CVE-2024-26597: net: qualcomm: rmnet: fix global oob in rmnet_policy

Published Feb 23, 2024
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: qualcomm: rmnet: fix global oob in rmnetpolicy

The variable rmnetlinkops assign a bigger maxtype which leads to a global out-of-bounds read when parsing the netlink attributes. See bug trace below:

================================================================== BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in validatenla lib/nlattr.c:386 [inline] BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in nlavalidateparse+0x24af/0x2750 lib/nlattr.c:600 Read of size 1 at addr ffffffff92c438d0 by task syz-executor.6/84207

CPU: 0 PID: 84207 Comm: syz-executor.6 Tainted: G N 6.1.0 #3 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: <TASK> dumpstack lib/dumpstack.c:88 [inline] dumpstacklvl+0x8b/0xb3 lib/dumpstack.c:106 printaddressdescription mm/kasan/report.c:284 [inline] printreport+0x172/0x475 mm/kasan/report.c:395 kasanreport+0xbb/0x1c0 mm/kasan/report.c:495 validatenla lib/nlattr.c:386 [inline] nlavalidateparse+0x24af/0x2750 lib/nlattr.c:600 nlaparse+0x3e/0x50 lib/nlattr.c:697 nlaparsenesteddeprecated include/net/netlink.h:1248 [inline] rtnlnewlink+0x50a/0x1880 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3485 rtnlnewlink+0x64/0xa0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3594 rtnetlinkrcvmsg+0x43c/0xd70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6091 netlinkrcvskb+0x14f/0x410 net/netlink/afnetlink.c:2540 netlinkunicastkernel net/netlink/afnetlink.c:1319 [inline] netlinkunicast+0x54e/0x800 net/netlink/afnetlink.c:1345 netlinksendmsg+0x930/0xe50 net/netlink/afnetlink.c:1921 socksendmsgnosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] socksendmsg+0x154/0x190 net/socket.c:734 syssendmsg+0x6df/0x840 net/socket.c:2482 syssendmsg+0x110/0x1b0 net/socket.c:2536 syssendmsg+0xf3/0x1c0 net/socket.c:2565 dosyscallx64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] dosyscall64+0x3b/0x90 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entrySYSCALL64afterhwframe+0x63/0xcd RIP: 0033:0x7fdcf2072359 Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 f1 19 00 00 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 b8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fdcf13e3168 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIGRAX: 000000000000002e RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fdcf219ff80 RCX: 00007fdcf2072359 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000020000200 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007fdcf20bd493 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007fffbb8d7bdf R14: 00007fdcf13e3300 R15: 0000000000022000 </TASK>

The buggy address belongs to the variable: rmnetpolicy+0x30/0xe0

The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page:0000000065bdeb3c refcount:1 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x155243 flags: 0x200000000001000(reserved|node=0|zone=2) raw: 0200000000001000 ffffea00055490c8 ffffea00055490c8 0000000000000000 raw: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 00000001ffffffff 0000000000000000 page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected

Memory state around the buggy address: ffffffff92c43780: f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 00 02 f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 00 07 ffffffff92c43800: f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 00 05 f9 f9 f9 f9 06 f9 f9 f9 >ffffffff92c43880: f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 00 00 00 00 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 ^ ffffffff92c43900: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 ffffffff92c43980: 00 00 00 07 f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 00 05 f9 f9 f9 f9

According to the comment of nlaparsenesteddeprecated, the maxtype should be len(destination array) - 1. Hence use IFLARMNETMAX here.

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel>=4.17.0<4.19.306
Linux Linux kernel>=4.20.0<5.4.268
Linux Linux kernel>=5.5.0<5.10.209
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11.0<5.15.148
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16.0<6.1.75
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2.0<6.6.14
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7.0<6.7.2
debian/linux
5.10.223-15.10.234-16.1.129-16.1.135-16.12.27-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.10.223-1Fixed in 5.10.234-1Fixed in 6.1.129-1Fixed in 6.1.135-1Fixed in 6.12.27-1

Event History

Feb 23, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:46 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:46 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Mar 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·09:52 PM
Description
Apr 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·11:44 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-26597?

CVE-2024-26597 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for an out-of-bounds read.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-26597?

To fix CVE-2024-26597, upgrade your Linux kernel to a fixed version such as 5.10.223-1, 6.1.123-1, or later.

3

Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2024-26597?

CVE-2024-26597 affects various versions of the Linux kernel between 4.17.0 and 6.7.2.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-26597?

CVE-2024-26597 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability found in the Qualcomm rmnet implementation of the Linux kernel.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-26597?

There are no known effective workarounds for CVE-2024-26597; the best solution is to update to a patched kernel.

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