CVE-2024-42108
Linux Kernel: Netgear rswitch Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: rswitch: Avoid use-after-free in rswitch_poll() The use-after-free is actually in rswitch_tx_free(), which is inlined in rswitch_poll(). Since `skb` and `gq->skbs[gq->dirty]` are in fact the same pointer, the skb is first freed using dev_kfree_skb_any(), then the value in skb->len is used to update the interface statistics. Let's move around the instructions to use skb->len before the skb is freed. This bug is trivial to reproduce using KFENCE. It will trigger a splat every few packets. A simple ARP request or ICMP echo request is enough.
INFO
Published Date :
July 30, 2024, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 17, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 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 Removed CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a41bb9f2b402469d425a1c13359d3b3ea4e6403 Types: Patch -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 19, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a41bb9f2b402469d425a1c13359d3b3ea4e6403 -
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/92cbbe7759193e3418f38d0d73f8fe125312c58b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a0c28efeec6383ef22e97437616b920e7320b67 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92cbbe7759193e3418f38d0d73f8fe125312c58b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92cbbe7759193e3418f38d0d73f8fe125312c58b Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a0c28efeec6383ef22e97437616b920e7320b67 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a0c28efeec6383ef22e97437616b920e7320b67 Patch Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.8 up to (excluding) 6.9.9 -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 30, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: rswitch: Avoid use-after-free in rswitch_poll() The use-after-free is actually in rswitch_tx_free(), which is inlined in rswitch_poll(). Since `skb` and `gq->skbs[gq->dirty]` are in fact the same pointer, the skb is first freed using dev_kfree_skb_any(), then the value in skb->len is used to update the interface statistics. Let's move around the instructions to use skb->len before the skb is freed. This bug is trivial to reproduce using KFENCE. It will trigger a splat every few packets. A simple ARP request or ICMP echo request is enough. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92cbbe7759193e3418f38d0d73f8fe125312c58b [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a0c28efeec6383ef22e97437616b920e7320b67 [No types assigned]
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