CVE-2021-47238

net: ipv4: fix memory leak in ip_mc_add1_src

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 02:19 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv4: fix memory leak in ip_mc_add1_src BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888101bc4c00 (size 32): comm "syz-executor527", pid 360, jiffies 4294807421 (age 19.329s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ac 14 14 bb 00 00 02 00 ................ backtrace: [<00000000f17c5244>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:558 [inline] [<00000000f17c5244>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:688 [inline] [<00000000f17c5244>] ip_mc_add1_src net/ipv4/igmp.c:1971 [inline] [<00000000f17c5244>] ip_mc_add_src+0x95f/0xdb0 net/ipv4/igmp.c:2095 [<000000001cb99709>] ip_mc_source+0x84c/0xea0 net/ipv4/igmp.c:2416 [<0000000052cf19ed>] do_ip_setsockopt net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c:1294 [inline] [<0000000052cf19ed>] ip_setsockopt+0x114b/0x30c0 net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c:1423 [<00000000477edfbc>] raw_setsockopt+0x13d/0x170 net/ipv4/raw.c:857 [<00000000e75ca9bb>] __sys_setsockopt+0x158/0x270 net/socket.c:2117 [<00000000bdb993a8>] __do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2128 [inline] [<00000000bdb993a8>] __se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2125 [inline] [<00000000bdb993a8>] __x64_sys_setsockopt+0xba/0x150 net/socket.c:2125 [<000000006a1ffdbd>] do_syscall_64+0x40/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:47 [<00000000b11467c4>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae In commit 24803f38a5c0 ("igmp: do not remove igmp souce list info when set link down"), the ip_mc_clear_src() in ip_mc_destroy_dev() was removed, because it was also called in igmpv3_clear_delrec(). Rough callgraph: inetdev_destroy -> ip_mc_destroy_dev -> igmpv3_clear_delrec -> ip_mc_clear_src -> RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->ip_ptr, NULL) However, ip_mc_clear_src() called in igmpv3_clear_delrec() doesn't release in_dev->mc_list->sources. And RCU_INIT_POINTER() assigns the NULL to dev->ip_ptr. As a result, in_dev cannot be obtained through inetdev_by_index() and then in_dev->mc_list->sources cannot be released by ip_mc_del1_src() in the sock_close. Rough call sequence goes like: sock_close -> __sock_release -> inet_release -> ip_mc_drop_socket -> inetdev_by_index -> ip_mc_leave_src -> ip_mc_del_src -> ip_mc_del1_src So we still need to call ip_mc_clear_src() in ip_mc_destroy_dev() to free in_dev->mc_list->sources.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 3.16.42v ≥ 3.2.873.16.42 ≤ v < 3.173.2.87 ≤ v < 3.34.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2384.15 ≤ v < 4.19.1964.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1284.9 ≤ v < 4.14.2384.9 ≤ v < 4.19.1964.9 ≤ v < 4.9.2744.9 ≤ v < 5.10.464.9 ≤ v < 5.12.134.9 ≤ v < 5.134.9 ≤ v < 5.4.1285.11 ≤ v < 5.12.135.5 ≤ v < 5.10.4624803f38a5c024803f38a5c0b6c57ed800b47e695f9ce474bc3a3.16.423.2.875.13 rc15.13 rc25.13 rc35.13 rc45.13 rc55.13 rc6b38c6e0bd5b5e439ecebdc0df599d573c2f610f8bd1b664a19403ede448d29c87b2f23796bc7a577
Vendor states this is fixed in 0dc13e75507f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0dc13e75507faa17ac9f7562b4ef7bf8fcd78422 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1e28018b5c83 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1e28018b5c83d5073f74a6fb72eabe8370b2f501 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3dd2aeac2e96 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3dd2aeac2e9624cff9fa634710837e4f2e352758 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6cff57eea334 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6cff57eea3347f79f1867cc53e1093b6614138d8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 77de6ee73f54 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 77de6ee73f54a9a89c0afa0bf4c53b239aa9953a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ac31cc837caf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ac31cc837cafb57a271babad8ccffbf733caa076 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d8e2973029b8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d8e2973029b8b2ce477b564824431f3385c77083 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 3.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.238 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.196 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.274 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.46 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.128 (unaffected)

References (7)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc13e75507faa17ac9f7562b4ef7bf8fcd78422
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e28018b5c83d5073f74a6fb72eabe8370b2f501
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd2aeac2e9624cff9fa634710837e4f2e352758
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cff57eea3347f79f1867cc53e1093b6614138d8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77de6ee73f54a9a89c0afa0bf4c53b239aa9953a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac31cc837cafb57a271babad8ccffbf733caa076
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8e2973029b8b2ce477b564824431f3385c77083

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-400

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