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CVE-2024-35982

batman-adv: Avoid infinite loop trying to resize local TT

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

batman-adv: Avoid infinite loop trying to resize local TT

If the MTU of one of an attached interface becomes too small to transmit
the local translation table then it must be resized to fit inside all
fragments (when enabled) or a single packet.

But if the MTU becomes too low to transmit even the header + the VLAN
specific part then the resizing of the local TT will never succeed. This
can for example happen when the usable space is 110 bytes and 11 VLANs are
on top of batman-adv. In this case, at least 116 byte would be needed.
There will just be an endless spam of

batman_adv: batadv0: Forced to purge local tt entries to fit new maximum fragment MTU (110)

in the log but the function will never finish. Problem here is that the
timeout will be halved all the time and will then stagnate at 0 and
therefore never be able to reduce the table even more.

There are other scenarios possible with a similar result. The number of
BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NOPURGE entries in the local TT can for example be too
high to fit inside a packet. Such a scenario can therefore happen also with
only a single VLAN + 7 non-purgable addresses - requiring at least 120
bytes.

While this should be handled proactively when:

* interface with too low MTU is added
* VLAN is added
* non-purgeable local mac is added
* MTU of an attached interface is reduced
* fragmentation setting gets disabled (which most likely requires dropping
attached interfaces)

not all of these scenarios can be prevented because batman-adv is only
consuming events without the the possibility to prevent these actions
(non-purgable MAC address added, MTU of an attached interface is reduced).
It is therefore necessary to also make sure that the code is able to handle
also the situations when there were already incompatible system
configuration are present.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: batman-adv: Evite el bucle infinito al intentar cambiar el tamaño del TT local. Si la MTU de una de las interfaces conectadas se vuelve demasiado pequeña para transmitir la tabla de traducción local, entonces se debe cambiar su tamaño para que quepa dentro. todos los fragmentos (cuando está habilitado) o un solo paquete. Pero si la MTU es demasiado baja para transmitir incluso el encabezado + la parte específica de la VLAN, entonces el cambio de tamaño del TT local nunca tendrá éxito. Esto puede suceder, por ejemplo, cuando el espacio utilizable es de 110 bytes y hay 11 VLAN encima de batman-adv. En este caso, se necesitarían al menos 116 bytes. Simplemente habrá un spam interminable de batman_adv: batadv0: Obligado a purgar las entradas tt locales para ajustar el nuevo fragmento máximo MTU (110) en el registro, pero la función nunca finalizará. El problema aquí es que el tiempo de espera se reducirá a la mitad todo el tiempo y luego se estancará en 0 y, por lo tanto, nunca podrá reducir la tabla aún más. Hay otros escenarios posibles con un resultado similar. El número de entradas BATADV_TT_CLIENT_NOPURGE en el TT local puede, por ejemplo, ser demasiado alto para caber dentro de un paquete. Por lo tanto, este escenario puede ocurrir también con una sola VLAN + 7 direcciones no purgables, lo que requiere al menos 120 bytes. Si bien esto debe manejarse de manera proactiva cuando: * se agrega una interfaz con una MTU demasiado baja * se agrega una VLAN * se agrega una mac local no purgable * se reduce la MTU de una interfaz conectada * la configuración de fragmentación se desactiva (lo que probablemente requiera eliminar las interfaces conectadas) No todos estos escenarios se pueden prevenir porque batman-adv solo consume eventos sin la posibilidad de evitar estas acciones (se agrega una dirección MAC no purgable, se reduce la MTU de una interfaz adjunta). Por lo tanto, también es necesario asegurarse de que el código sea capaz de manejar también las situaciones en las que ya había una configuración del sistema incompatible.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
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  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-20 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-24 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
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Linux
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>= 3.13 < 4.19.313
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Linux
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>= 3.13 < 5.4.275
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 3.13 < 5.10.216
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Linux
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>= 3.13 < 5.15.156
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Linux
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>= 3.13 < 6.1.87
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Linux
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>= 3.13 < 6.6.28
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Linux
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Linux
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Linux
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3.13.6
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