CVE-2024-57901

af_packet: fix vlan_get_protocol_dgram() vs MSG_PEEK

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 15, 2025 at 01:05 PM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 02:17 AM UTC
5 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 Pn /dp MFP FirmwareSiplus S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 Pn /dp MFP Firmware

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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: af_packet: fix vlan_get_protocol_dgram() vs MSG_PEEK Blamed commit forgot MSG_PEEK case, allowing a crash [1] as found by syzbot. Rework vlan_get_protocol_dgram() to not touch skb at all, so that it can be used from many cpus on the same skb. Add a const qualifier to skb argument. [1] skbuff: skb_under_panic: text:ffffffff8a8ccd05 len:29 put:14 head:ffff88807fc8e400 data:ffff88807fc8e3f4 tail:0x11 end:0x140 dev:<NULL> ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at net/core/skbuff.c:206 ! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5892 Comm: syz-executor883 Not tainted 6.13.0-rc4-syzkaller-00054-gd6ef8b40d075 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 RIP: 0010:skb_panic net/core/skbuff.c:206 [inline] RIP: 0010:skb_under_panic+0x14b/0x150 net/core/skbuff.c:216 Code: 0b 8d 48 c7 c6 86 d5 25 8e 48 8b 54 24 08 8b 0c 24 44 8b 44 24 04 4d 89 e9 50 41 54 41 57 41 56 e8 5a 69 79 f7 48 83 c4 20 90 <0f> 0b 0f 1f 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 f3 RSP: 0018:ffffc900038d7638 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 0000000000000087 RBX: dffffc0000000000 RCX: 609ffd18ea660600 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000080000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffff88802483c8d0 R08: ffffffff817f0a8c R09: 1ffff9200071ae60 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff5200071ae61 R12: 0000000000000140 R13: ffff88807fc8e400 R14: ffff88807fc8e3f4 R15: 0000000000000011 FS: 00007fbac5e006c0(0000) GS:ffff8880b8700000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fbac5e00d58 CR3: 000000001238e000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> skb_push+0xe5/0x100 net/core/skbuff.c:2636 vlan_get_protocol_dgram+0x165/0x290 net/packet/af_packet.c:585 packet_recvmsg+0x948/0x1ef0 net/packet/af_packet.c:3552 sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1033 [inline] sock_recvmsg+0x22f/0x280 net/socket.c:1055 ____sys_recvmsg+0x1c6/0x480 net/socket.c:2803 ___sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2845 [inline] do_recvmmsg+0x426/0xab0 net/socket.c:2940 __sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:3014 [inline] __do_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:3037 [inline] __se_sys_recvmmsg net/socket.c:3030 [inline] __x64_sys_recvmmsg+0x199/0x250 net/socket.c:3030 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Affected

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

4.19.320 ≤ v < 4.205.10.224 ≤ v < 5.10.2335.15.165 ≤ v < 5.15.1765.4.282 ≤ v < 5.4.2896.1.103 ≤ v < 6.1.1246.10.3 ≤ v < 6.12.96.6.44 ≤ v < 6.6.703dfd84aa72fa7329ed4a257c8f40e0c9aff4dc8f4.19.3205.10.2245.15.1655.4.2825839f59ff1dd4e35b9e767927931a039484839e15a041d25b67042cbe06a0fb292ee22fd1147e65c6.1.1036.10.36.136.13 rc16.13 rc26.13 rc36.13 rc46.13 rc56.6.4466f23a7b5174b5d3e7111fd2d0d5a4f3faaa12e579eecf631c14e7f4057186570ac20e2cfac3802e83e2dfadcb6258fe3111c8a8ec9cf34465e55e64c77064e76c768fb101ea5ff92dc771142fc9d8fdd0a1f9aa70f0d8a05b6320e8a3f3b83adab8dac3
Vendor states this is fixed in 0d3fa6c3c9ca7aa255696150f5b759ac4a4974e1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 560cbdd26b510626f3f4f27d34c44dfd3dd3499d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5d336714db324bef84490c75dcc48b387ef0346e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a693b87692b4d7c50f4fc08a996678d60534a9da (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cd8488fdc7116f6da277515647b167859d4f72b1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in de4f8d477c67ec1d7c28f3486c3e47d147d90a01 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f91a5b8089389eb408501af2762f168c3aaa7b79 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 4.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.233 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.176 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.289 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.124 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (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)
V3.1.0 ≤ v < V3.1.53.1.0
Affected range stops below V3.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
V3.1.0 ≤ v < V3.1.53.1.0
Affected range stops below V3.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
V3.1.0 ≤ v < V3.1.53.1.0
Affected range stops below V3.1.5, 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/0d3fa6c3c9ca7aa255696150f5b759ac4a4974e1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/560cbdd26b510626f3f4f27d34c44dfd3dd3499d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d336714db324bef84490c75dcc48b387ef0346e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a693b87692b4d7c50f4fc08a996678d60534a9da
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd8488fdc7116f6da277515647b167859d4f72b1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de4f8d477c67ec1d7c28f3486c3e47d147d90a01
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f91a5b8089389eb408501af2762f168c3aaa7b79
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?

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