CVE-2024-50130

netfilter: bpf: must hold reference on net namespace

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 5, 2024 at 05:10 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: bpf: must hold reference on net namespace BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __nf_unregister_net_hook+0x640/0x6b0 Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880106fe400 by task repro/72= bpf_nf_link_release+0xda/0x1e0 bpf_link_free+0x139/0x2d0 bpf_link_release+0x68/0x80 __fput+0x414/0xb60 Eric says: It seems that bpf was able to defer the __nf_unregister_net_hook() after exit()/close() time. Perhaps a netns reference is missing, because the netns has been dismantled/freed already. bpf_nf_link_attach() does : link->net = net; But I do not see a reference being taken on net. Add such a reference and release it after hook unreg. Note that I was unable to get syzbot reproducer to work, so I do not know if this resolves this splat.

Affected

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

6.4 ≤ v < 6.11.66.4 ≤ v < 6.126.4 ≤ v < 6.6.596.7 ≤ v < 6.11.66.12 rc16.12 rc26.12 rc36.12 rc484601d6ee68ae820dec97450934797046d62db4b
Vendor states this is fixed in 1230fe7ad3974f7bf6c78901473e039b34d4fb1f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d0d7939543a1b3bb93af9a18d258a774daf8f162 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f41bd93b3e0508edc7ba820357f949071dcc0acc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.59 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1230fe7ad3974f7bf6c78901473e039b34d4fb1f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0d7939543a1b3bb93af9a18d258a774daf8f162
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f41bd93b3e0508edc7ba820357f949071dcc0acc

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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