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CVE-2021-47250
Linux Kernel Netlabel Memory Leak in netlbl_cipsov4_add_std
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ipv4: fix memory leak in netlbl_cipsov4_add_std Reported by syzkaller: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888105df7000 (size 64): comm "syz-executor842", pid 360, jiffies 4294824824 (age 22.546s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<00000000e67ed558>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:590 [inline] [<00000000e67ed558>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:720 [inline] [<00000000e67ed558>] netlbl_cipsov4_add_std net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c:145 [inline] [<00000000e67ed558>] netlbl_cipsov4_add+0x390/0x2340 net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c:416 [<0000000006040154>] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0x20e/0x320 net/netlink/genetlink.c:739 [<00000000204d7a1c>] genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:783 [inline] [<00000000204d7a1c>] genl_rcv_msg+0x2bf/0x4f0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:800 [<00000000c0d6a995>] netlink_rcv_skb+0x134/0x3d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2504 [<00000000d78b9d2c>] genl_rcv+0x24/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:811 [<000000009733081b>] netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1314 [inline] [<000000009733081b>] netlink_unicast+0x4a0/0x6a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1340 [<00000000d5fd43b8>] netlink_sendmsg+0x789/0xc70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1929 [<000000000a2d1e40>] sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:654 [inline] [<000000000a2d1e40>] sock_sendmsg+0x139/0x170 net/socket.c:674 [<00000000321d1969>] ____sys_sendmsg+0x658/0x7d0 net/socket.c:2350 [<00000000964e16bc>] ___sys_sendmsg+0xf8/0x170 net/socket.c:2404 [<000000001615e288>] __sys_sendmsg+0xd3/0x190 net/socket.c:2433 [<000000004ee8b6a5>] do_syscall_64+0x37/0x90 arch/x86/entry/common.c:47 [<00000000171c7cee>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae The memory of doi_def->map.std pointing is allocated in netlbl_cipsov4_add_std, but no place has freed it. It should be freed in cipso_v4_doi_free which frees the cipso DOI resource.

INFO

Published Date :

May 21, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 30, 2024, 7 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.19 up to (excluding) 4.4.274 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 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 *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:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/086e92b1d68c6338535f715aad173f8cf4bfbc8c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/086e92b1d68c6338535f715aad173f8cf4bfbc8c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/086e92b1d68c6338535f715aad173f8cf4bfbc8c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/086e92b1d68c6338535f715aad173f8cf4bfbc8c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ffb460be3abac86f884a8c548bb02724ec370f4 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ffb460be3abac86f884a8c548bb02724ec370f4 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ffb460be3abac86f884a8c548bb02724ec370f4 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ffb460be3abac86f884a8c548bb02724ec370f4 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/212166510582631994be4f4b3fe15e10a03c1dd4 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/212166510582631994be4f4b3fe15e10a03c1dd4 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/212166510582631994be4f4b3fe15e10a03c1dd4 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/212166510582631994be4f4b3fe15e10a03c1dd4 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/398a24447eb60f060c8994221cb5ae6caf355fa1 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/398a24447eb60f060c8994221cb5ae6caf355fa1 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/398a24447eb60f060c8994221cb5ae6caf355fa1 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/398a24447eb60f060c8994221cb5ae6caf355fa1 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5340858147e3dc60913fb3dd0cbb758ec4a26e66 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5340858147e3dc60913fb3dd0cbb758ec4a26e66 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5340858147e3dc60913fb3dd0cbb758ec4a26e66 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5340858147e3dc60913fb3dd0cbb758ec4a26e66 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dcea66d3bb519b426282588f38e884e07893c1f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dcea66d3bb519b426282588f38e884e07893c1f Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dcea66d3bb519b426282588f38e884e07893c1f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dcea66d3bb519b426282588f38e884e07893c1f Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d612c3f3fae221e7ea736d196581c2217304bbbc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d612c3f3fae221e7ea736d196581c2217304bbbc Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d612c3f3fae221e7ea736d196581c2217304bbbc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d612c3f3fae221e7ea736d196581c2217304bbbc Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deeeb65c6ee404f2d1fb80b38b2730645c0f4663 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deeeb65c6ee404f2d1fb80b38b2730645c0f4663 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deeeb65c6ee404f2d1fb80b38b2730645c0f4663 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deeeb65c6ee404f2d1fb80b38b2730645c0f4663 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/086e92b1d68c6338535f715aad173f8cf4bfbc8c
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ffb460be3abac86f884a8c548bb02724ec370f4
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/212166510582631994be4f4b3fe15e10a03c1dd4
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/398a24447eb60f060c8994221cb5ae6caf355fa1
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5340858147e3dc60913fb3dd0cbb758ec4a26e66
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dcea66d3bb519b426282588f38e884e07893c1f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d612c3f3fae221e7ea736d196581c2217304bbbc
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deeeb65c6ee404f2d1fb80b38b2730645c0f4663
  • 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 netlbl_cipsov4_add_std Reported by syzkaller: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888105df7000 (size 64): comm "syz-executor842", pid 360, jiffies 4294824824 (age 22.546s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<00000000e67ed558>] kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:590 [inline] [<00000000e67ed558>] kzalloc include/linux/slab.h:720 [inline] [<00000000e67ed558>] netlbl_cipsov4_add_std net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c:145 [inline] [<00000000e67ed558>] netlbl_cipsov4_add+0x390/0x2340 net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c:416 [<0000000006040154>] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0x20e/0x320 net/netlink/genetlink.c:739 [<00000000204d7a1c>] genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:783 [inline] [<00000000204d7a1c>] genl_rcv_msg+0x2bf/0x4f0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:800 [<00000000c0d6a995>] netlink_rcv_skb+0x134/0x3d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2504 [<00000000d78b9d2c>] genl_rcv+0x24/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:811 [<000000009733081b>] netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1314 [inline] [<000000009733081b>] netlink_unicast+0x4a0/0x6a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1340 [<00000000d5fd43b8>] netlink_sendmsg+0x789/0xc70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1929 [<000000000a2d1e40>] sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:654 [inline] [<000000000a2d1e40>] sock_sendmsg+0x139/0x170 net/socket.c:674 [<00000000321d1969>] ____sys_sendmsg+0x658/0x7d0 net/socket.c:2350 [<00000000964e16bc>] ___sys_sendmsg+0xf8/0x170 net/socket.c:2404 [<000000001615e288>] __sys_sendmsg+0xd3/0x190 net/socket.c:2433 [<000000004ee8b6a5>] do_syscall_64+0x37/0x90 arch/x86/entry/common.c:47 [<00000000171c7cee>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae The memory of doi_def->map.std pointing is allocated in netlbl_cipsov4_add_std, but no place has freed it. It should be freed in cipso_v4_doi_free which frees the cipso DOI resource.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/212166510582631994be4f4b3fe15e10a03c1dd4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/086e92b1d68c6338535f715aad173f8cf4bfbc8c [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dcea66d3bb519b426282588f38e884e07893c1f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5340858147e3dc60913fb3dd0cbb758ec4a26e66 [No types assigned]
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    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d612c3f3fae221e7ea736d196581c2217304bbbc [No types assigned]
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