Vulnerability · Published Feb 22, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-26589bpf: Reject variable offset alu on PTR_TO_FLOW_KEYS

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reject variable offset alu on PTR_TO_FLOW_KEYS For PTR_TO_FLOW_KEYS, check_flow_keys_access() only uses fixed off for validation. However, variable offset ptr alu is not prohibited for this ptr kind. So the variable offset is not checked. The following prog is accepted: func#0 @0 0: R1=ctx() R10=fp0 0: (bf) r6 = r1 ; R1=ctx() R6_w=ctx() 1: (79) r7 = *(u64 *)(r6 +144) ; R6_w=ctx() R7_w=flow_keys() 2: (b7) r8 = 1024 ; R8_w=1024 3: (37) r8 /= 1 ; R8_w=scalar() 4: (57) r8 &= 1024 ; R8_w=scalar(smin=smin32=0, smax=umax=smax32=umax32=1024,var_off=(0x0; 0x400)) 5: (0f) r7 += r8 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 5 first_idx 0 subseq_idx -1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 4: (57) r8 &= 1024 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 3: (37) r8 /= 1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 2: (b7) r8 = 1024 6: R7_w=flow_keys(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=1024,var_off =(0x0; 0x400)) R8_w=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=1024, var_off=(0x0; 0x400)) 6: (79) r0 = *(u64 *)(r7 +0) ; R0_w=scalar() 7: (95) exit This prog loads flow_keys to r7, and adds the variable offset r8 to r7, and finally causes out-of-bounds access: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffc90014c80038 [...] Call Trace: <TASK> bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1231 [inline] __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:651 [inline] bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:658 [inline] bpf_prog_run_pin_on_cpu include/linux/filter.h:675 [inline] bpf_flow_dissect+0x15f/0x350 net/core/flow_dissector.c:991 bpf_prog_test_run_flow_dissector+0x39d/0x620 net/bpf/test_run.c:1359 bpf_prog_test_run kernel/bpf/syscall.c:4107 [inline] __sys_bpf+0xf8f/0x4560 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5475 __do_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5561 [inline] __se_sys_bpf kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5559 [inline] __x64_sys_bpf+0x73/0xb0 kernel/bpf/syscall.c:5559 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x110 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b Fix this by rejecting ptr alu with variable offset on flow_keys. Applying the patch rejects the program with "R7 pointer arithmetic on flow_keys prohibited".

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.76-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26589
Debian:13linux6.6.15-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26589
Debian:14linux6.6.15-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-102.112USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-102.112UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1057.63UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1057.63USN-6725-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.56.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1USN-6743-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.56.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1060.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1060.69USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.56.5.0-1019.20~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.56.5.0-1019.20~22.04.1USN-6743-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1060.69.1USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1060.69.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1055.63USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1055.63UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.56.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.56.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1USN-6743-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1054.59UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1054.59USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1040.46UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1040.46USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.56.5.0-28.29~22.04.1USN-6743-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.56.5.0-28.29~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1050.53USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1050.53UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1052.58UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1052.58USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1054.59UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1054.59USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-102.112USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-102.112UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.56.5.0-28.29.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.56.5.0-28.29.1~22.04.1USN-6743-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1048.48USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1048.48UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.56.5.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.56.5.0-1015.15USN-6743-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1025.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.16.1.0-1035.35UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.56.5.0-1020.21USN-6743-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.56.5.0-1020.21UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1055.61UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1055.61USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.56.5.0-1021.21~22.04.1USN-6743-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.56.5.0-1021.21~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1050.53USN-6725-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1050.53UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.56.5.0-28.29.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.56.5.0-1012.13~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.56.5.0-1012.13~22.04.1USN-6743-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1030.34UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26589

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux d58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 – before 7856cb9f0d795ce518a44c5d135dd932cfbfc656d58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 – before 29ffa63f21bcdcef3e36b03cccf9d0cd031f6ab0d58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 – before 4108b86e324da42f7ed425bd71632fd844300dc8d58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 – before e8d3872b617c21100c5ee4f64e513997a68c2e3dd58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 – before 1b500d5d6cecf98dd6ca88bc9e7ae1783c83e6d3d58e468b1112dcd1d5193c0a89ff9f98b5a3e8b9 – before 22c7fa171a02d310e3a3f6ed46a698ca8a0060ed
Linux Linux 4.20

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