CVE-2024-26862

packet: annotate data-races around ignore_outgoing

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: April 17, 2024 at 10:27 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:18 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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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: packet: annotate data-races around ignore_outgoing ignore_outgoing is read locklessly from dev_queue_xmit_nit() and packet_getsockopt() Add appropriate READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() annotations. syzbot reported: BUG: KCSAN: data-race in dev_queue_xmit_nit / packet_setsockopt write to 0xffff888107804542 of 1 bytes by task 22618 on cpu 0: packet_setsockopt+0xd83/0xfd0 net/packet/af_packet.c:4003 do_sock_setsockopt net/socket.c:2311 [inline] __sys_setsockopt+0x1d8/0x250 net/socket.c:2334 __do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2343 [inline] __se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2340 [inline] __x64_sys_setsockopt+0x66/0x80 net/socket.c:2340 do_syscall_64+0xd3/0x1d0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6d/0x75 read to 0xffff888107804542 of 1 bytes by task 27 on cpu 1: dev_queue_xmit_nit+0x82/0x620 net/core/dev.c:2248 xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3527 [inline] dev_hard_start_xmit+0xcc/0x3f0 net/core/dev.c:3547 __dev_queue_xmit+0xf24/0x1dd0 net/core/dev.c:4335 dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3091 [inline] batadv_send_skb_packet+0x264/0x300 net/batman-adv/send.c:108 batadv_send_broadcast_skb+0x24/0x30 net/batman-adv/send.c:127 batadv_iv_ogm_send_to_if net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c:392 [inline] batadv_iv_ogm_emit net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c:420 [inline] batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet+0x3f0/0x4b0 net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c:1700 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3254 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0x465/0x990 kernel/workqueue.c:3335 worker_thread+0x526/0x730 kernel/workqueue.c:3416 kthread+0x1d1/0x210 kernel/kthread.c:388 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:243 value changed: 0x00 -> 0x01 Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on: CPU: 1 PID: 27 Comm: kworker/u8:1 Tainted: G W 6.8.0-syzkaller-08073-g480e035fc4c7 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/29/2024 Workqueue: bat_events batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet

Affected

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

4.20 ≤ v < 5.10.2144.20 ≤ v < 5.15.1534.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2734.20 ≤ v < 6.1.834.20 ≤ v < 6.6.234.20 ≤ v < 6.7.114.20 ≤ v < 6.8.24.20 ≤ v < 6.95.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1535.16 ≤ v < 6.1.835.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2146.2 ≤ v < 6.6.236.7 ≤ v < 6.7.116.8 ≤ v < 6.8.24.20fa788d986a3aac5069378ed04697bd06f83d3488
Vendor states this is fixed in 2c02c5059c78a52d170bdee4a369b470de6deb37 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 68e84120319d4fc298fcdb14cf0bea6a0f64ffbd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6ebfad33161afacb3e1e59ed1c2feefef70f9f97 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 84c510411e321caff3c07e6cd0f917f06633cfc0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8b1e273c6afcf00d3c40a54ada7d6aac1b503b97 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d35b62c224e70797f8a1c37fe9bc4b3e294b7560 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ee413f30ec4fe94a0bdf32c8f042cb06fa913234 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ef7eed7e11d23337310ecc2c014ecaeea52719c5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.20 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.214 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.153 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.273 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.83 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.23 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

References (9)

Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c02c5059c78a52d170bdee4a369b470de6deb37
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e84120319d4fc298fcdb14cf0bea6a0f64ffbd
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ebfad33161afacb3e1e59ed1c2feefef70f9f97
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84c510411e321caff3c07e6cd0f917f06633cfc0
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b1e273c6afcf00d3c40a54ada7d6aac1b503b97
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d35b62c224e70797f8a1c37fe9bc4b3e294b7560
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee413f30ec4fe94a0bdf32c8f042cb06fa913234
Mailing ListPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef7eed7e11d23337310ecc2c014ecaeea52719c5

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?

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-362

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