CVE-2021-47238
Linux Kernel: Memory Leak in igmp
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv4: fix memory leak in ip_mc_add1_src BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888101bc4c00 (size 32): comm "syz-executor527", pid 360, jiffies 4294807421 (age 19.329s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ac 14 14 bb 00 00 02 00 ................ backtrace: [<00000000f17c5244>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:558 [inline] [<00000000f17c5244>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:688 [inline] [<00000000f17c5244>] ip_mc_add1_src net/ipv4/igmp.c:1971 [inline] [<00000000f17c5244>] ip_mc_add_src+0x95f/0xdb0 net/ipv4/igmp.c:2095 [<000000001cb99709>] ip_mc_source+0x84c/0xea0 net/ipv4/igmp.c:2416 [<0000000052cf19ed>] do_ip_setsockopt net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c:1294 [inline] [<0000000052cf19ed>] ip_setsockopt+0x114b/0x30c0 net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c:1423 [<00000000477edfbc>] raw_setsockopt+0x13d/0x170 net/ipv4/raw.c:857 [<00000000e75ca9bb>] __sys_setsockopt+0x158/0x270 net/socket.c:2117 [<00000000bdb993a8>] __do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2128 [inline] [<00000000bdb993a8>] __se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2125 [inline] [<00000000bdb993a8>] __x64_sys_setsockopt+0xba/0x150 net/socket.c:2125 [<000000006a1ffdbd>] do_syscall_64+0x40/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:47 [<00000000b11467c4>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae In commit 24803f38a5c0 ("igmp: do not remove igmp souce list info when set link down"), the ip_mc_clear_src() in ip_mc_destroy_dev() was removed, because it was also called in igmpv3_clear_delrec(). Rough callgraph: inetdev_destroy -> ip_mc_destroy_dev -> igmpv3_clear_delrec -> ip_mc_clear_src -> RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->ip_ptr, NULL) However, ip_mc_clear_src() called in igmpv3_clear_delrec() doesn't release in_dev->mc_list->sources. And RCU_INIT_POINTER() assigns the NULL to dev->ip_ptr. As a result, in_dev cannot be obtained through inetdev_by_index() and then in_dev->mc_list->sources cannot be released by ip_mc_del1_src() in the sock_close. Rough call sequence goes like: sock_close -> __sock_release -> inet_release -> ip_mc_drop_socket -> inetdev_by_index -> ip_mc_leave_src -> ip_mc_del_src -> ip_mc_del1_src So we still need to call ip_mc_clear_src() in ip_mc_destroy_dev() to free in_dev->mc_list->sources.
INFO
Published Date :
May 21, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 4, 2025, 2:31 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.2.87 up to (excluding) 3.3 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.16.42 up to (excluding) 3.17 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.9 up to (excluding) 4.9.274 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.14.238 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.15 up to (excluding) 4.19.196 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.128 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.46 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.12.13 Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc13e75507faa17ac9f7562b4ef7bf8fcd78422 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc13e75507faa17ac9f7562b4ef7bf8fcd78422 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e28018b5c83d5073f74a6fb72eabe8370b2f501 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e28018b5c83d5073f74a6fb72eabe8370b2f501 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd2aeac2e9624cff9fa634710837e4f2e352758 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd2aeac2e9624cff9fa634710837e4f2e352758 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cff57eea3347f79f1867cc53e1093b6614138d8 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cff57eea3347f79f1867cc53e1093b6614138d8 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77de6ee73f54a9a89c0afa0bf4c53b239aa9953a Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77de6ee73f54a9a89c0afa0bf4c53b239aa9953a Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac31cc837cafb57a271babad8ccffbf733caa076 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac31cc837cafb57a271babad8ccffbf733caa076 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8e2973029b8b2ce477b564824431f3385c77083 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8e2973029b8b2ce477b564824431f3385c77083 Types: Patch -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc13e75507faa17ac9f7562b4ef7bf8fcd78422 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e28018b5c83d5073f74a6fb72eabe8370b2f501 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd2aeac2e9624cff9fa634710837e4f2e352758 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cff57eea3347f79f1867cc53e1093b6614138d8 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77de6ee73f54a9a89c0afa0bf4c53b239aa9953a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac31cc837cafb57a271babad8ccffbf733caa076 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8e2973029b8b2ce477b564824431f3385c77083 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 03, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-400 Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 28, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv4: fix memory leak in ip_mc_add1_src BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888101bc4c00 (size 32): comm "syz-executor527", pid 360, jiffies 4294807421 (age 19.329s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ac 14 14 bb 00 00 02 00 ................ backtrace: [<00000000f17c5244>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:558 [inline] [<00000000f17c5244>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:688 [inline] [<00000000f17c5244>] ip_mc_add1_src net/ipv4/igmp.c:1971 [inline] [<00000000f17c5244>] ip_mc_add_src+0x95f/0xdb0 net/ipv4/igmp.c:2095 [<000000001cb99709>] ip_mc_source+0x84c/0xea0 net/ipv4/igmp.c:2416 [<0000000052cf19ed>] do_ip_setsockopt net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c:1294 [inline] [<0000000052cf19ed>] ip_setsockopt+0x114b/0x30c0 net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c:1423 [<00000000477edfbc>] raw_setsockopt+0x13d/0x170 net/ipv4/raw.c:857 [<00000000e75ca9bb>] __sys_setsockopt+0x158/0x270 net/socket.c:2117 [<00000000bdb993a8>] __do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2128 [inline] [<00000000bdb993a8>] __se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2125 [inline] [<00000000bdb993a8>] __x64_sys_setsockopt+0xba/0x150 net/socket.c:2125 [<000000006a1ffdbd>] do_syscall_64+0x40/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:47 [<00000000b11467c4>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae In commit 24803f38a5c0 ("igmp: do not remove igmp souce list info when set link down"), the ip_mc_clear_src() in ip_mc_destroy_dev() was removed, because it was also called in igmpv3_clear_delrec(). Rough callgraph: inetdev_destroy -> ip_mc_destroy_dev -> igmpv3_clear_delrec -> ip_mc_clear_src -> RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->ip_ptr, NULL) However, ip_mc_clear_src() called in igmpv3_clear_delrec() doesn't release in_dev->mc_list->sources. And RCU_INIT_POINTER() assigns the NULL to dev->ip_ptr. As a result, in_dev cannot be obtained through inetdev_by_index() and then in_dev->mc_list->sources cannot be released by ip_mc_del1_src() in the sock_close. Rough call sequence goes like: sock_close -> __sock_release -> inet_release -> ip_mc_drop_socket -> inetdev_by_index -> ip_mc_leave_src -> ip_mc_del_src -> ip_mc_del1_src So we still need to call ip_mc_clear_src() in ip_mc_destroy_dev() to free in_dev->mc_list->sources. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dc13e75507faa17ac9f7562b4ef7bf8fcd78422 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cff57eea3347f79f1867cc53e1093b6614138d8 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e28018b5c83d5073f74a6fb72eabe8370b2f501 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd2aeac2e9624cff9fa634710837e4f2e352758 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac31cc837cafb57a271babad8ccffbf733caa076 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77de6ee73f54a9a89c0afa0bf4c53b239aa9953a [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8e2973029b8b2ce477b564824431f3385c77083 [No types assigned]
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