Fix for Underflow in sk_dst_gso_max_size Function
CVE-2024-50258

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Linux

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 November 2024

What is CVE-2024-50258?

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: fix crash when config small gso_max_size/gso_ipv4_max_size

Config a small gso_max_size/gso_ipv4_max_size will lead to an underflow in sk_dst_gso_max_size(), which may trigger a BUG_ON crash, because sk->sk_gso_max_size would be much bigger than device limits. Call Trace: tcp_write_xmit tso_segs = tcp_init_tso_segs(skb, mss_now); tcp_set_skb_tso_segs tcp_skb_pcount_set // skb->len = 524288, mss_now = 8 // u16 tso_segs = 524288/8 = 65535 -> 0 tso_segs = DIV_ROUND_UP(skb->len, mss_now) BUG_ON(!tso_segs) Add check for the minimum value of gso_max_size and gso_ipv4_max_size.

Affected Version(s)

Linux 46e6b992c2502b094e61da6994f1363f3b7c1413 < 90c8482a5d9791259ba77bfdc1849fc5128b4be7

Linux 46e6b992c2502b094e61da6994f1363f3b7c1413

Linux 46e6b992c2502b094e61da6994f1363f3b7c1413

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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