CVE-2024-27414

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.4.253-5.4.270 - Memory Corruption via IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtnetlink: fix error logic of IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS writing back In the commit d73ef2d69c0d ("rtnetlink: let rtnl_bridge_setlink checks IFLA_BRIDGE_MODE length"), an adjustment was made to the old loop logic in the function `rtnl_bridge_setlink` to enable the loop to also check the length of the IFLA_BRIDGE_MODE attribute. However, this adjustment removed the `break` statement and led to an error logic of the flags writing back at the end of this function. if (have_flags) memcpy(nla_data(attr), &flags, sizeof(flags)); // attr should point to IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS NLA !!! Before the mentioned commit, the `attr` is granted to be IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS. However, this is not necessarily true fow now as the updated loop will let the attr point to the last NLA, even an invalid NLA which could cause overflow writes. This patch introduces a new variable `br_flag` to save the NLA pointer that points to IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS and uses it to resolve the mentioned error logic.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 6.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (26)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
Linux/Linux < 6.5
Linux/Linux 00757f58e37b2d9a6f99e15be484712390cd2bab
Linux/Linux 047508edd602921ee8bb0f2aa2100aa2e9bedc75 - a1227b27fcccc99dc44f912b479e01a17e2d7d31
Linux/Linux 5.10.190 - 5.10.212
Linux/Linux 5.10.212 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.126 - 5.15.151
Linux/Linux 5.15.151 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.4.253 - 5.4.271
Linux/Linux 5.4.271 - 5.4.*
... and 16 more
Published May 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026