In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nbd: always initialize struct msghdr completely
syzbot complains that msg->msg_get_inq value can be uninitialized [1]
struct msghdr got many new fields recently, we should always make
sure their values is zero by default.
[1]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in tcp_recvmsg+0x686/0xac0 net/ipv4/tcp.c:2571
tcp_recvmsg+0x686/0xac0 net/ipv4/tcp.c:2571
inet_recvmsg+0x131/0x580 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:879
sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1044 [inline]
sock_recvmsg+0x12b/0x1e0 net/socket.c:1066
__sock_xmit+0x236/0x5c0 drivers/block/nbd.c:538
nbd_read_reply drivers/block/nbd.c:732 [inline]
recv_work+0x262/0x3100 drivers/block/nbd.c:863
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2627 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0x104e/0x1e70 kernel/workqueue.c:2700
worker_thread+0xf45/0x1490 kernel/workqueue.c:2781
kthread+0x3ed/0x540 kernel/kthread.c:388
ret_from_fork+0x66/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:242
Local variable msg created at:
__sock_xmit+0x4c/0x5c0 drivers/block/nbd.c:513
nbd_read_reply drivers/block/nbd.c:732 [inline]
recv_work+0x262/0x3100 drivers/block/nbd.c:863
CPU: 1 PID: 7465 Comm: kworker/u5:1 Not tainted 6.7.0-rc7-syzkaller-00041-gf016f7547aee #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/17/2023
Workqueue: nbd5-recv recv_work
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
19 Mar 2025, 16:27
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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CWE | CWE-908 | |
First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1960f2b534da1e6c65fb96f9e98bda773495f406 - Patch | |
References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78fbb92af27d0982634116c7a31065f24d092826 - Patch | |
References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0028f333420a65a53a63978522db680b37379dd - Patch | |
References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9c54763e5cdbbd3f81868597fe8aca3c96e6387 - Patch |
Information
Published : 2024-03-18 11:15
Updated : 2025-03-19 16:27
NVD link : CVE-2024-26638
Mitre link : CVE-2024-26638
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-26638
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-908
Use of Uninitialized Resource