CVE-2024-26731

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - NULL Pointer Dereference in sk_psock_verdict_data_ready

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, sockmap: Fix NULL pointer dereference in sk_psock_verdict_data_ready() syzbot reported the following NULL pointer dereference issue [1]: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [...] RIP: 0010:0x0 [...] Call Trace: <TASK> sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x232/0x340 net/core/skmsg.c:1230 unix_stream_sendmsg+0x9b4/0x1230 net/unix/af_unix.c:2293 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x221/0x270 net/socket.c:745 ____sys_sendmsg+0x525/0x7d0 net/socket.c:2584 ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2638 [inline] __sys_sendmsg+0x2b0/0x3a0 net/socket.c:2667 do_syscall_64+0xf9/0x240 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6f/0x77 If sk_psock_verdict_data_ready() and sk_psock_stop_verdict() are called concurrently, psock->saved_data_ready can be NULL, causing the above issue. This patch fixes this issue by calling the appropriate data ready function using the sk_psock_data_ready() helper and protecting it from concurrency with sk->sk_callback_lock.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0083
EPSS Percentile 52.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (18)
linux/Kernel < 6.1.80linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.19linux
linux/Kernel 6.4.0 - 6.7.7linux
Linux/Linux < 6.4
Linux/Linux 6.1.32 - 6.1.80
Linux/Linux 6.1.80 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.3.6 - 6.4
Linux/Linux 6.4
Linux/Linux 6.6.19 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 6.7.7 - 6.7.*
... and 8 more
Published Apr 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026