CVE-2024-44996

vsock: fix recursive ->recvmsg calls

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2024 at 07:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:53 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: vsock: fix recursive ->recvmsg calls After a vsock socket has been added to a BPF sockmap, its prot->recvmsg has been replaced with vsock_bpf_recvmsg(). Thus the following recursiion could happen: vsock_bpf_recvmsg() -> __vsock_recvmsg() -> vsock_connectible_recvmsg() -> prot->recvmsg() -> vsock_bpf_recvmsg() again We need to fix it by calling the original ->recvmsg() without any BPF sockmap logic in __vsock_recvmsg().

Affected

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

6.4 ≤ v < 6.10.76.4 ≤ v < 6.116.4 ≤ v < 6.6.486.7 ≤ v < 6.10.76.11 rc16.11 rc26.11 rc3634f1a7110b439c65fd8a809171c1d2d28bcea6f
Vendor states this is fixed in 69139d2919dd4aa9a553c8245e7c63e82613e3fc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 921f1acf0c3cf6b1260ab57a8a6e8b3d5f3023d5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b4ee8cf1acc5018ed1369150d7bb3e0d0f79e135 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.48 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69139d2919dd4aa9a553c8245e7c63e82613e3fc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/921f1acf0c3cf6b1260ab57a8a6e8b3d5f3023d5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4ee8cf1acc5018ed1369150d7bb3e0d0f79e135

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-674

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