CVE-2024-36902

ipv6: fib6_rules: avoid possible NULL dereference in fib6_rule_action()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 30, 2024 at 03:29 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:18 AM UTC
7 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFPRUGGEDCOM RST2428P 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: ipv6: fib6_rules: avoid possible NULL dereference in fib6_rule_action() syzbot is able to trigger the following crash [1], caused by unsafe ip6_dst_idev() use. Indeed ip6_dst_idev() can return NULL, and must always be checked. [1] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] CPU: 0 PID: 31648 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc4-next-20240417-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/27/2024 RIP: 0010:__fib6_rule_action net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c:237 [inline] RIP: 0010:fib6_rule_action+0x241/0x7b0 net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c:267 Code: 02 00 00 49 8d 9f d8 00 00 00 48 89 d8 48 c1 e8 03 42 80 3c 20 00 74 08 48 89 df e8 f9 32 bf f7 48 8b 1b 48 89 d8 48 c1 e8 03 <42> 80 3c 20 00 74 08 48 89 df e8 e0 32 bf f7 4c 8b 03 48 89 ef 4c RSP: 0018:ffffc9000fc1f2f0 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 1a772f98c8186700 RDX: 0000000000000003 RSI: ffffffff8bcac4e0 RDI: ffffffff8c1f9760 RBP: ffff8880673fb980 R08: ffffffff8fac15ef R09: 1ffffffff1f582bd R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1f582be R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: 0000000000000080 R14: ffff888076509000 R15: ffff88807a029a00 FS: 00007f55e82ca6c0(0000) GS:ffff8880b9400000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000001b31d23000 CR3: 0000000022b66000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> fib_rules_lookup+0x62c/0xdb0 net/core/fib_rules.c:317 fib6_rule_lookup+0x1fd/0x790 net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c:108 ip6_route_output_flags_noref net/ipv6/route.c:2637 [inline] ip6_route_output_flags+0x38e/0x610 net/ipv6/route.c:2649 ip6_route_output include/net/ip6_route.h:93 [inline] ip6_dst_lookup_tail+0x189/0x11a0 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1120 ip6_dst_lookup_flow+0xb9/0x180 net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1250 sctp_v6_get_dst+0x792/0x1e20 net/sctp/ipv6.c:326 sctp_transport_route+0x12c/0x2e0 net/sctp/transport.c:455 sctp_assoc_add_peer+0x614/0x15c0 net/sctp/associola.c:662 sctp_connect_new_asoc+0x31d/0x6c0 net/sctp/socket.c:1099 __sctp_connect+0x66d/0xe30 net/sctp/socket.c:1197 sctp_connect net/sctp/socket.c:4819 [inline] sctp_inet_connect+0x149/0x1f0 net/sctp/socket.c:4834 __sys_connect_file net/socket.c:2048 [inline] __sys_connect+0x2df/0x310 net/socket.c:2065 __do_sys_connect net/socket.c:2075 [inline] __se_sys_connect net/socket.c:2072 [inline] __x64_sys_connect+0x7a/0x90 net/socket.c:2072 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf5/0x240 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Affected

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

2.6.26 ≤ v < 4.19.3144.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2765.15 ≤ v < 6.1.915.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2176.2 ≤ v < 6.6.316.7 ≤ v < 6.8.102.6.265e5f3f0f801321078c897a5de0b4b4304f234da0
Vendor states this is fixed in 1876881c9a49613b5249fb400cbf53412d90cb09 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 35297fc68de36826087e976f86a5b1f94fd0bf95 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4a5a573387da6a6b23a4cc62147453ff1bc32afa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 674c951ab8a23f7aff9b4c3f2f865901bc76a290 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7e3242c139c38e60844638e394c2877b16b396b0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8745a8d74ba17dafe72b6ab461fa6c007d879747 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d101291b2681e5ab938554e3e323f7a7ee33e3aa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ddec23f206a944c73bcc2724358b85388837daff (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.26 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.314 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.217 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.159 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.276 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.91 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.31 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (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

References (13)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1876881c9a49613b5249fb400cbf53412d90cb09
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35297fc68de36826087e976f86a5b1f94fd0bf95
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a5a573387da6a6b23a4cc62147453ff1bc32afa
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/674c951ab8a23f7aff9b4c3f2f865901bc76a290
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e3242c139c38e60844638e394c2877b16b396b0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8745a8d74ba17dafe72b6ab461fa6c007d879747
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d101291b2681e5ab938554e3e323f7a7ee33e3aa
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddec23f206a944c73bcc2724358b85388837daff

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CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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