CVE-2024-26631

ipv6: mcast: fix data-race in ipv6_mc_down / mld_ifc_work

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: March 18, 2024 at 10:07 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: mcast: fix data-race in ipv6_mc_down / mld_ifc_work idev->mc_ifc_count can be written over without proper locking. Originally found by syzbot [1], fix this issue by encapsulating calls to mld_ifc_stop_work() (and mld_gq_stop_work() for good measure) with mutex_lock() and mutex_unlock() accordingly as these functions should only be called with mc_lock per their declarations. [1] BUG: KCSAN: data-race in ipv6_mc_down / mld_ifc_work write to 0xffff88813a80c832 of 1 bytes by task 3771 on cpu 0: mld_ifc_stop_work net/ipv6/mcast.c:1080 [inline] ipv6_mc_down+0x10a/0x280 net/ipv6/mcast.c:2725 addrconf_ifdown+0xe32/0xf10 net/ipv6/addrconf.c:3949 addrconf_notify+0x310/0x980 notifier_call_chain kernel/notifier.c:93 [inline] raw_notifier_call_chain+0x6b/0x1c0 kernel/notifier.c:461 __dev_notify_flags+0x205/0x3d0 dev_change_flags+0xab/0xd0 net/core/dev.c:8685 do_setlink+0x9f6/0x2430 net/core/rtnetlink.c:2916 rtnl_group_changelink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3458 [inline] __rtnl_newlink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3717 [inline] rtnl_newlink+0xbb3/0x1670 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3754 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x807/0x8c0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6558 netlink_rcv_skb+0x126/0x220 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2545 rtnetlink_rcv+0x1c/0x20 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6576 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1342 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x589/0x650 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1368 netlink_sendmsg+0x66e/0x770 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1910 ... write to 0xffff88813a80c832 of 1 bytes by task 22 on cpu 1: mld_ifc_work+0x54c/0x7b0 net/ipv6/mcast.c:2653 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2627 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0x5b8/0xa30 kernel/workqueue.c:2700 worker_thread+0x525/0x730 kernel/workqueue.c:2781 ...

Affected

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

5.13 ≤ v < 5.15.1485.13 ≤ v < 6.1.755.13 ≤ v < 6.6.145.13 ≤ v < 6.7.25.13 ≤ v < 6.85.16 ≤ v < 6.1.756.2 ≤ v < 6.6.146.7 ≤ v < 6.7.22d9a93b4902be6a5504b5941dd15e9cd776aadca5.137a7a183f22cf1e3ce5ed336fe62a6248a2f6738
Vendor states this is fixed in 2e7ef287f07c74985f1bf2858bedc62bd9ebf155 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 380540bb06bb1d1b12bdc947d1b8f56cda6b5663 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3bb5849675ae1d592929798a2b37ea450879c855 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3cc283fd16fba72e2cefe3a6f48d7a36b0438900 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 62b3387beef11738eb6ce667601a28fa089fa02c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 75ddcd741d2a30696f5893bc71a9d28f4ef22311 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.75 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

References (6)

Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e7ef287f07c74985f1bf2858bedc62bd9ebf155
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/380540bb06bb1d1b12bdc947d1b8f56cda6b5663
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bb5849675ae1d592929798a2b37ea450879c855
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cc283fd16fba72e2cefe3a6f48d7a36b0438900
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b3387beef11738eb6ce667601a28fa089fa02c

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-667

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