CVE-2024-36937

xdp: use flags field to disambiguate broadcast redirect

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 30, 2024 at 03:29 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:37 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: xdp: use flags field to disambiguate broadcast redirect When redirecting a packet using XDP, the bpf_redirect_map() helper will set up the redirect destination information in struct bpf_redirect_info (using the __bpf_xdp_redirect_map() helper function), and the xdp_do_redirect() function will read this information after the XDP program returns and pass the frame on to the right redirect destination. When using the BPF_F_BROADCAST flag to do multicast redirect to a whole map, __bpf_xdp_redirect_map() sets the 'map' pointer in struct bpf_redirect_info to point to the destination map to be broadcast. And xdp_do_redirect() reacts to the value of this map pointer to decide whether it's dealing with a broadcast or a single-value redirect. However, if the destination map is being destroyed before xdp_do_redirect() is called, the map pointer will be cleared out (by bpf_clear_redirect_map()) without waiting for any XDP programs to stop running. This causes xdp_do_redirect() to think that the redirect was to a single target, but the target pointer is also NULL (since broadcast redirects don't have a single target), so this causes a crash when a NULL pointer is passed to dev_map_enqueue(). To fix this, change xdp_do_redirect() to react directly to the presence of the BPF_F_BROADCAST flag in the 'flags' value in struct bpf_redirect_info to disambiguate between a single-target and a broadcast redirect. And only read the 'map' pointer if the broadcast flag is set, aborting if that has been cleared out in the meantime. This prevents the crash, while keeping the atomic (cmpxchg-based) clearing of the map pointer itself, and without adding any more checks in the non-broadcast fast path.

Affected

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

5.14 ≤ v < 5.15.1595.14 ≤ v < 6.1.915.14 ≤ v < 6.6.315.14 ≤ v < 6.8.105.14 ≤ v < 6.95.16 ≤ v < 6.1.916.2 ≤ v < 6.6.316.7 ≤ v < 6.8.105.146.9 rc16.9 rc26.9 rc36.9 rc46.9 rc56.9 rc6e624d4ed4aa8cc3c69d1359b0aaea539203ed266
Vendor states this is fixed in 12481f30128fbebc2eeb55eb2d56390fdfa30c5e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 272bfb019f3cc018f654b992115774e77b4f3ffc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5bcf0dcbf9066348058b88a510c57f70f384c92c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6fd81f9d333e7b3532036577b1beb74ba1323553 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e22e25820fa04ea5eaac4ef7ee200e9923f466a4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.159 (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)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12481f30128fbebc2eeb55eb2d56390fdfa30c5e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/272bfb019f3cc018f654b992115774e77b4f3ffc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bcf0dcbf9066348058b88a510c57f70f384c92c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fd81f9d333e7b3532036577b1beb74ba1323553
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e22e25820fa04ea5eaac4ef7ee200e9923f466a4

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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