CVE-2024-49979

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.10-6.10.13, 6.11-6.11.2 - NULL Pointer Dereference in TCP GSO Fragmentation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: gso: fix tcp fraglist segmentation after pull from frag_list Detect tcp gso fraglist skbs with corrupted geometry (see below) and pass these to skb_segment instead of skb_segment_list, as the first can segment them correctly. Valid SKB_GSO_FRAGLIST skbs - consist of two or more segments - the head_skb holds the protocol headers plus first gso_size - one or more frag_list skbs hold exactly one segment - all but the last must be gso_size Optional datapath hooks such as NAT and BPF (bpf_skb_pull_data) can modify these skbs, breaking these invariants. In extreme cases they pull all data into skb linear. For TCP, this causes a NULL ptr deref in __tcpv4_gso_segment_list_csum at tcp_hdr(seg->next). Detect invalid geometry due to pull, by checking head_skb size. Don't just drop, as this may blackhole a destination. Convert to be able to pass to regular skb_segment. Approach and description based on a patch by Willem de Bruijn.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 13.5%
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

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (14)
linux/Kernel 6.10.0 - 6.10.14linux
linux/Kernel 6.11.0 - 6.11.3linux
Linux/Linux < 6.10
Linux/Linux 1f2b859225eb8d1ec974214ce4a581f8c528ae57 - e19201b0c67da5146eaac06fd3d44bd7945c3448
Linux/Linux 6.10
Linux/Linux 6.10.14 - 6.10.*
Linux/Linux 6.11.3 - 6.11.*
Linux/Linux 6.12
Linux/Linux bee88cd5bd83d40b8aec4d6cb729378f707f6197 - 17bd3bd82f9f79f3feba15476c2b2c95a9b11ff8
Linux/Linux bee88cd5bd83d40b8aec4d6cb729378f707f6197 - 2d4a83a44428de45bfe9dccb0192a3711d1097e0
... and 4 more
Published Oct 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026