CVE-2024-35976: xsk: validate user input for XDP_{UMEM|COMPLETION}_FILL_RING

Published May 20, 2024
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Updated

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

xsk: validate user input for XDP{UMEM|COMPLETION}FILLRING

syzbot reported an illegal copy in xsksetsockopt() [1]

Make sure to validate setsockopt() @optlen parameter.

[1]

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in copyfromsockptroffset include/linux/sockptr.h:49 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in copyfromsockptr include/linux/sockptr.h:55 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in xsksetsockopt+0x909/0xa40 net/xdp/xsk.c:1420 Read of size 4 at addr ffff888028c6cde3 by task syz-executor.0/7549

CPU: 0 PID: 7549 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 6.8.0-syzkaller-08951-gfe46a7dd189e #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/27/2024 Call Trace: <TASK> dumpstack lib/dumpstack.c:88 [inline] dumpstacklvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dumpstack.c:114 printaddressdescription mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline] printreport+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:488 kasanreport+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601 copyfromsockptroffset include/linux/sockptr.h:49 [inline] copyfromsockptr include/linux/sockptr.h:55 [inline] xsksetsockopt+0x909/0xa40 net/xdp/xsk.c:1420 dosocksetsockopt+0x3af/0x720 net/socket.c:2311 syssetsockopt+0x1ae/0x250 net/socket.c:2334 dosyssetsockopt net/socket.c:2343 [inline] sesyssetsockopt net/socket.c:2340 [inline] x64syssetsockopt+0xb5/0xd0 net/socket.c:2340 dosyscall64+0xfb/0x240 entrySYSCALL64afterhwframe+0x6d/0x75 RIP: 0033:0x7fb40587de69 Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 e1 20 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 b0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fb40665a0c8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIGRAX: 0000000000000036 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fb4059abf80 RCX: 00007fb40587de69 RDX: 0000000000000005 RSI: 000000000000011b RDI: 0000000000000006 RBP: 00007fb4058ca47a R08: 0000000000000002 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000020001980 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 000000000000000b R14: 00007fb4059abf80 R15: 00007fff57ee4d08 </TASK>

Allocated by task 7549: kasansavestack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasansavetrack+0x3f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68 poisonkmallocredzone mm/kasan/common.c:370 [inline] kasankmalloc+0x98/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:387 kasankmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:211 [inline] dokmallocnode mm/slub.c:3966 [inline] kmalloc+0x233/0x4a0 mm/slub.c:3979 kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:632 [inline] cgroupbpfrunfiltersetsockopt+0xd2f/0x1040 kernel/bpf/cgroup.c:1869 dosocksetsockopt+0x6b4/0x720 net/socket.c:2293 syssetsockopt+0x1ae/0x250 net/socket.c:2334 dosyssetsockopt net/socket.c:2343 [inline] sesyssetsockopt net/socket.c:2340 [inline] x64syssetsockopt+0xb5/0xd0 net/socket.c:2340 dosyscall64+0xfb/0x240 entrySYSCALL64afterhwframe+0x6d/0x75

The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff888028c6cde0 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-8 of size 8 The buggy address is located 1 bytes to the right of allocated 2-byte region [ffff888028c6cde0, ffff888028c6cde2)

The buggy address belongs to the physical page: page:ffffea0000a31b00 refcount:1 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0xffff888028c6c9c0 pfn:0x28c6c anon flags: 0xfff00000000800(slab|node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff) pagetype: 0xffffffff() raw: 00fff00000000800 ffff888014c41280 0000000000000000 dead000000000001 raw: ffff888028c6c9c0 0000000080800057 00000001ffffffff 0000000000000000 page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected pageowner tracks the page as allocated page last allocated via order 0, migratetype Unmovable, gfpmask 0x112cc0(GFPUSER|GFPNOWARN|GFPNORETRY), pid 6648, tgid 6644 (syz-executor.0), ts 133906047828, freets 133859922223 setpageowner include/linux/pageowner.h:31 [inline] postallochook+0x1ea/0x210 mm/pagealloc.c:1533 prepnewpage mm/pagealloc.c: ---truncated---

Other sources

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

xsk: validate user input for XDP{UMEM|COMPLETION}FILLRING

The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2024-35976 to this issue.

Upstream advisory: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024052024-CVE-2024-35976-339b@gregkh/T

Red Hat

Affected Software

17 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/kernel<5.10.216
5.10.216
redhat/kernel<5.15.156
5.15.156
redhat/kernel<6.1.87
6.1.87
redhat/kernel<6.6.28
6.6.28
redhat/kernel<6.8.7
6.8.7
redhat/kernel<6.9
6.9
Linux Linux kernel>=4.18<4.19.317
Linux Linux kernel>=4.20<5.4.278
Linux Linux kernel>=5.5<5.10.216
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.156
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.87
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.28
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.8.7
Linux Linux kernel=6.9-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.9-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=6.9-rc3
debian/linux
5.10.223-15.10.234-16.1.129-16.1.135-16.12.25-16.12.27-1

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 6.12.25-1Fixed in 6.12.27-1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.10.216
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.156
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.1.87
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.6.28
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.7
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.9
  8. Configuration

    In xsk_setsockopt() for XDP_{UMEM|COMPLETION}_FILL_RING, validate the setsockopt() @optlen parameter before using the user-provided data (per fix: "xsk: validate user input for XDP_{UMEM|COMPLETION}_FILL_RING"; note text: "Make sure to validate setsockopt() @optlen parameter.").

    Linux kernel xsk (net/xdp/xsk.c) setsockopt() @optlen parameter validation = validate

Event History

May 20, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:42 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:42 AM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·04:23 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jul 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·07:49 PM
Description
Apr 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:25 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-35976?

CVE-2024-35976 is classified as a high severity vulnerability impacting the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-35976?

To resolve CVE-2024-35976, update your Linux kernel to the versions 5.10.216, 5.15.156, 6.1.87, 6.6.28, 6.8.7, or 6.9 as provided by your distribution.

3

Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2024-35976?

CVE-2024-35976 affects multiple versions of the Linux kernel prior to the specified fixed versions.

4

What is the nature of the vulnerability described in CVE-2024-35976?

CVE-2024-35976 involves an illegal memory access due to insufficient validation of user input in the xsk_setsockopt() function.

5

Is there any workaround for CVE-2024-35976 if I cannot immediately update?

Currently, there are no known workarounds for CVE-2024-35976, and it is recommended to apply the updates promptly.

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