CVE-2024-41040
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416
Use After Free
Publication date:
29/07/2024
Last modified:
03/11/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
net/sched: Fix UAF when resolving a clash<br />
<br />
KASAN reports the following UAF:<br />
<br />
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn+0x12b/0x380 [act_ct]<br />
Read of size 1 at addr ffff888c07603600 by task handler130/6469<br />
<br />
Call Trace:<br />
<br />
dump_stack_lvl+0x48/0x70<br />
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x33/0x3d0<br />
print_report+0xc0/0x2b0<br />
kasan_report+0xd0/0x120<br />
__asan_load1+0x6c/0x80<br />
tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn+0x12b/0x380 [act_ct]<br />
tcf_ct_act+0x886/0x1350 [act_ct]<br />
tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0<br />
fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]<br />
__tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330<br />
tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0<br />
sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500<br />
__netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510<br />
__netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0<br />
netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620<br />
napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0<br />
gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100<br />
__napi_poll+0x65/0x310<br />
net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0<br />
__do_softirq+0x14f/0x491<br />
__irq_exit_rcu+0x82/0xc0<br />
irq_exit_rcu+0xe/0x20<br />
common_interrupt+0xa1/0xb0<br />
<br />
<br />
asm_common_interrupt+0x27/0x40<br />
<br />
Allocated by task 6469:<br />
kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x70<br />
kasan_set_track+0x25/0x40<br />
kasan_save_alloc_info+0x1e/0x40<br />
__kasan_krealloc+0x133/0x190<br />
krealloc+0xaa/0x130<br />
nf_ct_ext_add+0xed/0x230 [nf_conntrack]<br />
tcf_ct_act+0x1095/0x1350 [act_ct]<br />
tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0<br />
fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]<br />
__tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330<br />
tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0<br />
sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500<br />
__netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510<br />
__netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0<br />
netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620<br />
napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0<br />
gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100<br />
__napi_poll+0x65/0x310<br />
net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0<br />
__do_softirq+0x14f/0x491<br />
<br />
Freed by task 6469:<br />
kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x70<br />
kasan_set_track+0x25/0x40<br />
kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x60<br />
____kasan_slab_free+0x180/0x1f0<br />
__kasan_slab_free+0x12/0x30<br />
slab_free_freelist_hook+0xd2/0x1a0<br />
__kmem_cache_free+0x1a2/0x2f0<br />
kfree+0x78/0x120<br />
nf_conntrack_free+0x74/0x130 [nf_conntrack]<br />
nf_ct_destroy+0xb2/0x140 [nf_conntrack]<br />
__nf_ct_resolve_clash+0x529/0x5d0 [nf_conntrack]<br />
nf_ct_resolve_clash+0xf6/0x490 [nf_conntrack]<br />
__nf_conntrack_confirm+0x2c6/0x770 [nf_conntrack]<br />
tcf_ct_act+0x12ad/0x1350 [act_ct]<br />
tcf_action_exec+0xf8/0x1f0<br />
fl_classify+0x355/0x360 [cls_flower]<br />
__tcf_classify+0x1fd/0x330<br />
tcf_classify+0x21c/0x3c0<br />
sch_handle_ingress.constprop.0+0x2c5/0x500<br />
__netif_receive_skb_core.constprop.0+0xb25/0x1510<br />
__netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x220/0x4c0<br />
netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x446/0x620<br />
napi_complete_done+0x157/0x3d0<br />
gro_cell_poll+0xcf/0x100<br />
__napi_poll+0x65/0x310<br />
net_rx_action+0x30c/0x5c0<br />
__do_softirq+0x14f/0x491<br />
<br />
The ct may be dropped if a clash has been resolved but is still passed to<br />
the tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn function for further usage. This issue<br />
can be fixed by retrieving ct from skb again after confirming conntrack.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.00
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10.43 (including) | 5.10.222 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.12.10 (including) | 5.13 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.13 (including) | 5.15.163 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 6.1.100 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.6.41 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.9.10 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26488172b0292bed837b95a006a3f3431d1898c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4d68df3f57ea746c430941ba9c03d7d8b5a23f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e71b10a100861fb27d9c5755dfd68f615629fae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/799a34901b634008db4a7ece3900e2b971d4c932
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b81a523d54ea689414f67c9fb81a5b917a41ed55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef472cc6693b16b202a916482df72f35d94bd69e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26488172b0292bed837b95a006a3f3431d1898c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4d68df3f57ea746c430941ba9c03d7d8b5a23f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e71b10a100861fb27d9c5755dfd68f615629fae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/799a34901b634008db4a7ece3900e2b971d4c932
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b81a523d54ea689414f67c9fb81a5b917a41ed55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef472cc6693b16b202a916482df72f35d94bd69e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html



