Vulnerability · Published Apr 4, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-26804net: ip_tunnel: prevent perpetual headroom growth

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free 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 16% 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 83.9% 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: net: ip_tunnel: prevent perpetual headroom growth syzkaller triggered following kasan splat: BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __skb_flow_dissect+0x19d1/0x7a50 net/core/flow_dissector.c:1170 Read of size 1 at addr ffff88812fb4000e by task syz-executor183/5191 [..] kasan_report+0xda/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:588 __skb_flow_dissect+0x19d1/0x7a50 net/core/flow_dissector.c:1170 skb_flow_dissect_flow_keys include/linux/skbuff.h:1514 [inline] ___skb_get_hash net/core/flow_dissector.c:1791 [inline] __skb_get_hash+0xc7/0x540 net/core/flow_dissector.c:1856 skb_get_hash include/linux/skbuff.h:1556 [inline] ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1855/0x33c0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:748 ipip_tunnel_xmit+0x3cc/0x4e0 net/ipv4/ipip.c:308 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4940 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4954 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3548 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x13d/0x6d0 net/core/dev.c:3564 __dev_queue_xmit+0x7c1/0x3d60 net/core/dev.c:4349 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3134 [inline] neigh_connected_output+0x42c/0x5d0 net/core/neighbour.c:1592 ... ip_finish_output2+0x833/0x2550 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:235 ip_finish_output+0x31/0x310 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:323 .. iptunnel_xmit+0x5b4/0x9b0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:82 ip_tunnel_xmit+0x1dbc/0x33c0 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:831 ipgre_xmit+0x4a1/0x980 net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:665 __netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4940 [inline] netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:4954 [inline] xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3548 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x13d/0x6d0 net/core/dev.c:3564 ... The splat occurs because skb->data points past skb->head allocated area. This is because neigh layer does: __skb_pull(skb, skb_network_offset(skb)); ... but skb_network_offset() returns a negative offset and __skb_pull() arg is unsigned. IOW, we skb->data gets "adjusted" by a huge value. The negative value is returned because skb->head and skb->data distance is more than 64k and skb->network_header (u16) has wrapped around. The bug is in the ip_tunnel infrastructure, which can cause dev->needed_headroom to increment ad infinitum. The syzkaller reproducer consists of packets getting routed via a gre tunnel, and route of gre encapsulated packets pointing at another (ipip) tunnel. The ipip encapsulation finds gre0 as next output device. This results in the following pattern: 1). First packet is to be sent out via gre0. Route lookup found an output device, ipip0. 2). ip_tunnel_xmit for gre0 bumps gre0->needed_headroom based on the future output device, rt.dev->needed_headroom (ipip0). 3). ip output / start_xmit moves skb on to ipip0. which runs the same code path again (xmit recursion). 4). Routing step for the post-gre0-encap packet finds gre0 as output device to use for ipip0 encapsulated packet. tunl0->needed_headroom is then incremented based on the (already bumped) gre0 device headroom. This repeats for every future packet: gre0->needed_headroom gets inflated because previous packets' ipip0 step incremented rt->dev (gre0) headroom, and ipip0 incremented because gre0 needed_headroom was increased. For each subsequent packet, gre/ipip0->needed_headroom grows until post-expand-head reallocations result in a skb->head/data distance of more than 64k. Once that happens, skb->network_header (u16) wraps around when pskb_expand_head tries to make sure that skb_network_offset() is unchanged after the headroom expansion/reallocation. After this skb_network_offset(skb) returns a different (and negative) result post headroom expansion. The next trip to neigh layer (or anything else that would __skb_pull the network header) makes skb->data point to a memory location outside skb->head area. v2: Cap the needed_headroom update to an arbitarily chosen upperlimit to prevent perpetual increase instead of dropping the headroom increment completely.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9bpftool7.3.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel-matched5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-abi-stablelists4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-abi-stablelists5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-core4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-cross-headers4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headers5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-core4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-uki-virt5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel-matched5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-doc4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-doc5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-headers4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-headers5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-extra5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-core4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-core4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-devel5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-kvm4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-kvm4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-extra5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs-devel5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-core4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9libperf5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8perf4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9perf5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:8python3-perf4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-427.18.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:3306
Debian:12linux6.1.82-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26804
Debian:13linux6.7.9-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26804
Debian:14linux6.7.9-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26804
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10RLSA-2024:4211
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10RLSA-2024:4352
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-112.122UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1063.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1066.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1067.76.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1062.70UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1060.66UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1046.53UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1056.59UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1058.64UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1060.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-110.120UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1058.59UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1061.67UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1058.61UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1030.34UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26804

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 243aad830e8a4cdda261626fbaeddde16b08d04a – before f81e94d2dcd2397137edcb8b85f4c5bed5d22383243aad830e8a4cdda261626fbaeddde16b08d04a – before 2e95350fe9db9d53c701075060ac8ac883b68aee243aad830e8a4cdda261626fbaeddde16b08d04a – before afec0c5cd2ed71ca95a8b36a5e6d03333bf34282243aad830e8a4cdda261626fbaeddde16b08d04a – before ab63de24ebea36fe73ac7121738595d704b66d96243aad830e8a4cdda261626fbaeddde16b08d04a – before a0a1db40b23e8ff86dea2786c5ea1470bb23ecb9243aad830e8a4cdda261626fbaeddde16b08d04a – before 049d7989c67e8dd50f07a2096dbafdb41331fb9b243aad830e8a4cdda261626fbaeddde16b08d04a – before 5ae1e9922bbdbaeb9cfbe91085ab75927488ac0f03017375b0122453e6dda833ff7bd4191915def5
Linux Linux 2.6.34

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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