CVE-2024-56661

tipc: fix NULL deref in cleanup_bearer()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 27, 2024 at 03:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:12 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: tipc: fix NULL deref in cleanup_bearer() syzbot found [1] that after blamed commit, ub->ubsock->sk was NULL when attempting the atomic_dec() : atomic_dec(&tipc_net(sock_net(ub->ubsock->sk))->wq_count); Fix this by caching the tipc_net pointer. [1] Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000006: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000030-0x0000000000000037] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5896 Comm: kworker/0:3 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc1-next-20241203-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 Workqueue: events cleanup_bearer RIP: 0010:read_pnet include/net/net_namespace.h:387 [inline] RIP: 0010:sock_net include/net/sock.h:655 [inline] RIP: 0010:cleanup_bearer+0x1f7/0x280 net/tipc/udp_media.c:820 Code: 18 48 89 d8 48 c1 e8 03 42 80 3c 28 00 74 08 48 89 df e8 3c f7 99 f6 48 8b 1b 48 83 c3 30 e8 f0 e4 60 00 48 89 d8 48 c1 e8 03 <42> 80 3c 28 00 74 08 48 89 df e8 1a f7 99 f6 49 83 c7 e8 48 8b 1b RSP: 0018:ffffc9000410fb70 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 0000000000000006 RBX: 0000000000000030 RCX: ffff88802fe45a00 RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffffc9000410f900 RBP: ffff88807e1f0908 R08: ffffc9000410f907 R09: 1ffff92000821f20 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff52000821f21 R12: ffff888031d19980 R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: ffff88807e1f0918 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b8600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000556ca050b000 CR3: 0000000031c0c000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400

Affected

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

5.10.231 ≤ v < 5.10.2325.15.174 ≤ v < 5.15.1755.4.287 ≤ v < 5.4.2886.1.120 ≤ v < 6.1.1216.12.5 ≤ v < 6.12.66.6.66 ≤ v < 6.6.674e69457f9dfae67435f3ccf29008768eae8604155.10.2315.15.1745.4.2876.1.1206.12.56.13 rc26.6.66650ee9a22d7a2de8999fac2d45983597a0c223596a2fa13312e51a621f652d522d7e2df7066330b6d00d4470bf8c4282617a3a10e76b20a9c7e4cffad2a4894f238551eae178904e7f45af87577074fdd62d5180c036eeac09f80660edc7a602b369125fe48b211c4c59062cb6dd6c2c37c51a7cc235a464
Vendor states this is fixed in 07b569eda6fe6a1e83be5a587abee12d1303f95e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 754ec823ee53422361da7958a8c8bf3275426912 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 89ecda492d0a37fd00aaffc4151f1f44c26d93ac (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a771f349c95d3397636861a0a6462d4a7a7ecb25 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a852c82eda4991e21610837aaa160965be71f5cc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b04d86fff66b15c07505d226431f808c15b1703c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d1d4dfb189a115734bff81c411bc58d9e348db7d (fixed)
Affected range stops below 5.10.232, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.15.175, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.4.288, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.1.121, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.12.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.6.67, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07b569eda6fe6a1e83be5a587abee12d1303f95e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/754ec823ee53422361da7958a8c8bf3275426912
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89ecda492d0a37fd00aaffc4151f1f44c26d93ac
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a771f349c95d3397636861a0a6462d4a7a7ecb25
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a852c82eda4991e21610837aaa160965be71f5cc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b04d86fff66b15c07505d226431f808c15b1703c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1d4dfb189a115734bff81c411bc58d9e348db7d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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