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CVE-2024-26754

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-03
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.19.308 / 5.4.270 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gtp: fix use-after-free and null-ptr-deref in gtp_genl_dump_pdp() The gtp_net_ops pernet operations structure for the subsystem must be registered before registering the generic netlink family. Syzkaller hit 'general protection fault in gtp_genl_dump_pdp' bug: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000002: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000010-0x0000000000000017] CPU: 1 PID: 5826 Comm: gtp Not tainted 6.8.0-rc3-std-def-alt1 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.0-alt1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:gtp_genl_dump_pdp+0x1be/0x800 [gtp] Code: c6 89 c6 e8 64 e9 86 df 58 45 85 f6 0f 85 4e 04 00 00 e8 c5 ee 86 df 48 8b 54 24 18 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 c1 ea 03 <80> 3c 02 00 0f 85 de 05 00 00 48 8b 44 24 18 4c 8b 30 4c 39 f0 74 RSP: 0018:ffff888014107220 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: ffff88800fcda588 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f1be4eb05c0(0000) GS:ffff88806ce80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f1be4e766cf CR3: 000000000c33e000 CR4: 0000000000750ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? show_regs+0x90/0xa0 ? die_addr+0x50/0xd0 ? exc_general_protection+0x148/0x220 ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x22/0x30 ? gtp_genl_dump_pdp+0x1be/0x800 [gtp] ? __alloc_skb+0x1dd/0x350 ? __pfx___alloc_skb+0x10/0x10 genl_dumpit+0x11d/0x230 netlink_dump+0x5b9/0xce0 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x253/0x430 ? __pfx_netlink_dump+0x10/0x10 ? kasan_save_track+0x10/0x40 ? __kasan_kmalloc+0x9b/0xa0 ? genl_start+0x675/0x970 __netlink_dump_start+0x6fc/0x9f0 genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit+0x1bb/0x2d0 ? __pfx_genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit+0x10/0x10 ? genl_op_from_small+0x2a/0x440 ? cap_capable+0x1d0/0x240 ? __pfx_genl_start+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_genl_dumpit+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_genl_done+0x10/0x10 ? security_capable+0x9d/0xe0

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-416

Memory is used after it has been freed, so its contents — now potentially attacker-controlled — drive the program's behaviour. With careful heap grooming this becomes code execution. The fix requires disciplined ownership of memory and often a targeted rework of the object lifecycle.

General guidance for the use after free class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 4.7, < 4.19.308>= 4.20, < 5.4.270>= 5.5, < 5.10.211>= 5.11, < 5.15.150>= 5.16, < 6.1.80>= 6.2, < 6.6.19>= 6.7, < 6.7.7= 6.8
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 10.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.19.308 / 5.4.270 / 5.10.211 or later
Fixed in 4.19.3085.4.2705.10.211
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux kernel 4.19.308, 5.4.270, 5.10.211, or 5.15.150 (or later releases in those branches); Debian 11+ for Debian-based systems

  1. 1. Identify the current running kernel version using 'uname -r' or 'cat /proc/version'
  2. 2. For Debian 10 systems: upgrade to a supported Debian release (Debian 11 Bullseye or later) as Debian 10 is end-of-life and does not receive kernel updates
  3. 3. For upstream Linux kernels: upgrade to one of the fixed versions: 4.19.308+, 5.4.270+, 5.10.211+, or 5.15.150+
  4. 4. After kernel upgrade, reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
  5. 5. Verify the fix is applied by checking the kernel version matches a fixed release and that the gtp module loads correctly without errors
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require system reboot and could introduce compatibility issues with out-of-tree kernel modules or proprietary drivers. Debian 10 to Debian 11 upgrade may require application compatibility verification.

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