net: avoid potential underflow in qdisc_pkt_len_init() with UFO
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: avoid potential underflow in qdisc_pkt_len_init() with UFO
After commit 7c6d2ecbda83 ("net: be more gentle about silly gso
requests coming from user") virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() had sanity check
to detect malicious attempts from user space to cook a bad GSO packet.
Then commit cf9acc90c80ec ("net: virtio_net_hdr_to_skb: count
transport header in UFO") while fixing one issue, allowed user space
to cook a GSO packet with the following characteristic :
IPv4 SKB_GSO_UDP, gso_size=3, skb->len = 28.
When this packet arrives in qdisc_pkt_len_init(), we end up
with hdr_len = 28 (IPv4 header + UDP header), matching skb->len
Then the following sets gso_segs to 0 :
gso_segs = DIV_ROUND_UP(skb->len - hdr_len,
shinfo->gso_size);
Then later we set qdisc_skb_cb(skb)->pkt_len to back to zero :/
qdisc_skb_cb(skb)->pkt_len += (gso_segs - 1) * hdr_len;
This leads to the following crash in fq_codel [1]
qdisc_pkt_len_init() is best effort, we only want an estimation
of the bytes sent on the wire, not crashing the kernel.
This patch is fixing this particular issue, a following one
adds more sanity checks for another potential bug.
[1]
[ 70.724101] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[ 70.724561] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 70.724561] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[ 70.724561] PGD 10ac61067 P4D 10ac61067 PUD 107ee2067 PMD 0
[ 70.724561] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 70.724561] CPU: 11 UID: 0 PID: 2163 Comm: b358537762 Not tainted 6.11.0-virtme #991
[ 70.724561] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[ 70.724561] RIP: 0010:fq_codel_enqueue (net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c:120 net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c:168 net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c:230) sch_fq_codel
[ 70.724561] Code: 24 08 49 c1 e1 06 44 89 7c 24 18 45 31 ed 45 31 c0 31 ff 89 44 24 14 4c 03 8b 90 01 00 00 eb 04 39 ca 73 37 4d 8b 39 83 c7 01 <49> 8b 17 49 89 11 41 8b 57 28 45 8b 5f 34 49 c7 07 00 00 00 00 49
All code
========
0: 24 08 and $0x8,%al
2: 49 c1 e1 06 shl $0x6,%r9
6: 44 89 7c 24 18 mov %r15d,0x18(%rsp)
b: 45 31 ed xor %r13d,%r13d
e: 45 31 c0 xor %r8d,%r8d
11: 31 ff xor %edi,%edi
13: 89 44 24 14 mov %eax,0x14(%rsp)
17: 4c 03 8b 90 01 00 00 add 0x190(%rbx),%r9
1e: eb 04 jmp 0x24
20: 39 ca cmp %ecx,%edx
22: 73 37 jae 0x5b
24: 4d 8b 39 mov (%r9),%r15
27: 83 c7 01 add $0x1,%edi
2a:* 49 8b 17 mov (%r15),%rdx <-- trapping instruction
2d: 49 89 11 mov %rdx,(%r9)
30: 41 8b 57 28 mov 0x28(%r15),%edx
34: 45 8b 5f 34 mov 0x34(%r15),%r11d
38: 49 c7 07 00 00 00 00 movq $0x0,(%r15)
3f: 49 rex.WB
Code starting with the faulting instruction
===========================================
0: 49 8b 17 mov (%r15),%rdx
3: 49 89 11 mov %rdx,(%r9)
6: 41 8b 57 28 mov 0x28(%r15),%edx
a: 45 8b 5f 34 mov 0x34(%r15),%r11d
e: 49 c7 07 00 00 00 00 movq $0x0,(%r15)
15: 49 rex.WB
[ 70.724561] RSP: 0018:ffff95ae85e6fb90 EFLAGS: 00000202
[ 70.724561] RAX: 0000000002000000 RBX: ffff95ae841de000 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 70.724561] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: 0000000000000001
[ 70.724561] RBP: ffff95ae85e6fbf8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff95b710a30000
[ 70.724561] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: bdf289445ce31881 R12: ffff95ae85e6fc58
[ 70.724561] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000040 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 70.724561] FS: 000000002c5c1380(0000) GS:ffff95bd7fcc0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 70.724561] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 C
---truncated---
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2024-49949 is recorded against 2 packages.
Published on 21 October 2024 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
cert-portal.siemens.com (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.7.0 | 6.11.3 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
References
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