CVE-2024-44940
Linux kernel Fou GRO Receive Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fou: remove warn in gue_gro_receive on unsupported protocol Drop the WARN_ON_ONCE inn gue_gro_receive if the encapsulated type is not known or does not have a GRO handler. Such a packet is easily constructed. Syzbot generates them and sets off this warning. Remove the warning as it is expected and not actionable. The warning was previously reduced from WARN_ON to WARN_ON_ONCE in commit 270136613bf7 ("fou: Do WARN_ON_ONCE in gue_gro_receive for bad proto callbacks").
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 26, 2024, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 2, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Feb. 02, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a925a200299a6dfc7c172f54da6f374edc930053 -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1453a5616c7bd8acd90633ceba4e59105ba3b51 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 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/3db4395332e7050ef9ddeb3052e6b5019f2a2a59 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3db4395332e7050ef9ddeb3052e6b5019f2a2a59 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/440ab7f97261bc28501636a13998e1b1946d2e79 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/440ab7f97261bc28501636a13998e1b1946d2e79 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a2e37bc648a2503bf6d687aed27b9f4455d82eb No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a2e37bc648a2503bf6d687aed27b9f4455d82eb Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd89a81d850fa9a65f67b4527c0e420d15bf836c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd89a81d850fa9a65f67b4527c0e420d15bf836c Patch Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.6.47 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.6 -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a2e37bc648a2503bf6d687aed27b9f4455d82eb [No types assigned] -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 26, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fou: remove warn in gue_gro_receive on unsupported protocol Drop the WARN_ON_ONCE inn gue_gro_receive if the encapsulated type is not known or does not have a GRO handler. Such a packet is easily constructed. Syzbot generates them and sets off this warning. Remove the warning as it is expected and not actionable. The warning was previously reduced from WARN_ON to WARN_ON_ONCE in commit 270136613bf7 ("fou: Do WARN_ON_ONCE in gue_gro_receive for bad proto callbacks"). Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3db4395332e7050ef9ddeb3052e6b5019f2a2a59 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/440ab7f97261bc28501636a13998e1b1946d2e79 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd89a81d850fa9a65f67b4527c0e420d15bf836c [No types assigned]
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