CVE-2024-36971
net: fix __dst_negative_advice() race
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EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 2.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 86% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.
Android contains an unspecified vulnerability in the kernel that allows for remote code execution. This vulnerability resides in Linux Kernel and could impact other products, including but not limited to Android OS.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix __dst_negative_advice() race __dst_negative_advice() does not enforce proper RCU rules when sk->dst_cache must be cleared, leading to possible UAF. RCU rules are that we must first clear sk->sk_dst_cache, then call dst_release(old_dst). Note that sk_dst_reset(sk) is implementing this protocol correctly, while __dst_negative_advice() uses the wrong order. Given that ip6_negative_advice() has special logic against RTF_CACHE, this means each of the three ->negative_advice() existing methods must perform the sk_dst_reset() themselves. Note the check against NULL dst is centralized in __dst_negative_advice(), there is no need to duplicate it in various callbacks. Many thanks to Clement Lecigne for tracking this issue. This old bug became visible after the blamed commit, using UDP sockets.
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Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/051c0bde9f0450a2ec3d62a86d2a0d2fad117f13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2295a7ef5c8c49241bff769e7826ef2582e532a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5af198c387128a9d2ddd620b0f0803564a4d4508
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81dd3c82a456b0015461754be7cb2693991421b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92f1655aa2b2294d0b49925f3b875a634bd3b59e
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