CVE-2024-46771

can: bcm: Remove proc entry when dev is unregistered.

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2024 at 07:12 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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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: can: bcm: Remove proc entry when dev is unregistered. syzkaller reported a warning in bcm_connect() below. [0] The repro calls connect() to vxcan1, removes vxcan1, and calls connect() with ifindex == 0. Calling connect() for a BCM socket allocates a proc entry. Then, bcm_sk(sk)->bound is set to 1 to prevent further connect(). However, removing the bound device resets bcm_sk(sk)->bound to 0 in bcm_notify(). The 2nd connect() tries to allocate a proc entry with the same name and sets NULL to bcm_sk(sk)->bcm_proc_read, leaking the original proc entry. Since the proc entry is available only for connect()ed sockets, let's clean up the entry when the bound netdev is unregistered. [0]: proc_dir_entry 'can-bcm/2456' already registered WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 394 at fs/proc/generic.c:376 proc_register+0x645/0x8f0 fs/proc/generic.c:375 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 394 Comm: syz-executor403 Not tainted 6.10.0-rc7-g852e42cc2dd4 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b701f0a-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:proc_register+0x645/0x8f0 fs/proc/generic.c:375 Code: 00 00 00 00 00 48 85 ed 0f 85 97 02 00 00 4d 85 f6 0f 85 9f 02 00 00 48 c7 c7 9b cb cf 87 48 89 de 4c 89 fa e8 1c 6f eb fe 90 <0f> 0b 90 90 48 c7 c7 98 37 99 89 e8 cb 7e 22 05 bb 00 00 00 10 48 RSP: 0018:ffa0000000cd7c30 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 9e129be1950f0200 RBX: ff1100011b51582c RCX: ff1100011857cd80 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000002 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffd400000000000f R09: ff1100013e78cac0 R10: ffac800000cd7980 R11: ff1100013e12b1f0 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ff1100011a99a2ec FS: 00007fbd7086f740(0000) GS:ff1100013fd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00000000200071c0 CR3: 0000000118556004 CR4: 0000000000771ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe07f0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> proc_create_net_single+0x144/0x210 fs/proc/proc_net.c:220 bcm_connect+0x472/0x840 net/can/bcm.c:1673 __sys_connect_file net/socket.c:2049 [inline] __sys_connect+0x5d2/0x690 net/socket.c:2066 __do_sys_connect net/socket.c:2076 [inline] __se_sys_connect net/socket.c:2073 [inline] __x64_sys_connect+0x8f/0x100 net/socket.c:2073 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1c0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 RIP: 0033:0x7fbd708b0e5d Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 f3 0f 1e fa 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 73 9f 1b 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fff8cd33f08 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002a RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: 00007fbd708b0e5d RDX: 0000000000000010 RSI: 0000000020000040 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000040 R09: 0000000000000040 R10: 0000000000000040 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007fff8cd34098 R13: 0000000000401280 R14: 0000000000406de8 R15: 00007fbd70ab9000 </TASK> remove_proc_entry: removing non-empty directory 'net/can-bcm', leaking at least '2456'

Affected

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

2.6.25 ≤ v < 4.19.3222.6.25 ≤ v < 5.10.2262.6.25 ≤ v < 5.15.1672.6.25 ≤ v < 5.4.2842.6.25 ≤ v < 6.1.1102.6.25 ≤ v < 6.10.102.6.25 ≤ v < 6.112.6.25 ≤ v < 6.6.514.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2845.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1675.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1105.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2266.2 ≤ v < 6.6.516.7 ≤ v < 6.10.106.11 rc16.11 rc26.11 rc36.11 rc46.11 rc56.11 rc6ffd980f976e7fd666c2e61bf8ab35107efd11828
Vendor states this is fixed in 10bfacbd5e8d821011d857bee73310457c9c989a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 33ed4ba73caae39f34ab874ba79138badc2c65dd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3b39dc2901aa7a679a5ca981a3de9f8d5658afe8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4377b79323df62eb5d310354f19b4d130ff58d50 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5c680022c4e28ba18ea500f3e29f0428271afa92 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 76fe372ccb81b0c89b6cd2fec26e2f38c958be85 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in abb0a615569ec008e8a93d9f3ab2d5b418ea94d4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in aec92dbebdbec7567d9f56d7c9296a572b8fd849 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.25 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.322 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.226 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.167 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.284 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.110 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.51 (unaffected)

References (10)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10bfacbd5e8d821011d857bee73310457c9c989a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33ed4ba73caae39f34ab874ba79138badc2c65dd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b39dc2901aa7a679a5ca981a3de9f8d5658afe8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4377b79323df62eb5d310354f19b4d130ff58d50
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c680022c4e28ba18ea500f3e29f0428271afa92
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76fe372ccb81b0c89b6cd2fec26e2f38c958be85
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abb0a615569ec008e8a93d9f3ab2d5b418ea94d4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aec92dbebdbec7567d9f56d7c9296a572b8fd849

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CVSS

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