CVE-2024-40957
seg6: fix parameter passing when calling NF_HOOK() in End.DX4 and End.DX6 behaviors
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: seg6: fix parameter passing when calling NF_HOOK() in End.DX4 and End.DX6 behaviors input_action_end_dx4() and input_action_end_dx6() are called NF_HOOK() for
PREROUTING hook, in PREROUTING hook, we should passing a valid indev,
and a NULL outdev to NF_HOOK(), otherwise may trigger a NULL pointer
dereference, as below: [74830.647293] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000090 [74830.655633] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [74830.657888] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [74830.659500] PGD 0 P4D 0 [74830.660450] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI ... [74830.664953] Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011 [74830.666569] RIP: 0010:rpfilter_mt+0x44/0x15e [ipt_rpfilter] ... [74830.689725] Call Trace: [74830.690402] <IRQ> [74830.690953] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [74830.692020] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [74830.693095] ? ipt_do_table+0x286/0x710 [ip_tables] [74830.694275] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd [74830.695205] ? page_fault_oops+0xac/0x140 [74830.696244] ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150 [74830.697225] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [74830.698344] ? rpfilter_mt+0x44/0x15e [ipt_rpfilter] [74830.699540] ipt_do_table+0x286/0x710 [ip_tables] [74830.700758] ? ip6_route_input+0x19d/0x240 [74830.701752] nf_hook_slow+0x3f/0xb0 [74830.702678] input_action_end_dx4+0x19b/0x1e0 [74830.703735] ? input_action_end_t+0xe0/0xe0 [74830.704734] seg6_local_input_core+0x2d/0x60 [74830.705782] lwtunnel_input+0x5b/0xb0 [74830.706690] __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x63/0xa0 [74830.707825] process_backlog+0x99/0x140 [74830.709538] __napi_poll+0x2c/0x160 [74830.710673] net_rx_action+0x296/0x350 [74830.711860] __do_softirq+0xcb/0x2ac [74830.713049] do_softirq+0x63/0x90 input_action_end_dx4() passing a NULL indev to NF_HOOK(), and finally
trigger a NULL dereference in rpfilter_mt()->rpfilter_is_loopback(): static bool rpfilter_is_loopback(const struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *in) { // in is NULL return skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK || in->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK; }
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: seg6: fix parameter passing when calling NF_HOOK() in End.DX4 and End.DX6 behaviors input_action_end_dx4() and input_action_end_dx6() are called NF_HOOK() for PREROUTING hook, in PREROUTING hook, we should passing a valid indev, and a NULL outdev to NF_HOOK(), otherwise may trigger a NULL pointer dereference, as below: [74830.647293] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000090 [74830.655633] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [74830.657888] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [74830.659500] PGD 0 P4D 0 [74830.660450] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI ... [74830.664953] Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011 [74830.666569] RIP: 0010:rpfilter_mt+0x44/0x15e [ipt_rpfilter] ... [74830.689725] Call Trace: [74830.690402] <IRQ> [74830.690953] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [74830.692020] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1c4/0x2df [74830.693095] ? ipt_do_table+0x286/0x710 [ip_tables] [74830.694275] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd [74830.695205] ? page_fault_oops+0xac/0x140 [74830.696244] ? exc_page_fault+0x62/0x150 [74830.697225] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 [74830.698344] ? rpfilter_mt+0x44/0x15e [ipt_rpfilter] [74830.699540] ipt_do_table+0x286/0x710 [ip_tables] [74830.700758] ? ip6_route_input+0x19d/0x240 [74830.701752] nf_hook_slow+0x3f/0xb0 [74830.702678] input_action_end_dx4+0x19b/0x1e0 [74830.703735] ? input_action_end_t+0xe0/0xe0 [74830.704734] seg6_local_input_core+0x2d/0x60 [74830.705782] lwtunnel_input+0x5b/0xb0 [74830.706690] __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x63/0xa0 [74830.707825] process_backlog+0x99/0x140 [74830.709538] __napi_poll+0x2c/0x160 [74830.710673] net_rx_action+0x296/0x350 [74830.711860] __do_softirq+0xcb/0x2ac [74830.713049] do_softirq+0x63/0x90 input_action_end_dx4() passing a NULL indev to NF_HOOK(), and finally trigger a NULL dereference in rpfilter_mt()->rpfilter_is_loopback(): static bool rpfilter_is_loopback(const struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *in) { // in is NULL return skb->pkt_type == PACKET_LOOPBACK || in->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK; }
Chenyuan Yang discovered that the CEC driver driver in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Chenyuan Yang discovered that the USB Gadget subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly check for the device to be enabled before writing. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2024-07-12 CVE Reserved
- 2024-07-12 CVE Published
- 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-29 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (8)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a3f5b0de3647c854e34269c3332d7a1e902901a | Vuln. Introduced |
URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40957 | 2024-08-28 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2297541 | 2024-08-28 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 5.15.162 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 5.15.162" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 6.1.96 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.1.96" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 6.6.36 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.6.36" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 6.9.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.9.7" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 6.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.10" | en |
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