CVE-2024-36484

net: relax socket state check at accept time.

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 21, 2024 at 10:18 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:18 AM UTC
10 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 Pn /dp MFP FirmwareSiplus S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 Pn /dp MFP Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: relax socket state check at accept time. Christoph reported the following splat: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 772 at net/ipv4/af_inet.c:761 __inet_accept+0x1f4/0x4a0 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 772 Comm: syz-executor510 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc7-g7da7119fe22b #56 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.11.0-2.el7 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__inet_accept+0x1f4/0x4a0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:759 Code: 04 38 84 c0 0f 85 87 00 00 00 41 c7 04 24 03 00 00 00 48 83 c4 10 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d c3 cc cc cc cc e8 ec b7 da fd <0f> 0b e9 7f fe ff ff e8 e0 b7 da fd 0f 0b e9 fe fe ff ff 89 d9 80 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000c2fc58 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: ffffffff836bdd14 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffff888104668000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: dffffc0000000000 R08: ffffffff836bdb89 R09: fffff52000185f64 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff52000185f64 R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: 1ffff92000185f98 R14: ffff88810754d880 R15: ffff8881007b7800 FS: 000000001c772880(0000) GS:ffff88811b280000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fb9fcf2e178 CR3: 00000001045d2002 CR4: 0000000000770ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> inet_accept+0x138/0x1d0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:786 do_accept+0x435/0x620 net/socket.c:1929 __sys_accept4_file net/socket.c:1969 [inline] __sys_accept4+0x9b/0x110 net/socket.c:1999 __do_sys_accept net/socket.c:2016 [inline] __se_sys_accept net/socket.c:2013 [inline] __x64_sys_accept+0x7d/0x90 net/socket.c:2013 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x58/0x100 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x4315f9 Code: fd ff 48 81 c4 80 00 00 00 e9 f1 fe ff ff 0f 1f 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 0f 83 ab b4 fd ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 RSP: 002b:00007ffdb26d9c78 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002b RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000400300 RCX: 00000000004315f9 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 00000000006e1018 R08: 0000000000400300 R09: 0000000000400300 R10: 0000000000400300 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 000000000040cdf0 R14: 000000000040ce80 R15: 0000000000000055 </TASK> The reproducer invokes shutdown() before entering the listener status. After commit 94062790aedb ("tcp: defer shutdown(SEND_SHUTDOWN) for TCP_SYN_RECV sockets"), the above causes the child to reach the accept syscall in FIN_WAIT1 status. Eric noted we can relax the existing assertion in __inet_accept()

Affected

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

4.19.314 ≤ v < 4.19.3195.10.217 ≤ v < 5.10.2235.15.159 ≤ v < 5.15.1645.4.276 ≤ v < 5.4.2816.1.91 ≤ v < 6.1.936.6.31 ≤ v < 6.6.336.8.10 ≤ v < 6.96.9.1 ≤ v < 6.9.42552c9d9440f8e7a2ed0660911ff00f25b90a0a434e41a031fd7523bf1cd00a2adca2370aebea2703fe4ef0568a48369b1891395d13ac593b1ba41b14.19.314413c33b9f3bc36fdf719690a78824db9f88a94855.10.2175.15.1595.4.2766.1.916.6.316.8.106.994062790aedb505bdda209b10bea47b294d6394fcbf232ba11bc86a5281b4f00e1151349ef4d45cfed5e279b69e007ce6c0fe82a5a534c1b19783214f47d0d32fa94e815fdd78b8b88684873e67939f4
Vendor states this is fixed in 21c14c556cccd0cb54b71ec5e901e64ba84c7165 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 26afda78cda3da974fd4c287962c169e9462c495 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 59801e88c99f7c3f44a4d20af6ba6417aa359b5d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5f9a04a94fd1894d7009055ab8e5832a0242dba3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6e03006548c66b979f4e5e9fc797aac4dad82822 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7de00adc9bd035d861ba4177848ca0bfa5ed1e04 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 87bdc9f6f58b4417362d6932b49b828e319f97dc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c09ddc605893df542c6cf8dde6a57a93f7cf0adb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.319 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.223 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.164 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.281 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.93 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.33 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.4 (unaffected)
v < V3.1
Affected range stops below V3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.1
Affected range stops below V3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.1
Affected range stops below V3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.1
Affected range stops below V3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.1
Affected range stops below V3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
V3.1.0 ≤ v < V3.1.53.1.0
Affected range stops below V3.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
V3.1.0 ≤ v < V3.1.53.1.0
Affected range stops below V3.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
V3.1.0 ≤ v < V3.1.53.1.0
Affected range stops below V3.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (12)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21c14c556cccd0cb54b71ec5e901e64ba84c7165
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26afda78cda3da974fd4c287962c169e9462c495
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59801e88c99f7c3f44a4d20af6ba6417aa359b5d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f9a04a94fd1894d7009055ab8e5832a0242dba3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e03006548c66b979f4e5e9fc797aac4dad82822
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7de00adc9bd035d861ba4177848ca0bfa5ed1e04
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87bdc9f6f58b4417362d6932b49b828e319f97dc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c09ddc605893df542c6cf8dde6a57a93f7cf0adb

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CVSS

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