Bug 2273444 (CVE-2024-26793)

Summary:	CVE-2024-26793 kernel: gtp: fix use-after-free and null-ptr-deref in gtp_newlink()
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Robb Gatica <rgatica>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	acaringi, allarkin, aquini, bhu, chwhite, cye, cyin, dbohanno, debarbos, dfreiber, drow, dvlasenk, esandeen, ezulian, hkrzesin, jarod, jburrell, jdenham, jfaracco, jlelli, joe.lawrence, jshortt, jstancek, jwyatt, kcarcia, ldoskova, lgoncalv, lzampier, mleitner, mmilgram, mstowell, nmurray, ptalbert, rparrazo, rrobaina, rvrbovsk, scweaver, sidakwo, sukulkar, tglozar, vkumar, wcosta, williams, wmealing, ycote, ykopkova, zhijwang
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	kernel 4.19.309, kernel 5.4.271, kernel 5.10.212, kernel 5.15.151, kernel 6.1.81, kernel 6.6.21, kernel 6.7.9, kernel 6.8	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel affecting the GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) subsystem that involves a use-after-free and NULL pointer dereference in the gtp_newlink() function. This issue potentially causes system crashes or allows unauthorized users to gain elevated privileges.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2273445
Bug Blocks:	2273418

Description Robb Gatica 2024-04-04 16:41:18 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gtp: fix use-after-free and null-ptr-deref in gtp_newlink()

The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2024-26793 to this issue.

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024040401-CVE-2024-26793-2beb@gregkh/T

Comment 1 Robb Gatica 2024-04-04 16:41:53 UTC

Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2273445]

Comment 2 Alex 2024-06-09 13:33:33 UTC

The result of automatic check (that is developed by Alexander Larkin) for this CVE-2024-26793 is: 	SKIP	No affected files built, so skip this CVE	NO			-	-	unknown (where first YES/NO value means if related sources built).