free (mm/slub.c:4437 mm/slub.c:4511)\n__sk_destruct (net/core/sock.c:2117 net/core/sock.c:2208)\ninet_create (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:397 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:252)\n__sock_create (net/socket.c:1572)\n__sys_socket (net/socket.c:1660 net/socket.c:1644 net/socket.c:1706)\n__x64_sys_socket (net/socket.c:1718)\ndo_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83)\nentry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130)\n\nFix this by clearing the struct socket reference in sk_common_release() to cover\nall protocol families create functions, which may already attached the\nreference to the sk object with sock_init_data()."
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      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: no deja un puntero sk colgando cuando falla la creaci\u00f3n del socket. Es posible activar un use-after-free: * adjuntando una sonda fentry a __sock_release() y el sonda que llama al asistente bpf_get_socket_cookie() * ejecuta traceroute -I 1.1.1.1 en una m\u00e1quina virtual reci\u00e9n iniciada. Un kernel habilitado para KASAN registrar\u00e1 algo como lo siguiente (decodificado y eliminado): =============== ==================================================== = ERROR: KASAN: slab-use-after-free en __sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include /linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 net/core/sock_diag.c:29) Lectura de tama\u00f1o 8 en la direcci\u00f3n ffff888007110dd8 mediante tarea traceroute/299 CPU: 2 PID: 299 Comm: traceroute Contaminado: GE 6.10.0- rc2+ #2 Nombre del hardware: PC est\u00e1ndar QEMU (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 01/04/2014 Seguimiento de llamadas:  dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:117 ( discriminador 1)) print_report (mm/kasan/report.c:378 mm/kasan/report.c:488)? __sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 neto /core/sock_diag.c:29) kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:603)? __sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 neto /core/sock_diag.c:29) kasan_check_range (mm/kasan/generic.c:183 mm/kasan/generic.c:189) __sock_gen_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:15 ./include /linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2583 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1611 net/core/sock_diag.c:29) bpf_get_socket_ptr_cookie (./arch/x86/include/asm /preempt.h:94 ./include/linux/sock_diag.h:42 net/core/filter.c:5094 net/core/filter.c:5092) bpf_prog_875642cf11f1d139___sock_release+0x6e/0x8e bpf_trampoline_6442506592+0x47/0xaf __ calcet\u00edn_release (net/ socket.c:652) __sock_create (net/socket.c:1601) ... Asignado por la tarea 299 en la CPU 2 en 78.328492s: kasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:48) kasan_save_track (mm/kasan/common. c:68) __kasan_slab_alloc (mm/kasan/common.c:312 mm/kasan/common.c:338) kmem_cache_alloc_noprof (mm/slub.c:3941 mm/slub.c:4000 mm/slub.c:4007) sk_prot_alloc (net/core/sock.c:2075) sk_alloc (net/core/sock.c:2134) inet_create (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:327 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:252) __sock_create (net/socket. c:1572) __sys_socket (net/socket.c:1660 net/socket.c:1644 net/socket.c:1706) __x64_sys_socket (net/socket.c:1718) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c: 52 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83) Entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130) Liberado por la tarea 299 en la CPU 2 a las 78.328502s: kasan_save_stack (mm/kasan/common.c:48) kasan_save_track (mm/kasan/common.c:68) kasan_save_free_info (mm/kasan/generic.c:582) veneno_slab_object (mm/kasan/common.c:242) __kasan_slab_free (mm/kasan/common.c:256) kmem_cache_free ( mm/slub.c:4437 mm/slub.c:4511) __sk_destruct (net/core/sock.c:2117 net/core/sock.c:2208) inet_create (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:397 net/ipv4 /af_inet.c:252) __sock_create (net/socket.c:1572) __sys_socket (net/socket.c:1660 net/socket.c:1644 net/socket.c:1706) __x64_sys_socket (net/socket.c:1718 ) do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83) Entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130) Solucione este problema borrando la referencia del socket de estructura en sk_common_release () para cubrir todas las familias de protocolos, cree funciones, que pueden ya adjuntar la referencia al objeto sk con sock_init_data()."
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CVE-2024-40954 (GCVE-0-2024-40954)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-12 12:31 – Updated: 2026-08-05 11:34

Title

net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket creation fails

Summary

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-09-10 17:03 UTC

Assigner

Linux CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard D 53/100 over 6653 records in the last 180 days details

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78e4aa528a7b12042…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/893eeba94c40d513c…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/454c454ed645fed05…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dfe2408fd7dc4d2e…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cd4a78d962bebbaf…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
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Linux	Linux	Affected: 5.12 Unaffected: 0 , < 5.12 (semver) Unaffected: 5.15.162 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.1.96 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.6.36 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.9.7 , ≤ 6.9.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.10 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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