CVE-2024-50298
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
19/11/2024
Last modified:
01/10/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
net: enetc: allocate vf_state during PF probes<br />
<br />
In the previous implementation, vf_state is allocated memory only when VF<br />
is enabled. However, net_device_ops::ndo_set_vf_mac() may be called before<br />
VF is enabled to configure the MAC address of VF. If this is the case,<br />
enetc_pf_set_vf_mac() will access vf_state, resulting in access to a null<br />
pointer. The simplified error log is as follows.<br />
<br />
root@ls1028ardb:~# ip link set eno0 vf 1 mac 00:0c:e7:66:77:89<br />
[ 173.543315] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000004<br />
[ 173.637254] pc : enetc_pf_set_vf_mac+0x3c/0x80 Message from sy<br />
[ 173.641973] lr : do_setlink+0x4a8/0xec8<br />
[ 173.732292] Call trace:<br />
[ 173.734740] enetc_pf_set_vf_mac+0x3c/0x80<br />
[ 173.738847] __rtnl_newlink+0x530/0x89c<br />
[ 173.742692] rtnl_newlink+0x50/0x7c<br />
[ 173.746189] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x128/0x390<br />
[ 173.750298] netlink_rcv_skb+0x60/0x130<br />
[ 173.754145] rtnetlink_rcv+0x18/0x24<br />
[ 173.757731] netlink_unicast+0x318/0x380<br />
[ 173.761665] netlink_sendmsg+0x17c/0x3c8
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 (including) | 6.6.61 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.11.8 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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