CVE-2024-57841

net: fix memory leak in tcp_conn_request()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 15, 2025 at 01:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:14 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: net: fix memory leak in tcp_conn_request() If inet_csk_reqsk_queue_hash_add() return false, tcp_conn_request() will return without free the dst memory, which allocated in af_ops->route_req. Here is the kmemleak stack: unreferenced object 0xffff8881198631c0 (size 240): comm "softirq", pid 0, jiffies 4299266571 (age 1802.392s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 10 9b 03 81 88 ff ff 80 98 da bc ff ff ff ff ................ 81 55 18 bb ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .U.............. backtrace: [<ffffffffb93e8d4c>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x60c/0xa80 [<ffffffffba11b4c5>] dst_alloc+0x55/0x250 [<ffffffffba227bf6>] rt_dst_alloc+0x46/0x1d0 [<ffffffffba23050a>] __mkroute_output+0x29a/0xa50 [<ffffffffba23456b>] ip_route_output_key_hash+0x10b/0x240 [<ffffffffba2346bd>] ip_route_output_flow+0x1d/0x90 [<ffffffffba254855>] inet_csk_route_req+0x2c5/0x500 [<ffffffffba26b331>] tcp_conn_request+0x691/0x12c0 [<ffffffffba27bd08>] tcp_rcv_state_process+0x3c8/0x11b0 [<ffffffffba2965c6>] tcp_v4_do_rcv+0x156/0x3b0 [<ffffffffba299c98>] tcp_v4_rcv+0x1cf8/0x1d80 [<ffffffffba239656>] ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0xf6/0x360 [<ffffffffba2399a6>] ip_local_deliver_finish+0xe6/0x1e0 [<ffffffffba239b8e>] ip_local_deliver+0xee/0x360 [<ffffffffba239ead>] ip_rcv+0xad/0x2f0 [<ffffffffba110943>] __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x123/0x140 Call dst_release() to free the dst memory when inet_csk_reqsk_queue_hash_add() return false in tcp_conn_request().

Affected

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

v ≥ 6.9.85.15.162 ≤ v < 5.15.1766.1.97 ≤ v < 6.1.1246.10 ≤ v < 6.12.96.10 ≤ v < 6.136.6.37 ≤ v < 6.6.706.9.8 ≤ v < 6.106.9.8 ≤ v < 6.12.9360892e60710427229fc1f7bb2218cf4d578229b5.15.162527bec1f56ac7a2fceb8eb77eb0fc2678ecba3946.1.976.13 rc16.13 rc26.13 rc36.13 rc46.13 rc56.6.376.9.8c14f3c3793f7a785763e353df7fc40426187f832fdae4d139f4778b20a40c60705c53f5f146459b5ff46e3b4421923937b7f6e44ffcd3549a074f321
Vendor states this is fixed in 2af69905180b3fea12f9c1db374b153a06977021 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4f4aa4aa28142d53f8b06585c478476cfe325cfc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9d38959677291552d1b0ed2689a540af279b5bf8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b0b190218c78d8aeecfba36ea3a90063b3ede52d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in de3f999bf8aee16e9da1c1224191abdc69e97c9d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.176 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.124 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.70 (unaffected)

References (6)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2af69905180b3fea12f9c1db374b153a06977021
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f4aa4aa28142d53f8b06585c478476cfe325cfc
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d38959677291552d1b0ed2689a540af279b5bf8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0b190218c78d8aeecfba36ea3a90063b3ede52d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de3f999bf8aee16e9da1c1224191abdc69e97c9d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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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-401

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