CVE-2024-49949: net: avoid potential underflow in qdisc_pkt_len_init() with UFO
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: avoid potential underflow in qdiscpktleninit() with UFO
After commit 7c6d2ecbda83 ("net: be more gentle about silly gso requests coming from user") virtionethdrtoskb() had sanity check to detect malicious attempts from user space to cook a bad GSO packet.
Then commit cf9acc90c80ec ("net: virtionethdrtoskb: count transport header in UFO") while fixing one issue, allowed user space to cook a GSO packet with the following characteristic :
IPv4 SKBGSOUDP, gsosize=3, skb->len = 28.
When this packet arrives in qdiscpktleninit(), we end up with hdrlen = 28 (IPv4 header + UDP header), matching skb->len
Then the following sets gsosegs to 0 :
gsosegs = DIVROUNDUP(skb->len - hdrlen, shinfo->gsosize);
Then later we set qdiscskbcb(skb)->pktlen to back to zero :/
qdiscskbcb(skb)->pktlen += (gsosegs - 1) hdrlen;
This leads to the following crash in fqcodel [1]
qdiscpktleninit() is best effort, we only want an estimation of the bytes sent on the wire, not crashing the kernel.
This patch is fixing this particular issue, a following one adds more sanity checks for another potential bug.
[1] [ 70.724101] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [ 70.724561] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 70.724561] #PF: errorcode(0x0000) - not-present page [ 70.724561] PGD 10ac61067 P4D 10ac61067 PUD 107ee2067 PMD 0 [ 70.724561] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI [ 70.724561] CPU: 11 UID: 0 PID: 2163 Comm: b358537762 Not tainted 6.11.0-virtme #991 [ 70.724561] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 70.724561] RIP: 0010:fqcodelenqueue (net/sched/schfqcodel.c:120 net/sched/schfqcodel.c:168 net/sched/schfqcodel.c:230) schfqcodel [ 70.724561] Code: 24 08 49 c1 e1 06 44 89 7c 24 18 45 31 ed 45 31 c0 31 ff 89 44 24 14 4c 03 8b 90 01 00 00 eb 04 39 ca 73 37 4d 8b 39 83 c7 01 <49> 8b 17 49 89 11 41 8b 57 28 45 8b 5f 34 49 c7 07 00 00 00 00 49 All code ======== 0: 24 08 and $0x8,%al 2: 49 c1 e1 06 shl $0x6,%r9 6: 44 89 7c 24 18 mov %r15d,0x18(%rsp) b: 45 31 ed xor %r13d,%r13d e: 45 31 c0 xor %r8d,%r8d 11: 31 ff xor %edi,%edi 13: 89 44 24 14 mov %eax,0x14(%rsp) 17: 4c 03 8b 90 01 00 00 add 0x190(%rbx),%r9 1e: eb 04 jmp 0x24 20: 39 ca cmp %ecx,%edx 22: 73 37 jae 0x5b 24: 4d 8b 39 mov (%r9),%r15 27: 83 c7 01 add $0x1,%edi 2a: 49 8b 17 mov (%r15),%rdx <-- trapping instruction 2d: 49 89 11 mov %rdx,(%r9) 30: 41 8b 57 28 mov 0x28(%r15),%edx 34: 45 8b 5f 34 mov 0x34(%r15),%r11d 38: 49 c7 07 00 00 00 00 movq $0x0,(%r15) 3f: 49 rex.WB
Code starting with the faulting instruction =========================================== 0: 49 8b 17 mov (%r15),%rdx 3: 49 89 11 mov %rdx,(%r9) 6: 41 8b 57 28 mov 0x28(%r15),%edx a: 45 8b 5f 34 mov 0x34(%r15),%r11d e: 49 c7 07 00 00 00 00 movq $0x0,(%r15) 15: 49 rex.WB [ 70.724561] RSP: 0018:ffff95ae85e6fb90 EFLAGS: 00000202 [ 70.724561] RAX: 0000000002000000 RBX: ffff95ae841de000 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 70.724561] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: 0000000000000001 [ 70.724561] RBP: ffff95ae85e6fbf8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff95b710a30000 [ 70.724561] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: bdf289445ce31881 R12: ffff95ae85e6fc58 [ 70.724561] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000040 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 70.724561] FS: 000000002c5c1380(0000) GS:ffff95bd7fcc0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 70.724561] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 C ---truncated---
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-49949?
CVE-2024-49949 has a moderate severity rating due to its potential impact on Linux kernel network operations.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49949?
To fix CVE-2024-49949, upgrade to a patched version of the Linux kernel that addresses this vulnerability.
Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2024-49949?
CVE-2024-49949 affects Linux kernel versions from 4.14.256 up to 6.11.3, including specific ranges in 5.x.
What systems are at risk from CVE-2024-49949?
Systems running vulnerable versions of the Linux kernel that rely on network traffic processing are at risk from CVE-2024-49949.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-49949?
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2024-49949; applying the recommended kernel updates is the best course of action.