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CVE-2024-35888

HIGH · 7.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-19
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.19.312 / 5.4.274 or later.
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82/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges 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: erspan: make sure erspan_base_hdr is present in skb->head syzbot reported a problem in ip6erspan_rcv() [1] Issue is that ip6erspan_rcv() (and erspan_rcv()) no longer make sure erspan_base_hdr is present in skb linear part (skb->head) before getting @ver field from it. Add the missing pskb_may_pull() calls. v2: Reload iph pointer in erspan_rcv() after pskb_may_pull() because skb->head might have changed. [1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in pskb_may_pull_reason include/linux/skbuff.h:2742 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in pskb_may_pull include/linux/skbuff.h:2756 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in ip6erspan_rcv net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c:541 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in gre_rcv+0x11f8/0x1930 net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c:610 pskb_may_pull_reason include/linux/skbuff.h:2742 [inline] pskb_may_pull include/linux/skbuff.h:2756 [inline] ip6erspan_rcv net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c:541 [inline] gre_rcv+0x11f8/0x1930 net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c:610 ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x1d4c/0x2ca0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:438 ip6_input_finish net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:483 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:314 [inline] ip6_input+0x15d/0x430 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:492 ip6_mc_input+0xa7e/0xc80 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:586 dst_input include/net/dst.h:460 [inline] ip6_rcv_finish+0x955/0x970 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:79 NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:314 [inline] ipv6_rcv+0xde/0x390 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:310 __netif_receive_skb_one_core net/core/dev.c:5538 [inline] __netif_receive_skb+0x1da/0xa00 net/core/dev.c:5652 netif_receive_skb_internal net/core/dev.c:5738 [inline] netif_receive_skb+0x58/0x660 net/core/dev.c:5798 tun_rx_batched+0x3ee/0x980 drivers/net/tun.c:1549 tun_get_user+0x5566/0x69e0 drivers/net/tun.c:2002 tun_chr_write_iter+0x3af/0x5d0 drivers/net/tun.c:2048 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2108 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:497 [inline] vfs_write+0xb63/0x1520 fs/read_write.c:590 ksys_write+0x20f/0x4c0 fs/read_write.c:643 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:655 [inline] __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:652 [inline] __x64_sys_write+0x93/0xe0 fs/read_write.c:652 do_syscall_64+0xd5/0x1f0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6d/0x75 Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:3804 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3845 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x613/0xc50 mm/slub.c:3888 kmalloc_reserve+0x13d/0x4a0 net/core/skbuff.c:577 __alloc_skb+0x35b/0x7a0 net/core/skbuff.c:668 alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1318 [inline] alloc_skb_with_frags+0xc8/0xbf0 net/core/skbuff.c:6504 sock_alloc_send_pskb+0xa81/0xbf0 net/core/sock.c:2795 tun_alloc_skb drivers/net/tun.c:1525 [inline] tun_get_user+0x209a/0x69e0 drivers/net/tun.c:1846 tun_chr_write_iter+0x3af/0x5d0 drivers/net/tun.c:2048 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2108 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:497 [inline] vfs_write+0xb63/0x1520 fs/read_write.c:590 ksys_write+0x20f/0x4c0 fs/read_write.c:643 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:655 [inline] __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:652 [inline] __x64_sys_write+0x93/0xe0 fs/read_write.c:652 do_syscall_64+0xd5/0x1f0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6d/0x75 CPU: 1 PID: 5045 Comm: syz-executor114 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc1-syzkaller-00021-g962490525cff #0

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-908

Memory or a resource is used before it has been initialised, so its contents are whatever happened to be there — sometimes leaking earlier data, sometimes values an attacker can influence. Behaviour becomes unpredictable and occasionally exploitable. Remediation is initialising every resource before use and ensuring initialisation happens on all code paths.

General guidance for the use of uninitialized resource 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:>= 4.19.20, < 4.19.312>= 4.20.7, < 5.4.274>= 5.5, < 5.10.215>= 5.11, < 5.15.154>= 5.16, < 6.1.85>= 6.2, < 6.6.26>= 6.7, < 6.8.5= 6.9
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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

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 4.19.312 / 5.4.274 / 5.10.215 or later
Fixed in 4.19.3125.4.2745.10.215
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux kernel >= 4.19.312, >= 5.4.274, >= 5.10.215, or >= 5.15.154 (Debian 10.0 requires upgrade to Debian 11+ or manual kernel upgrade)

  1. Upgrade the Linux kernel to version 4.19.312 or later (for 4.19.x branches)
  2. Upgrade the Linux kernel to version 5.4.274 or later (for 5.4.x branches)
  3. Upgrade the Linux kernel to version 5.10.215 or later (for 5.10.x branches)
  4. Upgrade the Linux kernel to version 5.15.154 or later (for 5.15.x branches)
  5. Reboot the system to load the patched kernel
  6. For Debian 10.0, apply the vendor patch via: apt-get update && apt-get install linux-image-<version> or migrate to Debian 11+ which includes fixed kernel
Caveat Upgrading kernel may require system reboot and could introduce compatibility issues with custom kernel modules or specific hardware drivers; ensure backup and test in staging environment first

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