Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2024 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2024-44940fou: remove warn in gue_gro_receive on unsupported protocol
High 7.5
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 0.8% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fou: remove warn in gue_gro_receive on unsupported protocol Drop the WARN_ON_ONCE inn gue_gro_receive if the encapsulated type is not known or does not have a GRO handler. Such a packet is easily constructed. Syzbot generates them and sets off this warning. Remove the warning as it is expected and not actionable. The warning was previously reduced from WARN_ON to WARN_ON_ONCE in commit 270136613bf7 ("fou: Do WARN_ON_ONCE in gue_gro_receive for bad proto callbacks").
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.112-1 | DSA-5782-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.112-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.10.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.10.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-127.137 | USN-7166-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-127.137 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 6.8.0-50.51 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1073.79 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1073.79 | USN-7166-2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1020.22 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1078.87 | USN-7186-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1078.87 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1020.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1078.87.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1072.80 | USN-7166-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1072.80 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1019.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1070.76 | USN-7166-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1070.76 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1015.19 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1056.63 | USN-7166-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1056.63 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1002.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1066.69 | USN-7166-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1066.69 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1017.17 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1017.17~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1071.77 | USN-7186-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1071.77 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1070.75 | USN-7166-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1070.75 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-127.137 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-127.137 | USN-7166-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-50.51.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1068.69 | USN-7166-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1068.69 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1019.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1019.21.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1032.32 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1020.20 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | 6.8.0-1018.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1071.77 | USN-7166-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1071.77 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1017.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1066.69 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1066.69 | USN-7166-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1016.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-50.51.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1017.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1039.43 | USN-7166-4 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1039.43 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-44940 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 37dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b – before a925a200299a6dfc7c172f54da6f374edc93005337dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b – before b1453a5616c7bd8acd90633ceba4e59105ba3b5137dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b – before 5a2e37bc648a2503bf6d687aed27b9f4455d82eb37dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b – before 3db4395332e7050ef9ddeb3052e6b5019f2a2a5937dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b – before 440ab7f97261bc28501636a13998e1b1946d2e7937dd0247797b168ad1cc7f5dbec825a1ee66535b – before dd89a81d850fa9a65f67b4527c0e420d15bf836c |
| Linux | Linux | 3.18 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a925a200299a6dfc7c172f54da6f374edc930053
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1453a5616c7bd8acd90633ceba4e59105ba3b51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a2e37bc648a2503bf6d687aed27b9f4455d82eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3db4395332e7050ef9ddeb3052e6b5019f2a2a59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/440ab7f97261bc28501636a13998e1b1946d2e79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd89a81d850fa9a65f67b4527c0e420d15bf836c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html