Vulnerability · Published Jul 12, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-40959xfrm6: check ip6_dst_idev() return value in xfrm6_get_saddr()

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-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 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.9% 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: xfrm6: check ip6_dst_idev() return value in xfrm6_get_saddr() ip6_dst_idev() can return NULL, xfrm6_get_saddr() must act accordingly. syzbot reported: Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] CPU: 1 PID: 12 Comm: kworker/u8:1 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc2-syzkaller-00383-gb8481381d4e2 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/02/2024 Workqueue: wg-kex-wg1 wg_packet_handshake_send_worker RIP: 0010:xfrm6_get_saddr+0x93/0x130 net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c:64 Code: df 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 97 00 00 00 4c 8b ab d8 00 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4c 89 ea 48 c1 ea 03 <80> 3c 02 00 0f 85 86 00 00 00 4d 8b 6d 00 e8 ca 13 47 01 48 b8 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000117378 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffff88807b079dc0 RCX: ffffffff89a0d6d7 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff89a0d6e9 RDI: ffff88807b079e98 RBP: ffff88807ad73248 R08: 0000000000000007 R09: fffffffffffff000 R10: ffff88807b079dc0 R11: 0000000000000007 R12: ffffc90000117480 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9300000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f4586d00440 CR3: 0000000079042000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> xfrm_get_saddr net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:2452 [inline] xfrm_tmpl_resolve_one net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:2481 [inline] xfrm_tmpl_resolve+0xa26/0xf10 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:2541 xfrm_resolve_and_create_bundle+0x140/0x2570 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:2835 xfrm_bundle_lookup net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:3070 [inline] xfrm_lookup_with_ifid+0x4d1/0x1e60 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:3201 xfrm_lookup net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:3298 [inline] xfrm_lookup_route+0x3b/0x200 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:3309 ip6_dst_lookup_flow+0x15c/0x1d0 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1256 send6+0x611/0xd20 drivers/net/wireguard/socket.c:139 wg_socket_send_skb_to_peer+0xf9/0x220 drivers/net/wireguard/socket.c:178 wg_socket_send_buffer_to_peer+0x12b/0x190 drivers/net/wireguard/socket.c:200 wg_packet_send_handshake_initiation+0x227/0x360 drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:40 wg_packet_handshake_send_worker+0x1c/0x30 drivers/net/wireguard/send.c:51 process_one_work+0x9fb/0x1b60 kernel/workqueue.c:3231 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3312 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf70 kernel/workqueue.c:3393 kthread+0x2c1/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:9bpftool7.3.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel-matched5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-abi-stablelists5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headers5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-uki-virt5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel-matched5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-doc5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-headers5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-extra5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-devel5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-extra5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs-devel5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9libperf5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9perf5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:8162
Debian:12linux6.1.99-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40959
Debian:13linux6.9.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40959
Debian:14linux6.9.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40959
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-427.40.1.el9_4RLSA-2024:8162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-121.131UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-44.44UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1069.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1072.81UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1014.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1014.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1072.81.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1068.76UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1014.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1014.16~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1066.72UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1010.13UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1052.59UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-45.45~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1062.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1064.70UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1066.71UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-121.131UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-44.44.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1064.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1013.14UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1013.14.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1028.28UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1016.16UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1067.73UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1062.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1011.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-44.44.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1035.39UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40959

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before c71761292d4d002a8eccb57b86792c4e3b3eb3c71da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before caf0bec84c62fb1cf6f7c9f0e8c857c87f8adbc31da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 20427b85781aca0ad072851f6907a3d4b2fed8d11da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 9f30f1f1a51d91e19f5a09236bb0b59e6a07ad081da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 83c02fb2cc0afee5bb53cddf3f34f045f654ad6a1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before f897d7171652fcfc76d042bfec798b010ee89e411da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 600a62b4232ac027f788c3ca395bc2333adeaacf1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before d46401052c2d5614da8efea5788532f0401cb164
Linux Linux 2.6.12

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