CVE-2024-26740
net/sched: act_mirred: use the backlog for mirred ingress
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_mirred: use the backlog for mirred ingress The test Davide added in commit ca22da2fbd69 ("act_mirred: use the backlog for nested calls to mirred ingress") hangs our testing VMs every 10 or so runs, with the familiar tcp_v4_rcv -> tcp_v4_rcv deadlock reported by lockdep. The problem as previously described by Davide (see Link) is that if we reverse flow of traffic with the redirect (egress -> ingress) we may reach the same socket which generated the packet. And we may still be holding its socket lock. The common solution to such deadlocks is to put the packet in the Rx backlog, rather than run the Rx path inline. Do that for all egress -> ingress reversals, not just once we started to nest mirred calls. In the past there was a concern that the backlog indirection will lead to loss of error reporting / less accurate stats. But the current workaround does not seem to address the issue.
INFO
Published Date :
April 3, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 17, 2025, 4:03 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to a patched version.
- Reboot the system after the update.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-667 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.7.7 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 6.6.19 Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52f671db18823089a02f07efc04efdb2272ddc17 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52f671db18823089a02f07efc04efdb2272ddc17 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ddea1600bc476e0f5e02bce0e29a460ccbf0be Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ddea1600bc476e0f5e02bce0e29a460ccbf0be Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c787888d164689da8b1b115f3ef562c1e843af4 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c787888d164689da8b1b115f3ef562c1e843af4 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/52f671db18823089a02f07efc04efdb2272ddc17 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ddea1600bc476e0f5e02bce0e29a460ccbf0be Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c787888d164689da8b1b115f3ef562c1e843af4 -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Apr. 03, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_mirred: use the backlog for mirred ingress The test Davide added in commit ca22da2fbd69 ("act_mirred: use the backlog for nested calls to mirred ingress") hangs our testing VMs every 10 or so runs, with the familiar tcp_v4_rcv -> tcp_v4_rcv deadlock reported by lockdep. The problem as previously described by Davide (see Link) is that if we reverse flow of traffic with the redirect (egress -> ingress) we may reach the same socket which generated the packet. And we may still be holding its socket lock. The common solution to such deadlocks is to put the packet in the Rx backlog, rather than run the Rx path inline. Do that for all egress -> ingress reversals, not just once we started to nest mirred calls. In the past there was a concern that the backlog indirection will lead to loss of error reporting / less accurate stats. But the current workaround does not seem to address the issue. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c787888d164689da8b1b115f3ef562c1e843af4 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ddea1600bc476e0f5e02bce0e29a460ccbf0be [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52f671db18823089a02f07efc04efdb2272ddc17 [No types assigned]