slip: make slhc_remember() more robust against malicious packets

Summary

CVECVE-2024-50033
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-10-21 20:15:16 UTC
Updated2026-05-12 13:16:15 UTC
DescriptionIn 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

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-908

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected b5451d783ade99308dfccdf5ca284ed07affa4ff ba6501ea06462d6404d57d5644cf2854db38e7d7 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected b5451d783ade99308dfccdf5ca284ed07affa4ff 36b054324d18e51cf466134e13b6fbe3c91f52af git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected b5451d783ade99308dfccdf5ca284ed07affa4ff 5e336384cc9b608e0551f99c3d87316ca3b0e51a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected b5451d783ade99308dfccdf5ca284ed07affa4ff ff5e0f895315706e4ca5a19df15be6866cee4f5d git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected b5451d783ade99308dfccdf5ca284ed07affa4ff 8bb79eb1db85a10865f0d4dd15b013def3f2d246 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected b5451d783ade99308dfccdf5ca284ed07affa4ff 29e8d96d44f51cf89a62dd042be35d052833b95c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected b5451d783ade99308dfccdf5ca284ed07affa4ff 7d3fce8cbe3a70a1c7c06c9b53696be5d5d8dd5c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.2 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 3.2 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.4.285 5.4.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.227 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.168 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.113 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.57 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.11.4 6.11.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P affected V3.2 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 Family affected V3.2 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 Family affected V3.2 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem affected * custom Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bb79eb1db85a10865f0d4dd15b013def3f2d246 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/29e8d96d44f51cf89a62dd042be35d052833b95c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff5e0f895315706e4ca5a19df15be6866cee4f5d 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/36b054324d18e51cf466134e13b6fbe3c91f52af 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
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git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d3fce8cbe3a70a1c7c06c9b53696be5d5d8dd5c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e336384cc9b608e0551f99c3d87316ca3b0e51a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
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