🛡️ CVE-2024-56648 — kernel
Description
net: hsr: avoid potential out-of-bound access in fill_frame_info()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: hsr: avoid potential out-of-bound access in fill_frame_info()
syzbot is able to feed a packet with 14 bytes, pretending
it is a vlan one.
Since fill_frame_info() is relying on skb->mac_len already,
extend the check to cover this case.
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in fill_frame_info net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:709 [inline]
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in hsr_forward_skb+0x9ee/0x3b10 net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:724
fill_frame_info net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:709 [inline]
hsr_forward_skb+0x9ee/0x3b10 net/hsr/hsr_forward.c:724
hsr_dev_xmit+0x2f0/0x350 net/hsr/hsr_device.c:235
__netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5002 [inline]
netdev_start_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:5011 [inline]
xmit_one net/core/dev.c:3590 [inline]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x247/0xa20 net/core/dev.c:3606
__dev_queue_xmit+0x366a/0x57d0 net/core/dev.c:4434
dev_queue_xmit include/linux/netdevice.h:3168 [inline]
packet_xmit+0x9c/0x6c0 net/packet/af_packet.c:276
packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3146 [inline]
packet_sendmsg+0x91ae/0xa6f0 net/packet/af_packet.c:3178
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:711 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:726
__sys_sendto+0x594/0x750 net/socket.c:2197
__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2204 [inline]
__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2200 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendto+0x125/0x1d0 net/socket.c:2200
x64_sys_call+0x346a/0x3c30 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:45
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:1323 [inline]
alloc_skb_with_frags+0xc8/0xd00 net/core/skbuff.c:6612
sock_alloc_send_pskb+0xa81/0xbf0 net/core/sock.c:2881
packet_alloc_skb net/packet/af_packet.c:2995 [inline]
packet_snd net/packet/af_packet.c:3089 [inline]
packet_sendmsg+0x74c6/0xa6f0 net/packet/af_packet.c:3178
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:711 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg+0x30f/0x380 net/socket.c:726
__sys_sendto+0x594/0x750 net/socket.c:2197
__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2204 [inline]
__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2200 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendto+0x125/0x1d0 net/socket.c:2200
x64_sys_call+0x346a/0x3c30 arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_64.h:45
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
How this vulnerability can be exploited
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.
Affected software
CVE-2024-56648 is recorded against 2 packages.
- kernel (from 6.2.0 up to 6.12.5)
- linux-kernel
Timeline and source
Published on 27 December 2024 and last revised on 15 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
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)
CVE-2024-56648 on other distributions
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 | 6.2.0 | 6.12.5 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
References
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