CVE-2024-42272

sched: act_ct: take care of padding in struct zones_ht_key

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2024 at 08:54 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:18 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP

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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: sched: act_ct: take care of padding in struct zones_ht_key Blamed commit increased lookup key size from 2 bytes to 16 bytes, because zones_ht_key got a struct net pointer. Make sure rhashtable_lookup() is not using the padding bytes which are not initialized. BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in rht_ptr_rcu include/linux/rhashtable.h:376 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in __rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:607 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:646 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in rhashtable_lookup_fast include/linux/rhashtable.h:672 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in tcf_ct_flow_table_get+0x611/0x2260 net/sched/act_ct.c:329 rht_ptr_rcu include/linux/rhashtable.h:376 [inline] __rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:607 [inline] rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:646 [inline] rhashtable_lookup_fast include/linux/rhashtable.h:672 [inline] tcf_ct_flow_table_get+0x611/0x2260 net/sched/act_ct.c:329 tcf_ct_init+0xa67/0x2890 net/sched/act_ct.c:1408 tcf_action_init_1+0x6cc/0xb30 net/sched/act_api.c:1425 tcf_action_init+0x458/0xf00 net/sched/act_api.c:1488 tcf_action_add net/sched/act_api.c:2061 [inline] tc_ctl_action+0x4be/0x19d0 net/sched/act_api.c:2118 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x12fc/0x1410 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6647 netlink_rcv_skb+0x375/0x650 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550 rtnetlink_rcv+0x34/0x40 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6665 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1331 [inline] netlink_unicast+0xf52/0x1260 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1357 netlink_sendmsg+0x10da/0x11e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1901 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:745 ____sys_sendmsg+0x877/0xb60 net/socket.c:2597 ___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2651 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2680 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2689 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2687 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x307/0x4a0 net/socket.c:2687 x64_sys_call+0x2dd6/0x3c10 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:47 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x1e0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Local variable key created at: tcf_ct_flow_table_get+0x4a/0x2260 net/sched/act_ct.c:324 tcf_ct_init+0xa67/0x2890 net/sched/act_ct.c:1408

Affected

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

5.10.221 ≤ v < 5.10.2245.15.162 ≤ v < 5.15.1656.1.96 ≤ v < 6.1.1046.10 ≤ v < 6.10.46.6.36 ≤ v < 6.6.456.9.7 ≤ v < 6.102f82f75f843445daa81e8b2a76774b1348033ce63f625505e27f709390a86c9b78d3707f4c23df85.10.2215.15.1626.1.966.116.11 rc16.6.366.9.788c67aeb14070bab61d3dd8be96c8b42ebcaf53a9126fd82e9edc7b4796f756e4b258d34f17e5e4aaa1f81fe3a059bc984b230b5352ab89d06aa3c7bb4382b854975ae96fbfcc83a1d79b5c063c1aaa8
Vendor states this is fixed in 2191a54f63225b548fd8346be3611c3219a24738 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3a5b68869dbe14f1157c6a24ac71923db060eeab (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3ddefcb8f75e312535e2e7d5fef9932019ba60f2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7c03ab555eb1ba26c77fd7c25bdf44a0ac23edee (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d06daf0ad645d9225a3ff6958dd82e1f3988fa64 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d7cc186d0973afce0e1237c37f7512c01981fb79 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.224 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.165 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.104 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.45 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2191a54f63225b548fd8346be3611c3219a24738
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a5b68869dbe14f1157c6a24ac71923db060eeab
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ddefcb8f75e312535e2e7d5fef9932019ba60f2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c03ab555eb1ba26c77fd7c25bdf44a0ac23edee
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d06daf0ad645d9225a3ff6958dd82e1f3988fa64
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7cc186d0973afce0e1237c37f7512c01981fb79
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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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-908

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