virtio/vsock: Fix accept_queue memory leak
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
virtio/vsock: Fix accept_queue memory leak
As the final stages of socket destruction may be delayed, it is possible
that virtio_transport_recv_listen() will be called after the accept_queue
has been flushed, but before the SOCK_DONE flag has been set. As a result,
sockets enqueued after the flush would remain unremoved, leading to a
memory leak.
vsock_release
__vsock_release
lock
virtio_transport_release
virtio_transport_close
schedule_delayed_work(close_work)
sk_shutdown = SHUTDOWN_MASK
(!) flush accept_queue
release
virtio_transport_recv_pkt
vsock_find_bound_socket
lock
if flag(SOCK_DONE) return
virtio_transport_recv_listen
child = vsock_create_connected
(!) vsock_enqueue_accept(child)
release
close_work
lock
virtio_transport_do_close
set_flag(SOCK_DONE)
virtio_transport_remove_sock
vsock_remove_sock
vsock_remove_bound
release
Introduce a sk_shutdown check to disallow vsock_enqueue_accept() during
socket destruction.
unreferenced object 0xffff888109e3f800 (size 2040):
comm "kworker/5:2", pid 371, jiffies 4294940105
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
28 00 0b 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 (..@............
backtrace (crc 9e5f4e84):
[<ffffffff81418ff1>] kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x2c1/0x360
[<ffffffff81d27aa0>] sk_prot_alloc+0x30/0x120
[<ffffffff81d2b54c>] sk_alloc+0x2c/0x4b0
[<ffffffff81fe049a>] __vsock_create.constprop.0+0x2a/0x310
[<ffffffff81fe6d6c>] virtio_transport_recv_pkt+0x4dc/0x9a0
[<ffffffff81fe745d>] vsock_loopback_work+0xfd/0x140
[<ffffffff810fc6ac>] process_one_work+0x20c/0x570
[<ffffffff810fce3f>] worker_thread+0x1bf/0x3a0
[<ffffffff811070dd>] kthread+0xdd/0x110
[<ffffffff81044fdd>] ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50
[<ffffffff8100785a>] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
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-2024-53119 is recorded against 2 packages.
Published on 2 December 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.
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 | 6.11.10 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
References
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