CVE-2024-26638
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
18/03/2024
Last modified:
19/03/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
nbd: always initialize struct msghdr completely<br />
<br />
syzbot complains that msg->msg_get_inq value can be uninitialized [1]<br />
<br />
struct msghdr got many new fields recently, we should always make<br />
sure their values is zero by default.<br />
<br />
[1]<br />
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in tcp_recvmsg+0x686/0xac0 net/ipv4/tcp.c:2571<br />
tcp_recvmsg+0x686/0xac0 net/ipv4/tcp.c:2571<br />
inet_recvmsg+0x131/0x580 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:879<br />
sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1044 [inline]<br />
sock_recvmsg+0x12b/0x1e0 net/socket.c:1066<br />
__sock_xmit+0x236/0x5c0 drivers/block/nbd.c:538<br />
nbd_read_reply drivers/block/nbd.c:732 [inline]<br />
recv_work+0x262/0x3100 drivers/block/nbd.c:863<br />
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2627 [inline]<br />
process_scheduled_works+0x104e/0x1e70 kernel/workqueue.c:2700<br />
worker_thread+0xf45/0x1490 kernel/workqueue.c:2781<br />
kthread+0x3ed/0x540 kernel/kthread.c:388<br />
ret_from_fork+0x66/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147<br />
ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:242<br />
<br />
Local variable msg created at:<br />
__sock_xmit+0x4c/0x5c0 drivers/block/nbd.c:513<br />
nbd_read_reply drivers/block/nbd.c:732 [inline]<br />
recv_work+0x262/0x3100 drivers/block/nbd.c:863<br />
<br />
CPU: 1 PID: 7465 Comm: kworker/u5:1 Not tainted 6.7.0-rc7-syzkaller-00041-gf016f7547aee #0<br />
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/17/2023<br />
Workqueue: nbd5-recv recv_work
Impact
Base Score 3.x
4.40
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19 (including) | 6.1.76 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.6.15 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.7.3 (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/1960f2b534da1e6c65fb96f9e98bda773495f406
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78fbb92af27d0982634116c7a31065f24d092826
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0028f333420a65a53a63978522db680b37379dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9c54763e5cdbbd3f81868597fe8aca3c96e6387
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1960f2b534da1e6c65fb96f9e98bda773495f406
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78fbb92af27d0982634116c7a31065f24d092826
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0028f333420a65a53a63978522db680b37379dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9c54763e5cdbbd3f81868597fe8aca3c96e6387



