CVE-2024-50033

slip: make slhc_remember() more robust against malicious packets

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2024 at 07:39 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:19 AM UTC
12 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFPRUGGEDCOM RST2428P Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: slip: make slhc_remember() more robust against malicious packets syzbot found that slhc_remember() was missing checks against malicious packets [1]. slhc_remember() only checked the size of the packet was at least 20, which is not good enough. We need to make sure the packet includes the IPv4 and TCP header that are supposed to be carried. Add iph and th pointers to make the code more readable. [1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in slhc_remember+0x2e8/0x7b0 drivers/net/slip/slhc.c:666 slhc_remember+0x2e8/0x7b0 drivers/net/slip/slhc.c:666 ppp_receive_nonmp_frame+0xe45/0x35e0 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2455 ppp_receive_frame drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2372 [inline] ppp_do_recv+0x65f/0x40d0 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2212 ppp_input+0x7dc/0xe60 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c:2327 pppoe_rcv_core+0x1d3/0x720 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:379 sk_backlog_rcv+0x13b/0x420 include/net/sock.h:1113 __release_sock+0x1da/0x330 net/core/sock.c:3072 release_sock+0x6b/0x250 net/core/sock.c:3626 pppoe_sendmsg+0x2b8/0xb90 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:903 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:729 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:744 ____sys_sendmsg+0x903/0xb60 net/socket.c:2602 ___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2656 __sys_sendmmsg+0x3c1/0x960 net/socket.c:2742 __do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2771 [inline] __se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2768 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmmsg+0xbc/0x120 net/socket.c:2768 x64_sys_call+0xb6e/0x3ba0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:308 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 Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4091 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4134 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x6bf/0xb80 mm/slub.c:4186 kmalloc_reserve+0x13d/0x4a0 net/core/skbuff.c:587 __alloc_skb+0x363/0x7b0 net/core/skbuff.c:678 alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1322 [inline] sock_wmalloc+0xfe/0x1a0 net/core/sock.c:2732 pppoe_sendmsg+0x3a7/0xb90 drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c:867 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:729 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:744 ____sys_sendmsg+0x903/0xb60 net/socket.c:2602 ___sys_sendmsg+0x28d/0x3c0 net/socket.c:2656 __sys_sendmmsg+0x3c1/0x960 net/socket.c:2742 __do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2771 [inline] __se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2768 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmmsg+0xbc/0x120 net/socket.c:2768 x64_sys_call+0xb6e/0x3ba0 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:308 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 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5460 Comm: syz.2.33 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2-syzkaller-00006-g87d6aab2389e #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024

Affected

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

3.2 ≤ v < 5.10.2275.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1685.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1136.2 ≤ v < 6.6.576.7 ≤ v < 6.11.46.126.12 rc16.12 rc2b5451d783ade99308dfccdf5ca284ed07affa4ff
Vendor states this is fixed in 29e8d96d44f51cf89a62dd042be35d052833b95c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 36b054324d18e51cf466134e13b6fbe3c91f52af (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5e336384cc9b608e0551f99c3d87316ca3b0e51a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7d3fce8cbe3a70a1c7c06c9b53696be5d5d8dd5c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8bb79eb1db85a10865f0d4dd15b013def3f2d246 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ba6501ea06462d6404d57d5644cf2854db38e7d7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ff5e0f895315706e4ca5a19df15be6866cee4f5d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.227 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.168 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.285 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.113 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.57 (unaffected)
v < V3.2
Affected range stops below V3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.2
Affected range stops below V3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.2
Affected range stops below V3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.2
Affected range stops below V3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.2
Affected range stops below V3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.2
Affected range stops below V3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.2
Affected range stops below V3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.2
Affected range stops below V3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < V3.2
Affected range stops below V3.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (11)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29e8d96d44f51cf89a62dd042be35d052833b95c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b054324d18e51cf466134e13b6fbe3c91f52af
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e336384cc9b608e0551f99c3d87316ca3b0e51a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d3fce8cbe3a70a1c7c06c9b53696be5d5d8dd5c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bb79eb1db85a10865f0d4dd15b013def3f2d246
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff5e0f895315706e4ca5a19df15be6866cee4f5d
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
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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