CVE-2024-50186

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: explicitly clear the sk pointer, when pf->create fails We have recently noticed the exact same KASAN splat as in commit 6cd4a78d962b ("net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket creation fails"). The problem is that commit did not fully address the problem, as some pf->create implementations do not use sk_common_release in their error paths. For example, we can use the same reproducer as in the above commit, but changing ping to arping. arping uses AF_PACKET socket and if packet_create fails, it will just sk_free the allocated sk object. While we could chase all the pf->create implementations and make sure they NULL the freed sk object on error from the socket, we can't guarantee future protocols will not make the same mistake. So it is easier to just explicitly NULL the sk pointer upon return from pf->create in __sock_create. We do know that pf->create always releases the allocated sk object on error, so if the pointer is not NULL, it is definitely dangling.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

09 Dec 2024, 23:23

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-416
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/563e6892e21d6ecabdf62103fc4e7b326d212334 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/563e6892e21d6ecabdf62103fc4e7b326d212334 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631083143315d1b192bd7d915b967b37819e88ea - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/631083143315d1b192bd7d915b967b37819e88ea - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e1b72fd74bf9da3b099d09857f4e7f114f38e12 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e1b72fd74bf9da3b099d09857f4e7f114f38e12 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7d22a79ff4e962b8af5ffe623abd1d6c179eb9f - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7d22a79ff4e962b8af5ffe623abd1d6c179eb9f - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daf462ff3cde6ecf22b98d9ae770232c10d28de2 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daf462ff3cde6ecf22b98d9ae770232c10d28de2 - Patch

Information

Published : 2024-11-08 06:15

Updated : 2024-12-09 23:23


NVD link : CVE-2024-50186

Mitre link : CVE-2024-50186

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-50186


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416

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