CVE-2024-39490: ipv6: sr: fix missing sk_buff release in seg6_input_core
First published: Wed Jul 10 2024(Updated: )
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: sr: fix missing sk_buff release in seg6_input_core The seg6_input() function is responsible for adding the SRH into a packet, delegating the operation to the seg6_input_core(). This function uses the skb_cow_head() to ensure that there is sufficient headroom in the sk_buff for accommodating the link-layer header. In the event that the skb_cow_header() function fails, the seg6_input_core() catches the error but it does not release the sk_buff, which will result in a memory leak. This issue was introduced in commit af3b5158b89d ("ipv6: sr: fix BUG due to headroom too small after SRH push") and persists even after commit 7a3f5b0de364 ("netfilter: add netfilter hooks to SRv6 data plane"), where the entire seg6_input() code was refactored to deal with netfilter hooks. The proposed patch addresses the identified memory leak by requiring the seg6_input_core() function to release the sk_buff in the event that skb_cow_head() fails.
Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/linux | <=5.10.223-1<=5.10.226-1 | 6.1.115-1 6.1.119-1 6.11.10-1 6.12.5-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5447f9708d9e4c17a647b16a9cb29e9e02820bd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f1fc3b86eaea70be6abcae2e9aa7e7b99453864
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8688218e38111ace457509d8f0cad75f79c1a7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4df8c7670a73752201cbde215254598efdf6ce8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5fec1588642e415a3d72e02140160661b303940
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/5447f9708d9e4c17a647b16a9cb29e9e02820bd9
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-39490
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-39490
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39490
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-39490
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-39490
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