Vulnerability · Published Apr 2, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-26675ppp_async: limit MRU to 64K

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 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.9% 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: ppp_async: limit MRU to 64K syzbot triggered a warning [1] in __alloc_pages(): WARN_ON_ONCE_GFP(order > MAX_PAGE_ORDER, gfp) Willem fixed a similar issue in commit c0a2a1b0d631 ("ppp: limit MRU to 64K") Adopt the same sanity check for ppp_async_ioctl(PPPIOCSMRU) [1]: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 11 at mm/page_alloc.c:4543 __alloc_pages+0x308/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4543 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 11 Comm: kworker/u4:0 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc2-syzkaller-g41bccc98fb79 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/17/2023 Workqueue: events_unbound flush_to_ldisc pstate: 204000c5 (nzCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : __alloc_pages+0x308/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4543 lr : __alloc_pages+0xc8/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4537 sp : ffff800093967580 x29: ffff800093967660 x28: ffff8000939675a0 x27: dfff800000000000 x26: ffff70001272ceb4 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff8000939675c0 x23: 0000000000000000 x22: 0000000000060820 x21: 1ffff0001272ceb8 x20: ffff8000939675e0 x19: 0000000000000010 x18: ffff800093967120 x17: ffff800083bded5c x16: ffff80008ac97500 x15: 0000000000000005 x14: 1ffff0001272cebc x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000 x11: ffff70001272cec1 x10: 1ffff0001272cec0 x9 : 0000000000000001 x8 : ffff800091c91000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 000000000000003f x5 : 00000000ffffffff x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000020 x2 : 0000000000000008 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff8000939675e0 Call trace: __alloc_pages+0x308/0x698 mm/page_alloc.c:4543 __alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:238 [inline] alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:261 [inline] __kmalloc_large_node+0xbc/0x1fc mm/slub.c:3926 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:3969 [inline] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x418/0x620 mm/slub.c:4001 kmalloc_reserve+0x17c/0x23c net/core/skbuff.c:590 __alloc_skb+0x1c8/0x3d8 net/core/skbuff.c:651 __netdev_alloc_skb+0xb8/0x3e8 net/core/skbuff.c:715 netdev_alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:3235 [inline] dev_alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:3248 [inline] ppp_async_input drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c:863 [inline] ppp_asynctty_receive+0x588/0x186c drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c:341 tty_ldisc_receive_buf+0x12c/0x15c drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:390 tty_port_default_receive_buf+0x74/0xac drivers/tty/tty_port.c:37 receive_buf drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:444 [inline] flush_to_ldisc+0x284/0x6e4 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:494 process_one_work+0x694/0x1204 kernel/workqueue.c:2633 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:2706 [inline] worker_thread+0x938/0xef4 kernel/workqueue.c:2787 kthread+0x288/0x310 kernel/kthread.c:388 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:860

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-abi-stablelists4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-core4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-cross-headers4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-core4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-doc4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-headers4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-core4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-core4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-debug-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
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:8kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
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:8kernel-rt-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.rt7.349.el8_10ALSA-2024:4352
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-core4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-devel4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8perf4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
AlmaLinux:8python3-perf4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10ALSA-2024:4211
Debian:12linux6.1.82-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26675
Debian:13linux6.7.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26675
Debian:14linux6.7.7-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26675
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:LTSlinux5.15.0-106.116UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1061.67UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.56.5.0-1023.23~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.56.5.0-1023.23~22.04.1USN-6895-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1063.72UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.56.5.0-1024.25~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.56.5.0-1024.25~22.04.1USN-6895-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1063.72.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1059.67UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.56.5.0-1024.26~22.04.1USN-6895-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.56.5.0-1024.26~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1058.63UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1044.51UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.56.5.0-44.44~22.04.1USN-6900-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.56.5.0-44.44~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1054.57UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1057.63UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1058.63UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-106.116UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.56.5.0-44.44.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.56.5.0-44.44.1~22.04.1USN-6895-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1054.55UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.56.5.0-1023.24UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.56.5.0-1023.24USN-6895-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.56.5.0-1027.28USN-6895-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.56.5.0-1027.28UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1059.65UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.56.5.0-1026.26~22.04.1USN-6895-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.56.5.0-1026.26~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1054.57UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.56.5.0-1017.18~22.04.1USN-6895-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.56.5.0-1017.18~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1030.34UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26675

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 4fdb14ba89faff6e6969a4dffdc8e54235d6e5ed1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 56fae81633ccee307cfcb032f706bf1863a569821da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before b06e067e93fa4b98acfd3a9f38a398ab91bbc58b1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 58fbe665b097bf7b3144da7e7b91fb27aa8d0ae31da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 4e2c4846b2507f6dfc9bea72b7567c2693a82a161da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 7e5ef49670766c9742ffcd9cead7cdb0182687191da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before 210d938f963dddc543b07e66a79b7d8d4bd00bd81da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 – before cb88cb53badb8aeb3955ad6ce80b07b598e310b8
Linux Linux 2.6.12

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