CVE-2024-56636
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
27/12/2024
Last modified:
03/11/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
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geneve: do not assume mac header is set in geneve_xmit_skb()<br />
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We should not assume mac header is set in output path.<br />
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Use skb_eth_hdr() instead of eth_hdr() to fix the issue.<br />
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sysbot reported the following :<br />
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WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 skb_mac_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 [inline]<br />
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 eth_hdr include/linux/if_ether.h:24 [inline]<br />
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 geneve_xmit_skb drivers/net/geneve.c:898 [inline]<br />
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 11635 at include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 geneve_xmit+0x4c38/0x5730 drivers/net/geneve.c:1039<br />
Modules linked in:<br />
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 11635 Comm: syz.4.1423 Not tainted 6.12.0-syzkaller-10296-gaaf20f870da0 #0<br />
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024<br />
RIP: 0010:skb_mac_header include/linux/skbuff.h:3052 [inline]<br />
RIP: 0010:eth_hdr include/linux/if_ether.h:24 [inline]<br />
RIP: 0010:geneve_xmit_skb drivers/net/geneve.c:898 [inline]<br />
RIP: 0010:geneve_xmit+0x4c38/0x5730 drivers/net/geneve.c:1039<br />
Code: 21 c6 02 e9 35 d4 ff ff e8 a5 48 4c fb 90 0f 0b 90 e9 fd f5 ff ff e8 97 48 4c fb 90 0f 0b 90 e9 d8 f5 ff ff e8 89 48 4c fb 90 0b 90 e9 41 e4 ff ff e8 7b 48 4c fb 90 0f 0b 90 e9 cd e7 ff ff<br />
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003b2f870 EFLAGS: 00010283<br />
RAX: 000000000000037a RBX: 000000000000ffff RCX: ffffc9000dc3d000<br />
RDX: 0000000000080000 RSI: ffffffff86428417 RDI: 0000000000000003<br />
RBP: ffffc90003b2f9f0 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 000000000000ffff<br />
R10: 000000000000ffff R11: 0000000000000002 R12: ffff88806603c000<br />
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8880685b2780 R15: 0000000000000e23<br />
FS: 00007fdc2deed6c0(0000) GS:ffff8880b8600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000<br />
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033<br />
CR2: 0000001b30a1dff8 CR3: 0000000056b8c000 CR4: 00000000003526f0<br />
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000<br />
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400<br />
Call Trace:<br />
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__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5002 [inline]<br />
netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5011 [inline]<br />
__dev_direct_xmit+0x58a/0x720 net/core/dev.c:4490<br />
dev_direct_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3181 [inline]<br />
packet_xmit+0x1e4/0x360 net/packet/af_packet.c:285<br />
packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3146 [inline]<br />
packet_sendmsg+0x2700/0x5660 net/packet/af_packet.c:3178<br />
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:711 [inline]<br />
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:726 [inline]<br />
__sys_sendto+0x488/0x4f0 net/socket.c:2197<br />
__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2204 [inline]<br />
__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2200 [inline]<br />
__x64_sys_sendto+0xe0/0x1c0 net/socket.c:2200<br />
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]<br />
do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x250 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83<br />
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 (including) | 5.10.231 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.174 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 6.1.120 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.6.66 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.12.5 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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/177b72ed7c77b11e46dd4336d73a87a77a5603af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ee7bdc7cb40abfe658a71fbd10c7db2f4fc4f9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8588c99c7d47448fcae39e3227d6e2bb97aad86d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ce3a4ec55eac6b5e2949ffb04028d604afda3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b65958284401016b983078c68f70b047537f4aba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9fa09ca004befe9cf826d6820439cb6f93cecd7
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html



